HAMISH MCRAE: Central bankers starting to acknowledge what to rest of us has seemed screamingly obvious – inflation is a real threat By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2021 The central bankers are running scared, and they jolly well should be. The … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: If the Chancellor’s plans for the City are done well, it could usher in a new golden age for UK finance and benefit the economy By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 3 July 2021 The City is scrambling back to business. The … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: None of us know whether the hump in inflation is just that – a hump – or whether it is becoming embedded By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 If you go out for a drink or a meal this … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: If ever we wanted a reminder that what happens in the US affects rest of us, fallout from Biden’s tax plan was as good a lesson as any By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 24 April 2021 Joe Biden certainly spoilt the … Read more
This Eastertide is not yet as joyful as we all hoped it would be even a few weeks ago, and the past year has been joyless indeed. The lockdown may be easing, but achingly slowly. However, Easter is a time for reflection as well as celebration, so that gives us a little more time to … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Inflation never goes away – it just sits there, lurking and growling in the background until it has a chance to burst out again By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2021 Inflation never goes away. It just sits there, lurking … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Next great change in globalisation will be from trading goods to trading services – it is a seismic shift in Britain’s favour By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 6 March 2021 The next great change in globalisation will be from trading goods … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: Covid vaccine passports can lift London… as capital may have lost half a million people By Hamish Mcrae For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:16 GMT, 6 February 2021 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 6 February 2021 It looks as though London may have lost half a million people through the pandemic. We don’t … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: With the swift roll-out of the vaccines and extensive testing, the UK is well positioned to escape its present straitjacket By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 January 2021 We have to get everyone back to work. This is not simply an … Read more
HAMISH MCRAE: By doing right for America, Joe Biden will also do right for the rest of us, and that, frankly, is a bit of a relief in these troubled times Joe Biden’s administration has already moved to thump $1.9trillion into the American economy Add in the $935billion package Congress agreed last month and in … Read more