EU Covid vaccine delay ‘will cost 15,000 lives’, economist warns as millions have to wait at least another week for jab Millions of Europeans will have to wait at least another week before vaccination EU determined vaccination programmes begin simultaneously in member states Germany has been pressing to begin inoculations as its infection rate spirals … Read more
Families built up £100billion of ‘excess savings’ in lockdown and are already spending it, a senior Bank of England official has claimed. A nationwide spending spree could help the economy to recover more quickly than forecasters have predicted, the Bank’s chief economist Andy Haldane said. In an exclusive interview with the Mail, Mr Haldane said … Read more
So, now we know. Our reward for suffering 27 days of an additional lockdown is a more restrictive regime than the one we waved goodbye to on November 5. Apart from the lucky 1 per cent who live in Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and the Scilly Isles, the introduction of the tier system will … Read more
Stop being such Chicken Lickens’: Bank of England chief economist says people need to stop catastrophising Covid-19 and predicts 20pc growth in next quarter Andy Haldane said Bank of England expects the economy to rebound with ‘vertiginous’ growth of 20 per cent in the third quarter He cautioned against ‘the economics of Chicken Licken’, a … Read more
A prominent economist has laid out the case for reparations for the black descendants of slaves in the U.S., estimating payments of up to $12 trillion would be needed to atone for the historical injustice. Duke University professor William Darity Jr and his wife Kirsten Mullen co-authored the report for the Roosevelt Institute arguing that … Read more
‘He’s been locked in the bank vault for 10 years!’ Fans go wild over CommSec economist Tom Piotrowski’s hipster caveman transformation By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:17 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 05:38 BST, 26 June 2020 He has been delivering daily market wraps on news services around the country for … Read more
Huge global debt burden will ‘come back to haunt us’ all, warns top economist By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 13 May 2020 The trillions of pounds of extra debt which is being taken on by governments around the world will ‘come back to … Read more
Nobel prize-winning economist slams Trump’s handling of the coronavirus as making the US look like a ‘third world’ country – and warns of a ‘Great Depression’ if president stays in charge Joseph Stiglitz delivered the harsh criticism of President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis while describing how Americans had been impacted ‘The numbers turning … Read more