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No deal Brexit is no 'cliff edge' for the UK economy (but it won't help)
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government has changed some of the provisions in its divorce agreement with the EU, putting strain on already tense relations with the bloc and...
The Fed, the dollar and the asset bubble
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Federal Reserve encouraging a stock market bubble? Critics say a recent change to the central bank's policy framework has undesirable side effe...
How the economy could shape the US Presidential election
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With less than 10 weeks to go until the US election, President Trump continues to trail Democrat rival Joe Biden in the polls. But the race is fa...
End of job retention schemes risks recession in Europe
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many short-time work schemes in Europe are set to end at the turn of the year, suggesting the unemployment rate will finally start to reflect some of ...
Stocks vs bonds: Who's right?
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, warned explicitly that the economic recovery in the US will depend on the path of Covid-19, perhaps in an eff...
'Pivotal' EU summit is no panacea
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
EU leaders have agreed to issue common debt and hand it out as grants to struggling member states, in a move that some have compared to Alexander Hami...
China’s multi-front economic battle post Covid-19
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
China’s economy is growing again. But so, too, is global pressure. The US officially rescinded Hong Kong’s special status this week while the UK i...
The UK's profound economic challenge
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has laid out the next phase in the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as the economy reopens after a three-mont...
Brazil's Covid crisis
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With 1.4 million coronavirus cases and over 60,000 deaths, Brazil now ranks as the second worst hit country in the world after the United States. But ...
Why markets are shrugging off Covid-19
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Covid-19 cases are still rising in the US. But so, too, are financial markets. The S&P 500 is on track for one of its best quarters ever while the...
Will Climate Action Survive Covid-19?
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was supposed to be the defining year of Climate Action. But the Covid-19 pandemic and economic destruction left in its wake have created an even mo...
Fractured Europe: Why the South will struggle to recover from Covid-19
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More severe lockdowns, weaker safety nets, smaller emergency spending programmes and structural challenges pose grave risks to the economic recovery i...
US election 2020: Biden - His Time?
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mass protests over the police killing of George Floyd, 100,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented economic downturn, and 40 millio...
Car ownership and car sharing in a post-Covid world
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The coronavirus, and associated lockdowns around the world, have upended all sectors of the global economy. But the car industry, which was already st...
Digital currencies: 'Total scam' or moving into the mainstream?
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lebanese protestors held a mock funeral for their local currency earlier this month after a financial crisis, exacerbated by the coronavirus, sent it ...
Lockdown lessons from Asia
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the US and UK move to ease lockdown measures, we look to countries that have already emerged from quarantine for clues about what to expect in the ...
Fallen angels: The devil in disguise?
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank has not yet discussed adding junk bonds to its asset purchase programme. But President Christine...
Why the Great Oil Crash may not be over
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Global oil prices have recovered some ground after tanking this week to historic lows. But the outlook for crude still looks bleak. In this podcast, I...
Covid-19 and the future of the euro project
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
European finance ministers have agreed on a €540 billion package of support for the Eurozone. But the thorny issue of debt sharing remains unresolve...
Britain's economic challenges build, despite bold stimulus
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The hospitalisation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson adds another layer of uncertainty to the British economy, which is already suffering from an al...
Covid-19: The lockdown, the recession, the recovery
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump extends social distancing in the US until the end of April. But like other countries around the globe, the move to limit the spread of...
Counting the economic cost of the coronavirus
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After an initial panic in financial markets, signs of stability have started to emerge. There's hope the coronavirus will be contained and that stimul...
Why US GDP is routinely mis-measured
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gross domestic product is a deeply flawed measure of economic growth. In fact, a new ING report claims that US GDP is consistently understated by 0.75...
Brexit and the battle to stop 'no deal'
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Time is running out for UK lawmakers to stop a 'no deal' Brexit on October 31. In our brand new THINK aloud podcast, Senior Editor Rebecca Byrne speak...
Three central banks, three different strategies
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Three central banks, three quite different strategies. In our brand new THINK aloud podcast, Senior Editor Rebecca Byrne explores where interest rates...
Trailer
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Stay tuned for expert analysis that you won't find anywhere else. THINK aloud is a new podcast by ING, where we will try to make sense of the world in...