Market Talk
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Harris' Economic Horizon: Projections and Policies
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the newly appointed Democratic-nominee for the US Presidency, Kamala's rapid rise has been associated with a wave of new policy proposals that ...
Rachel Reeves' Reforms: Autumn Analysis and Predictions
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The upcoming Autumn Statement paints a gloomy picture of the UK economy. Taxes are expected to rise with government spending projected to fall as the ...
Troubling Trump Tariffs
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald's Trump potential ascendency to the US Presidency once again raises hallmarks of his future economic agenda. A renewed focus on tariffs, bu...
Labour's Landside Economy
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Labour's historic election victory marked the end of 14 years of Conservative governance. Their key manifesto pledge surrounds investment and long...
London Gold Pool Collapse
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The London Gold Pool, established in 1961, aimed to build on the Bretton Woods System that initially defined the post-WW2 world order. However, its ev...
Russian Ruble Financial Crisis
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The revolution that wrought Russia's transformation into a market-based economy, induced a monetary crisis. A series of economic shocks produced t...
BoE Independence: Miracle or Disaster?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of England's Independence was wrought after a succession of crises, most notably that of the ERM in 1992 - known as Black Wednesday. The ...
Frenzied Flash Crash of 2010
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Flash Crash of 2010 often goes under the radar as a major financial crash. Within 15 minutes, $1 trillion of value was wiped out during a sudden s...
Insolvent Iceland
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iceland oversaw a remarkable financial crisis during the late 2000s. With the three largest banks comprising a colossal size of the Icelandic economy,...
Innovative Indian Economy
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India's economy has witnessed a rapid economic transformation over the past few decades. Beginning in 1991 with a wave of economic liberalisation,...
Asian Financial Calamity
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Asian Financial Crisis wrought havoc on much of South-East Asian during the late 1990s. What started in Thailand began to affect neighbouring econ...
Volatile Volcker Shock of the 1980s
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 1970s oversaw a turbulent period in US history. Huge inflationary pressures coupled with overly tight monetary policies produced stagflation, coin...
Pivotal Panic of 1907
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Panic of 1907 was one of the first of its kind. Preceded by turbulence in insurance markets, the panic grew to encompass the entire US financial s...
British East India Company & UK Economic Ascendancy
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The British East India Company played a pivotal role in the UK's rise as a global leader. From supporting the government's imperial ambitions ...
Recent Monetary Policy
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Monetary policy in the UK & US has changed drastically over the past decade or so. The financial crisis ushered in an unprecedented amount of stim...
Prosperity in Poland
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Polish economy has overseen remarkable economic growth and progress over past decades. Thanks to a series of market-friendly economic policies, wi...
Japan's 1950 Supply-Side Success
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Japan was left devastated by WW2. Through prudent supply-side policies, Japan reversed its misfortunes. It oversaw rapid economic growth and success, ...
Dot-Com Bubble Mania
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Dot-com bubble oversaw rampant speculation in US tech markets. What began in the 1980s as the biggest revolution since the industrial revolution w...
An Amiss Autumn Statement?
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement against the backdrop of weak economic data; the OBR revised down its growth projections for the UK economy,...
ESG & Green Investing
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The rise of ESG & Green Investing has revolutionised financial markets over the past decade. As corporate responsibility continues to evolve, reac...
Economics of a Starmer Government
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Starmer's likely incoming Labour government offers a different alternative to the Conservatives compared to his predecessor, Jeremy Corbyn. After ...
Austerity - Necessary or Ideological?
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Austerity measures were controversially introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis and Great Recession of 2008 across most of Europe and West...
Economics and Sustainability
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change represents one of the existentual threats to humanity. Utilising economic policy to produce incentive structures to reduce greenhouse e...
Fixing the UK Housing Crisis
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The UK has overseen a sharp rise in house prices over the past three decades, relative to median incomes. Starting under Thatcher, this trend accelera...
Facebook's IPO
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As one of the most famous IPOs in history, Facebook became a public-listed company in May 2012, raising capital to fund to its investments into new te...
Private Equity's Growth
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Private Equity has rapidly become a mainstay in investment portfolios over the previous decade. The aftermath of the financial crisis gave way for the...
Obama's Legacy
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barack Obama's economic legacy as President is one that is often misinterpreted. While campaigning on the left of the Democratic Party in his init...
Russian Revolution
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Russian economy has undergone a radical transformation since the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Following a decade of turmoil during the 1990s, ...
Monetarism
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Milton Friedman's diagnosis of inflation, in particular during the 1970s, was one primarily of Central Bank failure to control money supply growth...
New Keynesian Consensus
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following the shortfalls of Keynesianism in addressing the shortfalls of the West during the 1970s, the New Keynesian consensus arose to combine both ...
Keynesianism
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Keynesian economic ideology that dominated academia throughout the 1930s until the 1970s birthed out of the perceived failures of classical econom...
Land Value Taxes
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A Land Value Tax has been adopted in economies such as Singapore and in some states in the United States, producing positive results that promote allo...
Fall of Neoliberalism
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neoliberalism. The economic ideology that has dominated since the 1980s is slowly witnessing its demise. Beginning with a misguided blame for the Grea...
Stagnant Spanish Economy?
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Spanish Economy suffered during the 1980s and early 90s while neighbouring Western economies experienced strong economic growth. After instituting...
Rise of Neoliberalism
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Reagan Revolution coincided with the institute of the neoliberal economic framework that has dominated global markets since. The rise of the neoli...
State of the US Economy
18 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The US economy remains in a strong position. Disinflation is bringing inflation closer to its 2% target, while a strong market ensures that the US eco...
The Idle Italian Economy
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Italy's economy has consistently lagged behind its Western peers for decades. An inefficient tax system, rampant corruption and excessive government s...
China's Neoliberal Revolution
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
China's economic platform radically shifted during the 1980s and late 1990s. In tune with many Western nations, the then-Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ...
Failing NHS - Better Healthcare Alternatives
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the NHS is on the brink of collapse, grappling with record waiting times and striking nurses, politicians fail to recognise the multitude of bett...
Successful Singaporean Economy
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Singapore currently stands as one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Prudent fiscal policy, maintaining low taxes on income and productive beha...
An Alternative to Inflation Targeting: NGDPLT
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Central Bank credibility is continually undermined by inflation targeting, comprising of both supply and demand-side inflation; the former of which is...
German Economy Review
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Germany stands as one of the largest economies in the world; blessed with a diversified economy comprised of a large industrial sector, Germany has pr...
Autumn Statement & Broader UK Economic Outlook
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The 'Austerity 2.0' budget was finally announced in Thursday's Autumn Statement, marking a rebirth of the fiscal tightening that defined the previous ...
A Kami-Kwasi Mini Budget
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mini Budget announced in late September led to the implosion of the Liz Truss administration that lasted only 44 days - the shortest tenure for a ...
Economic Freedom & Prosperity - A Positive Correlation
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Securing economic growth and rising living standards should be a primary goal of any government. Economic liberty: free markets, low regulatory burden...
Conservatives' Economic Evolution - Osborne to Kwarteng
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world's oldest and most successful political party has evolved over the past decade. Despite holding office for 12 years, the difference between t...
Trump & Economic Policy
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the US midterms swiftly approach with the Republicans poised to take over both congressional houses, recalling the legacy of the previous Republica...
Economics of IPOs
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To raise capital or debt. This is an important choice for businesses looking to expand and increase their output. Businesses are the backbone of any m...
Rapid Growth in Asia - Poverty to Riches
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Once the world's poorest economy per capita in the 1950s, South Korea has undergone an economic miracle to become one of the most developed economies....
Foreign Aid - Wonderful or Waste
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Promoting prosperity globally has been the goal of international institutions such as the IMF and World Bank for decades. Turning to foreign aid spend...
Negative Interest Rates - Boom or Bust?
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With spiraling inflation plaguing the globe in 2022, the mere thought of introducing negative interest rates could hardly appear more detached from re...
Economics of Energy
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Understanding the fundamentals behind the energy markets of both the UK and the US is crucial if policymakers are to grapple with the sudden spike in ...
The Rapid Rise of Crypto and Bitcoin
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in 2009 amidst the depths of the Great Recession, Bitcoin provided an alternative asset and currency for those desperate for an escape from th...
Alternative Investments - A Decade of Growth
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Since 2008, alternative asset classes have proliferated and as such have grown in investor portfolios globally. Following unprecedented expansionary m...
The Australian economy
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The recent Australian election saw the departure of the Liberal-National Coalition, marking an election victory for the Labor Party for the first time...
Is Gold good?
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gold has been a store of value for centuries since the early days of human civilisation. Hundreds of wars fought over this precious metal culminated i...
Inflation - A Monetary Phenomenon
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Households globally have begun to feel the squeeze on disposable incomes as spiralling inflation erodes savings and debt. Politicians and bureaucrats ...
Agonising Argentina
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Argentina's transition from an agricultural and mining exporter in the days of the Spanish empire to a Western, service-based economy has been turbule...
Terrific Tax Havens
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tax havens have long posed a problem for policy makers. Political pressures to clamp down on their use and abuse by multinational corporations reached...
Macron and the economy
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The French Presidential election has brought to the forefront the economic legacy of Macron's first five years in office. Despite overseeing record lo...
The Chinese Housing Market
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Evergrande's debt crisis has drawn attention to the frailties of the Chinese Housing Market. Toxic debt and excessive leveraging have put foreign inve...