In the next year there will be great debate as governments seek to set the world on a better course. Learning accurately from the great economic thinkers can inform this discussion.

Not all low-income nations are impressed with the G20’s pandemic initiative on debt. Many think they'll do better raising money from the markets.

Populist politicians burnish their credentials with arguments about fairness in trade. Maybe they are missing the bigger picture.

The future for successful banks, we keep being told, is better data. But to get more of it, banks need to do a deal with their customers.

As banks start to entrench home working as a permanent feature of working life, the challenge is how to maintain creativity and innovation.

2020 has been a tough year for banks but following the US election and Covid-19 vaccine news, the future is looking more positive.

China’s rise as a technologically-enabled economic superpower will not be hindered by the US election – no matter who wins.

In the Brexit trade discussions, finance looks like being sacrificed to fish. Is finance ready to swim without borders?

With the Bank of England considering negative interest rates, the experience in other countries where they have been tried is mixed.

After years of low inflation, a forecast of 5-10% seems incredible – but not if there’s a huge shift in the way the global economy functions.