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David Kern is chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce

Analysis

Buoyant markets betray real threat of second downturn

US jobs and Japanese fiscal strength should not occlude the risk of more shocks

15 Apr 2011

David Kern is chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce

Opinion

New year optimism masks resilient economic dangers

The absence of a realistic deficit plan threatens the US triple-A credit rating

24 Jan 2011

Analysis

Bank balance sheets risk more eurozone bailouts

Banks holding on to overvalued mortgages may unleash more pain

20 Dec 2010

Opinion

Second US monetary injection raises inflation-deflation fears

Republican success in US midterms sees the launch of QE2 despite efficacy concerns

22 Nov 2010

Opinion

Plunging dollar sparks fears of brewing currency war

The manipulation of currency movements risks triggering international tensions

25 Oct 2010

News

Bernanke hints at more US fiscal stimulus

Fed chairman suggests more asset purchases, but ponders its efficacy

15 Oct 2010

Feature

Nouriel Roubini reads the economic tea leaves

Nouriel Roubini tells Phil Thornton that legislative changes to address economic crisis don’t go far enough

24 Aug 2010

Opinion

Market comment: Unrealistic expectations cast shadow over G20 summit

With real economic activity sinking relentlessly and the mood of despair deepening, misguided hopes that April’s G20 summit in London will be the turning point can only serve to worsen despondency

23 Mar 2009

Analysis

Comment: Real economy plunge threatens new collapse

Real economic activity plummeted at a frightening pace in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers’ demise, halting the recent easing in financial tensions. A new financial crisis is not inevitable, but the risk is escalating.

26 Jan 2009

Analysis

January Update: Essential News

Fed cuts interest rates to lowest since 1954, Bank of England does the same, BAA forced to sell off Gatwick Airport, plus Technical Update and more

23 Dec 2008

Opinion

Comment: US resorts to desperate measures to stimulate economy

Aggressive interest rate cuts and government bailouts will stimulate the economy, but creditworthiness remains an issue. And talk of quantitative easing is further evidence that policymakers are quickly running out of options.

22 Dec 2008

Feature

A year of living dangerously - now global crisis looks set to worsen

After a tumultuous year in the markets and the economy, recession looms almost everywhere. What’s left to go wrong in 2009?

24 Nov 2008

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Latest Opinion

Business' best friend

Finance people must be the critical friend of business, writes CIMA's John Windle

Cutting electronic systems down to size

To be more competitive, we need far less management in companies, government and our electronic systems

Markets are too addicted to repeated doses of cheap cash

Large injections of liquidity by the major central banks have played a key role in underpinning recent bouts of optimism, but danger is still lurking in the shadows

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Practical implications of a GAAR

The lack of certainty may inhibit many arrangements which are currently felt to be part of everyday planning, writes Owen Clutton

IAS 39 problems flare up again

Pirc is advising shareholders to vote against Barclays’ annual report. Richard Crump finds out why

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