Back in 2009, the Western world's top bankers were so reviled in the aftermath of the sub-prime crisis that they didn't dare attend the annual Davos summit. 29 Jan 2011 High inflation and a falling make it tougher for Britain to sell gilts, which we're about to do in near-record quantities. 22 Jan 2011 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. 15 Jan 2011 Liam Halligan firmly believes QE is the wrong response to the financial crisis, so when respected economist Tim Congdon called him a "monetary conservative of the backwoods persuasion" for his vews he felt compelled to respond. 02 Jan 2011 As 2010 draws to a close, it's becoming ever clearer that the UK's economic prognosis is not good. 26 Dec 2010 'The dragon and the elephant should tango!" So said Wen Jiabao last week during a rare visit to India. The Chinese premier employed some uncharacteristically colourful language to convey an unusual idea – that of Sino-Indian co-operation. 18 Dec 2010 US Treasuries last week suffered their biggest two-day sell-off since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008. The borrowing costs of the government of the world’s largest economy have now risen by a quarter over the past four weeks. 11 Dec 2010 News of which countries will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals was met with shock, incredulity even. There was actually a sense of outrage at the decisions reached last Wednesday by the 22-member Executive Committee of Fifa, football's world governing body. 04 Dec 2010 Last week saw yet another horrific inflation figure and further rises are still to come. CPI inflation looks set to push through 4pc. 24 Jan 2011 Mr Li Keqiang, China’s vice-premier, expected to take over as premier in 2012, has now returned home after an apparently successful visit here which included signing some large trade agreements. The UK Government is pleased with itself. Let us hope that its optimism about our trade relations with China proves justified. But I am sceptical. 16 Jan 2011 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. 10 Jan 2011 Roger Bootle on why Germany should lead a 'likely' euro break-up. 05 Jan 2011 Roger Bootle: Sterling's upside risk is worrying for the UK economy in 2011. 04 Jan 2011Liam Halligan
Liam Halligan's column tackles head on the key issues facing
the British and global economy.
LATEST FROM LIAM HALLIGAN
Bankers regain power as summit ends with a fudge
Our currency has gone West and stagflation will soon be upon us
BP's Russian deal makes good sense and the West should be cheering
Why Congdon is on losing side of monetary easing argument
The UK inflation genie is out of the bottle
China and India's latest love-in raises serious issues for the West
Market alarm as US fails to control biggest debt in history
The West has no God-given right to be rich – or to host the World Cup
Roger Bootle
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.
LATEST FROM ROGER BOOTLE
MPC members must stop up their ears: even a small rate rise could be fatal
Illusions that imperil the future of China and the West
The futility of trying to fight these food and energy price shocks
Two-way eurozone split could solve debt crisis
'Pound's low has passed'
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