The Chinese Economy

I am a sceptic on the Chinese economy. I think there is a lot of hidden bad debt and the Government could not tolerate a low or even negative growth rate as demonstrated in this article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18068430 If Governor Romney wins the US...

Today’s Blog

I could not disagree more with the Report written by the Cass Business School and National Association of Pension Funds mentioned in the following article...

Today’s Blog

The following article is interesting about Non-Doms http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/offshore/non-dom-numbers-down-16/1048188.article the interesting point which is missed is what is the impact upon employment and the impact on expenditure in the economy. I would not...

Reflections on Northern Rock

Mr Sants has pointed out the obvious to the BBC in the following article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18419434. Of course there were many other ways Northern Rock’s fall could have been averted or mitigated. The most obvious was for the regulator to demand the...

Today’s Blog

This is an interesting article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17521020 I wonder what the comparison would be if they did include pension entitlements and healthcare benefits? There is a lot of resentment in the private sector about the generous public sector...

The Mortgage Market & The Euro Crisis

I do not share the same pessimistic predictions for the UK mortgage market if Greece leaves the Euro as the people quoted in the following article http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/mortgages/brokers-fear-mortgage-rate-rise-in-greek-exit/1051939.article I think a...