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Beware of negative thinking

by Peter Warburton | Jan 19, 2021 | Audio, The Economist, zOurWriters1

Only in the make-believe world of analytical models can negative nominal interest rates be argued to do any real good. Last October, Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, ordered UK commercial banks to demonstrate their preparedness for the possible...

Tax in the time of covid

by John Powlton | Jan 15, 2021 | The Fund Manager, zLead Article

The global financial crisis had a significant influence on the present tax framework – so how might the battering now being taken by state finances manifest itself in tax policy? As the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rishi Sunak, stood up in the early days of...

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 9: no limits to nature’s gifts

by Norman Harker | Jan 7, 2021 | Investor's Notebook, zLead Article, zNewsletter

In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate. He will pull no punches partly because, as he freely admits, Norman has a limited life...

It’s getting lively in life sciences

by Rob West | Jan 6, 2021 | The Fund Manager, zOurWriters2

This booming sector can help drive the UK recovery – and it’s hungry for space. The search for a covid-19 vaccine has shone a light on the life sciences sector and the many research institutions around the UK that have committed significant resources to this...

The UK jobs market will be just fine

by Savvas Savouri | Jan 5, 2021 | The Economist, zOurWriters1

The pandemic has created as many opportunities as it has removed, and there will be no lasting damage – not even for the young. At the outset of this crisis, there were widespread concerns that the UK residential market would suffer immediate price declines. We know...