Is the European economy stuffed?
Whilst the US might be struggling a bit with inflation, its nothing compared to what’s likely to happen in Europe. This week Russia shuts down its gas pipeline to Europe, supposedly for repairs, but t...
31 Aug 202236min
Should we be bricking it over BRICS?
It seems the whole approach to global trade is being redrawn. Donald Trump wanted to do less trade with China before the pandemic, and now with the Ukraine invasion the west wants to do less – prefera...
24 Aug 202234min
Is it time to revert to more state ownership?
It’s a question being asked more and more. How many of the things that we privatised should be brought back under state control, as energy companies record massive profits, yet those on low incomes ar...
18 Aug 202241min
Can the price mechanism fix everything?
On the Why Curve podcast last week, Phil (and Roger Hearing) spoke to Daniel Gros, Director of the Centre for European Policy Studies, who argued that the gas crisis in Europe will be largely resolved...
8 Aug 202233min
Can you calm inflation and keep jobs?
Central banks are pushing up interest rates to slow down the rate of inflation. The principle is simple. Supplies are constrained and demand is high, so we’re being charged more for practically everyt...
3 Aug 202236min
Electric cars – tinkering at the edge of a climate crisis
In the UK petrol cars emit 128g of CO2 per kilometre. In the US they drive bigger cars, for longer, so the carbon impact is that much greater. But cars, buses and motorcycles account for less than 10 ...
27 Jul 202229min
Is the US dollar getting too big for its boots?
As inflation grows around the world the US dollar enjoying multi-decade highs. To an extent, that’s helping mitigate the impact of inflation in the US by dampening the rising cost of imports. Most oth...
20 Jul 202235min
How fast can a magic money tree grow?
When British Prime Minister Theresa May said there was no magic money tree she was wrong. There is, but you still have to look after it. What happens if you take the money off the tree too quickly, an...
11 Jul 202238min
