Commentary / World Feb 28, 2022

The 2% inflation target should be consigned to history

It’s time for rigid inflation targets to be scrapped and for more flexibility to be breathed into monetary frameworks.

Commentary / World Feb 2, 2022

Financial illiteracy is not why people struggle

It’s human nature to pay the creditors who shout the loudest rather than tackling financial problems in an organized fashion.

Commentary / World Dec 30, 2021

Young talent isn’t following the money to Wall Street

The talent pool is being drawn elsewhere. Traditional investment banks can’t win them back just by upping starting salaries.

Commentary / World Jul 28, 2021

Beijing's big tech crackdown means a bad summer for investors everywhere

Beijing’s crackdown over the weekend on for-profit school tutoring is just one part of a much wider reshape of the tech economy in China.

Commentary / World Jun 18, 2021

Europe's debt avalanche is just about to start

For supporters of EU integration, it’s clearly a signal of intent that Brussels intends to be treated in the same way as the established major bond-issuing nations

Commentary / World Mar 19, 2021

Banker bonuses always send a powerful message

Banking is a competitive sport where the star players will go wherever they feel there are the fewest barriers to their own wealth.

Commentary / World Nov 24, 2020

City of London wants to clean up the world

After many previous efforts to spur carbon trading failed amid a lack of clear government policy, this might be one of the better chances to get a market going.