LONDON — There has been much talk lately of a return to 1970s economic conditions. Here in the United Kingdom, year-on-year inflation reached 9.1 per cent in May, and disruptive labour strikes are dominating the headlines.But is a 1970s-style economy really in the offing?

LONDON  —  At the start of the year, I expressed concerns about the outlook for financial markets, owing to all the considerable uncertainties that I could identify, and to the many other potential risks that were not yet clear.

LONDON — Earlier this month, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a speech in Coventry about what seems to have become his signature policy initiative: “Levelling up” the local and regional economies that have increasingly fallen behind that of London and the United Kingdom’

LONDON — Since last spring, it has been clear to me that a quick and sizeable recovery would follow from the pandemic-induced recession, owing to Western governments’ massive fiscal- and monetary-policy responses and the high probability that effective vaccines would be forthcomi

LONDON — On August 11, the OECD signalled that it would be revising its 2020 real (inflation-adjusted) GDP forecast for South Korea from -1.2 per cent to -0.8 per cent, adding to the confidence that the country is faring better economically than any other OECD member.

LONDON — At the start of a new decade, many commentators are understandably focused on the health of the global economy.

LONDON — The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is being overshadowed by the menace of climate change.

LONDON — At 3.6 per cent, unemployment in the United States remains near its lowest level since the late 1960s.

LONDON — As the chair of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), I recently hosted an offsite event with some of the organisation’s strongest supporters, research staff and other leaders.