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Against unemployment targets A US-style target for the unemployment rate would be a bad idea for the UK, because changes in the unemployment rate sometimes tell us little about the state of the economy or ...
Incisive economic commentary plus thoughts on investor behaviour
The low price of silver relative to gold points to share prices generally rising
Next week's numbers could show that the UK is growing, that the eurozone is still in recession, and shed some light on how serious the US's soft patch is
The possibility of economic recovery and cheap money could give a boost to eurozone stock markets
Recent years have seen a golden age, in which the benefits of asset diversification have been large. This could change.
Households have not yet paid down their debts. It's impossible to say if they ever will.
Comment on the ups and downs of property investments, with a particular focus on the perennially popular world of buy to let
