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The tokenisation of real estate is a hot topic. It describes a process of digital fractionalisation that purports to confer substantial advantages on investors. However, despite these potential benefits, widespread adoption remains low. In this article, we will explore some of the reasons for the...
Despite the recovery of energy prices and its reflection in transport inflation, there remains a net disinflationary bias among advanced economies as core inflation rates drift lower.
I am serving my ninth and final year in the Nobel Committee for Physics, which is an absolutely fascinating job – albeit hard. The best bit is hearing the reactions of the...
I enjoy reading good journalism, whether it chimes with my political view or not. Sometimes, however, I wonder whether I am reading something which is deliberately misleading –...
The Federal Open Market Committee opted not to raise its interest rate target at its September 20 meeting. The range for the federal funds rate remains 5.25-5.50 percent....
Summary of Yolande Barnes’s contribution to “Where Next for House Prices” (with some additions) at FT Weekend Festival, 2 September 2023. Where will house prices be this time...
Since the 1619 Project’s release, proponents of free markets have rightly pushed back on the claim that American capitalism is irrevocably linked to racism and slavery. In a...
If your career as an Architect, Engineer, or indeed, as any Built Environment professional, hasn’t quite worked out as planned, don’t despair – your in-demand transferable skills...
Increasing signs of distress while debt funds increase their debt fire power for opportunities. A year after the first increases in interest rates by Central Banks around the...
I would estimate that over half of all politicians fall into the naïve club that make claims based on assuming nothing will change in response to a new tax, a new regulation or...