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The IMF still hasn’t understood the economics of Brexit
Output is under pressure. Prices are starting to rise, living standards are getting squeezed, and every day brings fresh stories…
Christine Lagarde’s conviction could play into the hands of the National Front
When Christine Lagarde stood before the Court of Justice of the Republic last week to defend herself against charges of…
The pound has fallen 13pc. Might the IMF have been right to say it was 13pc overvalued?
When the pound plunged a few weeks ago, Andrew Marr opened his Sunday show by saying that this might be…
Wetherspoon’s boss is right to mock doomster economists over Brexit
In the referendum run-up, we were inundated with warnings and messages of doom and gloom about the untold damage Brexit…
If Brexit solves the housing crisis, bring it on
It is, at times, unclear that George Osborne is aware that the under-30s are voting in this EU referendum. When…
The IMF serves up more Project Fear – and it’s working
Another day, another warning about the economic bombshell which would follow Brexit. This time it’s the turn of the IMF.…
Could the IMF’s Brexit warning swing it for Remain?
The IMF has published one of the starkest warnings so far against Brexit from an organisation based outside of Britain.…
In memory of Denis Healey, saviour of the British economy
Denis Healey, who has died at the age of 98, never led the Labour Party – but it still owes as…
An independent Scotland could easily have been the next Greece
I wonder how many Scots who voted ‘Yes’ in last year’s referendum are watching events unfold in Greece and having…
The IMF doesn’t need to be run by a European
How much longer should the IMF be run by a European? The job of the fund is to assist any…
The sooner Greece leaves the euro, the better
Ten years ago, the Greek minister Yainnos Papantoniou came to London to give a talk at the London School of…
Greece: The devil will be in the detail
The Greek economy minister Giorgos Stathakis has told Robert Peston in an interview that the deadlock between Athens and its…
The French know what Dominique Strauss-Kahn gets up to in bed — and they’d still vote for him
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, widely known as DSK, formerly France’s minister of the economy and finance, ex-director-general of the International Monetary Fund,…
Campaign kick-off: 21 days to go
Now that all the manifestos are in the public domain, we are back onto more conventional campaign territory. The big…
David Cameron’s transatlantic election campaigning
This trip to Washington couldn’t have gone much better for David Cameron. Not only has he had serious meaty talks…
The European market hangover – bad news is bad news again
In the latest Spectator, Liam Halligan takes a sobering look at European markets bearing the brunt of sanctions against Russia.…
George Osborne has won over the IMF to austerity. Now can he win over Eric Pickles to planning reform?
Fresh from celebrating the Tories’ victory in Newark, George Osborne is continuing a very joyful day by celebrating the International…
Osborne banks the recovery – and whacks his critics
A few months ago, colleagues of George Osborne were worried the Chancellor risked ‘banking the recovery’ too early. If they’re…
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast to 2.4% from 1.9%
The good thing about economic forecasting is that it’s only right when it’s good news for your party. Today the…
Tory ‘stick with us’ message boosted by IMF
Poor old Ed Balls. He’s been making predictions of doom that now appear to have gone too far and too…
Wot, no bad news? The bigger problem for Labour
Journalists in the Westminster bubble like to point out on Big Speech Days like this that the public couldn’t care…
The chancellor survived the IMF report, but there’s another challenge ahead
George Osborne has got through the IMF’s report on the UK economy. It is far from a ringing endorsement of…
George Osborne braces himself for economic Ofsted inspection
It is probably unfair to say that the Queen’s Speech will have nothing to do with the economy: we are,…
IMF: Anatomy of a downgrade
Growth forecast downgrades should come as no surprise these days, but when they come from the IMF they naturally command…
The poverty of economics
The IMF’s growth downgrades will make tomorrow’s newspaper headlines but the more striking point is its decision to massively rewrite…
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