Simon French: The Times Column: Brexit back in focus, 6 years on
7th June 2022
Almost six years have now passed since the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. Over that period the UK economy has grown by…
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Almost six years have now passed since the UK’s vote to leave the European Union. Over that period the UK economy has grown by…
Read more9th May 2022
Panmure Gordon’s Chief Economist, Simon French, had the below comments regarding the Bank of England’s Interest Rates rise last week. “Last week’s…
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This week both the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England will raise their interest rates. That this statement does not require any…
Read more28th March 2022
Few economic data generate quite as much comment as inequality statistics. They are used by politicians and campaigners across the political spectrum to buttress…
Read more14th March 2022
Near the start of February, I discussed the implications of soaring natural gas prices on fertilizer production and, by extension, food prices. It…
Read more7th March 2022
High energy prices and the rising cost of food were already setting the UK economic agenda before war broke out in Ukraine. Since the…
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Playtime: 21 minutes Simon French welcomes back to our podcast series James Thom, lead manager of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (ABD) based…
Read more22nd February 2022
Chancellors rarely get an opportunity to set their own agendas. Invariably their tenure is shaped by events. Norman Lamont had Black Wednesday in 1992.
Read more8th February 2022
One of the biggest and most important trends in global financial markets is under strain. Interest rates on government, household and company debt –…
Read more7th January 2022
29th December 2021 Economic crises have a nasty habit of upending UK governments. The Winter of Discontent in 1978/79, the Exchange Rate Mechanism…
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Simon FrenchPublished: The Times 21/07/21 Policymakers on the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee – the group tasked with setting UK interest rates…
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Simon French speaks to Laurence Hulse at Gresham House about the challenges and opportunities of ESG investing. Laurence discusses his passion to be his clients’…
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