Chris Dillow

Many of us face several uncertainties in retirement. There is something we can do about this, and more that governments can do.

A recovery in the eurozone and fall in political uncertainty could boost the UK economy, next week's figures might say

There's much more spare capacity in the labour market than headline figures suggest – which is why wage growth is falling

It's been easy to run a balanced portfolio in recent years. This might not remain the case

For an increasing number of companies, having large numbers of outside shareholders is the wrong form of ownership

The Bank of England has got inflation wrong

The UK is on the brink of recession, but inflation is low, next week's figures should tell us

2019 was a great year for stockpickers and active managers. This is unlikely to remain the case in the long run

The UK is on the brink of recession, but there might be signs of the eurozone bottoming out, next week's numbers could show

UK equities have underperformed overseas ones for years. But there is a case for sticking with them

Equity returns have been more predictable than you might think. And predictors point to 2020 being a dull year

History tells us that the UK has probably fallen into a downturn