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Chris Dillow

Chris spent eight years as a UK economist with one of Japan's biggest banks. His main interests now are macroeconomics, financial economics and behavioural finance.


Recent articles

Individuals, not aggregates

COLUMNIST: Will we get a recession? The question misses the point.

11 July 2008

Knowing nothing

COLUMNIST: Stock-picking in a bear market is difficult

07 July 2008

The real problem

Who's going to pay for higher energy costs?

27 June 2008

What inflation problem?

ECONOMICS: The inflation scare will pass by this time next year

20 June 2008

It is different this time

Rising interest rates shouldn't normally hurt shares - but this time, they might well do

12 June 2008

What high street slump?

Fears of a big fall in retail sales are overdone

06 June 2008

Coping with ignorance

Why, exactly, are oil prices so high? It's impossible to know

27 May 2008

In praise of trackers

Tracker funds are beating actively managed ones - and will continue to do so even if the commodity boom ends

22 May 2008

Recovery hopes

COMMENT: The best economic indicator known to man says the US is heading for recovery

19 May 2008

Supercycle doubts

COLUMNIST: There's little evidence of a "supercycle" in commodity prices.

09 May 2008

Your opinion

How safe is my money (1)

READER QUESTIONS: Are Isas covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme?

  • 13 May 2008
  • Written by:
    Moira O'Neill

How safe is my money (2)

READER QUESTIONS: If money is held in an offshore account, does it have the same protection as it would onshore?

  • 13 May 2008
  • Written by:
    IC reader questions

Bargain Shares

Simon Thompson picks six stocks with good prospects, huge asset backing, and bombed-out share prices!

Find out which they are, and track their share price performance, here