Sunday, 16 January 2011

BP's Russian deal makes good sense and the West should be cheering

First, a disclaimer. I have a "day-job". As the strap at the bottom of this column states every week, I'm chief economist at a company called Prosperity Capital Management.

The UK inflation genie is out of the bottle





Roger Bootle

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Roger Bootle is one of the City's leading economists. In his column he sheds light on how the UK and world economies are performing and the challenges facing the world's policymakers.

The futility of trying to fight these food and energy price shocks

The world is undergoing an energy and food price shock. At $90 (£58) a barrel, oil prices are now 20pc higher than a year ago.