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Hamish Mcrae

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Nigel Farage has played a blinder on the state pension – and not just because he's right

Nigel Farage has played a blinder on the state pension – and not just because he's right
23.07.2025 2

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Want to take the whole of August off? It would cause more inequality than Covid

Want to take the whole of August off? It would cause more inequality than Covid
22.07.2025 8

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Take responsibility for your pension – it's not fair to rely on younger people

Take responsibility for your pension – it's not fair to rely on younger people
22.07.2025 6

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Rachel Reeves wants you to risk your savings – and so she should

Rachel Reeves wants you to risk your savings – and so she should
16.07.2025 3

iNews

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People are not saving enough for their pensions - this is the only answer

People are not saving enough for their pensions - this is the only answer
10.07.2025 5

iNews

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There is a fundamental flaw at the heart of Trump's economic plans

03.07.2025 4

iNews

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Believe it or not, the UK is getting wealthier

19.06.2025 30

iNews

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A decade of disasters: can Boeing recover?

13.06.2025 8

iNews

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Rachel Reeves is optimistic about the economy - shame the rest of us aren't

11.06.2025 8

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Trump's tariffs look devastating – but there's another story

05.06.2025 9

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Trump's attack on US universities could benefit the UK

29.05.2025 7

iNews

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My message to Liz Kendall: There is a way to afford the state pension triple lock

21.05.2025 5

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Hamish Mcrae

Rachel Reeves has a plan for your pension - and it could reduce its value

15.05.2025 7

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Three lessons from the US-China trade war

12.05.2025 2

The Spectator

Hamish Mcrae

Whisper it, but we're starting to see the benefit of Brexit

08.05.2025 8

iNews

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The Big Tech oligarchs have one thing Trump does not: time

30.04.2025 5

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Tesla's glory days are over - and it's Elon Musk's fault

24.04.2025 3

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

The end of globalisation is here - but the UK can still boom

17.04.2025 4

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Trump won't crash the housing market - but prices falls are still likely

10.04.2025 6

iNews

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‘Don’t be a PANICAN’

08.04.2025 20

The Spectator

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Fewer babies will change everything about the way we live - and how we retire

31.03.2025 10

iNews

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Britain's future isn't all doom and gloom - this is how we end our growth slump

27.03.2025 20

iNews

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Gold is at an all-time high – and that should worry us all

20.03.2025 7

iNews

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The US stock market slump could spell trouble for the UK

13.03.2025 6

iNews

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The Wall Street plunge isn’t over yet

10.03.2025 9

The Spectator

Hamish Mcrae

Money / Are the markets turning on Trump?

08.03.2025 10

The Spectator

Hamish Mcrae

Money / Are the markets turning on Trump?

08.03.2025 10

The Spectator

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Are the markets turning on Trump?

08.03.2025 20

The Spectator

Hamish Mcrae

Rachel Reeves has one chance at survival – and it involves your house

06.03.2025 30

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Trump's mineral deal isn't the triumph he thinks it is

27.02.2025 10

iNews

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Rachel Reeves's luck has run out

19.02.2025 4

iNews

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Don't panic about cash ISAs – this is what you really need to do with your savings

13.02.2025 4

iNews

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I'm an economist – this is why borrowing will never be cheap again

06.02.2025 10

iNews

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Banks are booming – and savers are getting stung

29.01.2025 4

iNews

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Why Starmer needs Trump

24.01.2025 10

The Spectator

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The UK now has one Trump card: Brexit

22.01.2025 7

iNews

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Trump's economic bubble might burst

16.01.2025 7

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

I'm an economist - this is why your life is about to get more expensive

09.01.2025 4

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Welcome to 2025, a year when recession will always be lurking

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01.01.2025 5

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Hamish Mcrae

Inflation figures raise the spectre of a recession

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18.12.2024 5

iNews

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Don't expect many Christmas presents this year

This is Armchair Economics with Hamish McRae, a subscriber-only newsletter from i. If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every single...

06.12.2024 5

iNews

Hamish Mcrae

Vauxhall's Luton factory closure shows the flaws of Labour's EV policy

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27.11.2024 5

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The 'Elon Musk effect' might shake up our own Civil Service

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14.11.2024 6

iNews

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Trump has already turbocharged the US economy

The business of America is business, and the financial markets have reacted with joy to the prospect of the pro-business Donald Trump as President....

06.11.2024 3

iNews

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Britain can grow faster than the OBR thinks

The UK economy may end up growing a bit faster by the end of this decade than the Office for Budget Responsibility expects – but if it does that...

01.11.2024 4

The Spectator

Hamish Mcrae

What happened to the growth we were promised, Chancellor?

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31.10.2024 5

iNews

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The most important financial summit of the year is taking place in Russia

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23.10.2024 3

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Don’t celebrate inflation going down too soon - bigger problems are in store

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16.10.2024 6

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Working people will pay for Reeves’s NI hike

Who would pay for Rachel Reeves’s increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions? Well yes, in the first instance it is the companies that...

16.10.2024 20

The Spectator

Hamish Mcrae

The three problems with Rachel Reeves's Budget plans

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10.10.2024 5

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