Rob Calvert Jump and Jo Michell Just over a year ago, ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s first Autumn Statement, we published a report on how UK public finances are managed and discussed. At the time, th…| Critical Macro Finance
Rob Calvert Jump and Jo Michell In August 2022, revisions to official measures of UK output generated headlines because the new figures implied that the economic contraction during the pandemic was…| Critical Macro Finance
This post was originally published here, as part of a series titled Demanding change by changing demand produced by environmental charity Global Action Plan. Some similar themes are explored in mor…| Critical Macro Finance
We are entering fiscal silly season. As the budget approaches, we should brace for impact with breathless reporting of context-free statistics about inflation, interest rates and government debt. T…| Critical Macro Finance
Noah Smith has a Christmas post in which he intervenes in the debate over whether $600 government cheques should be given to rich people or poor people. This is the latest iteration of the age-old …| Critical Macro Finance
Guest post: Bruno Bonizzi, Jennifer Churchill and Diego Guevara In early spring 2020 emerging economies (EEs) were hit by the largest ever episode of portfolio outflows. Stock and bonds were sold a…| Critical Macro Finance
Daniela Gabor On Monday 15th, 2020, I took part in the Public Hearing on COVID19 responses at the European Parliament’s ECON committee. This is the text of my introductory remarks. The…| Critical Macro Finance
Traduzida por Carolina Alves. Todos os países estão atualmente enfrentando a ameaça sem precedentes de uma crise global da saúde, recessão econômica e colapso financeiro, simultaneamente. Mas, ao c…| Critical Macro Finance
Una version corta de esta carta fue publicada en Financial Times, el 25 Marzo 2020. Traducido al español por: Jimena Sierra y Federico Suárez (con el apoyo de Daniela Gabor y Luis Eslava) Actualme…| Critical Macro Finance
Bruno Bonizzi and Jennifer Churchill Falling prices in UK government bond (aka gilts) markets yesterday forced the Bank of England to intervene: “a material risk to financial stability” led the Ban…| Critical Macro Finance
