Alex Brummer
Articles by Alex Brummer
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Economy
The Fund is back in town
- 23 October 2008
The tough remedies of the IMF won it few friends and, in recent years, countries have found more obliging lenders. But now "the bank of last resort" is back - with its austerity packages.
UK Politics
Cameron's Achilles' heel
- 25 September 2008
- 14 comments
Can the Conservatives handle the economy? The current opposition front bench is the least financially savvy for a generation
Economy
Labour must take on the bankers
- 18 September 2008
- 5 comments
In the worst catastrophe since the late 1920s, Brown and Darling have shown themselves to be cowardly compared to the Americans
Economy
Wanted: substance and coherence
- 04 September 2008
The trick for Brown and Darling would be to deliver an old-fashioned autumn statement to lift consumer spirits and boost political confidence
Economy
Many happy returns, credit crunch
- 07 August 2008
- 2 comments
Only about half of the £250bn of toxic debt at the heart of the crunch has been fully recognised. That means many more months of misery
Economy
It's not all doom and gloom
- 24 July 2008
How refreshing to see the boss of a major corporation demonstrate that he is willing to swim against the tide
Economy
We're not yet running on empty
- 10 July 2008
- 6 comments
The upward movement in the price of oil has far more to do with speculation than with a shortage of supply
Economy
Is this the return of stagflation?
- 26 June 2008
As growth slows and prices surge, the economic outlook has echoes of the disastrous 1970s . . . but, for the moment, things aren't quite that bad
Economy
When rights go very wrong
- 12 June 2008
- 3 comments
The big banks' risky fundraising technique - offering bargain shares to private investors in "rights issues" - is a disaster for a City already in crisis
Economy
No more lectures, please
- 29 May 2008
- 1 comment
The Prime Minister took the credit for the good economic times. Now people expect him to shoulder some blame for the bad times
