Matthew Lynn
Matthew Lynn is a columnist for Bloomberg, and writes weekly commentary syndicated in papers such as the Daily Telegraph, Die Welt, the Sydney Morning Herald, the South China Morning Post and the Miami Herald. He is also an associate editor of Spectator Business, and a regular contributor to The Spectator. Before that, he worked for the business section of the Sunday Times for ten years.
He has written books on finance and financial topics, including Bust: Greece, The Euro and The Sovereign Debt Crisis and The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031. Matthew is also the author of the Death Force series of military thrillers and the founder of Lume Books, an independent publisher.
Latest articles by Matthew Lynn
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How the FTSE 100 could get propelled to 10,000
Opinion It would have seemed crazy just months ago, but British blue-chip stocks are about to get a big boost that could take the FTSE 100 index to 10,000, says Matthew Lynn.
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Don’t fear Rishi Sunak’s corporation tax rise – it may never happen
Opinion A booming economy, tax competition and furious lobbying mean that the chancellor's proposed rise in corporation tax may never happen, says Matthew Lynn.
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With the £1bn “Future Fund”, maybe the state can pick winners after all
Opinion Through the Future Fund, the UK government now has lots of stakes in small, start-up, high-growth companies. Time will tell whether that was wise, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why British business must speak up on lockdowns
Opinion Restrictions are crushing business, but its leaders are nervous of saying anything. Time to toughen up, says Matthew Lynn.
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Four ways to boost Britain’s stricken economy
Opinion When lockdowns end, we will need a plan to get our businesses up and running again. Matthew Lynn outlines four urgently needed measures that the government should bring in.
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Want to beat the market? Ditch the smartphone and trade stocks the old fashioned way
Opinion Anyone who wants to beat the market over the next decade should put away their smartphone and set up a brokerage account, says Matthew Lynn.
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What we can learn from Britain’s surprise vaccine success story
Opinion Britain’s response to Covid-19 has been wanting. But we should also learn from what we got right, says Matthew Lynn.
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The rising stars of Aim, London's junior stockmarket
Opinion Aim, the LSE’s junior market, may in time overtake the FTSE 100 as the benchmark of our new economy, says Matthew Lynn.
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The FTSE 100 is set for a makeover with an influx of new tech stocks
Opinion The FTSE 100 – the dullest index in the world – is about to reinvent itself as a host of new firms list on the market. The change is long overdue, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why the City should create a single financial market with the Swiss
Opinion A tie-up between London and Zurich, two global financial centres, could pay huge dividends for both, says Matthew Lynn.
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Plenty more Brexit arguments to be settled yet
Opinion Many important negotiations remain to be sealed in our deal with the EU. “No deal is better than a bad deal” is the way to play it, says Matthew Lynn
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Five things that will surprise us in 2021
Opinion A year without unexpected developments might be nice. But it won’t happen. Brace yourself for these five things, says Matthew Lynn.
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Wave of new stockmarket listings means investing just got fun again
Opinion A wave of new initial public offerings from exciting companies is enticing investors back into stockmarkets, says Matthew Lynn.
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The lessons of “Operation Warp Speed” – the race to produce a vaccine
Opinion Governments and companies can learn from the extraordinary global effort to create a vaccine to defeat Covid-19, says Matthew Lynn.
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It’s time for the government to rediscover free enterprise
Opinion Instead of throwing money at a shaky labour market, the government should foster entrepreneurship, says Matthew Lynn.
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Big Pharma deserves its reward for coming up with Covid-19 vaccines
Opinion Calls to restrain drug companies' profits from making Covid-19 vaccines are misplaced and would do more harm than good, says Matthew Lynn
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Asia's RCEP: free trade without the red tape
Opinion Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Asia's new trading block, shows that it is possible to create large single markets without making the EU’s mistakes, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why we need to light a bonfire of red tape in the City
Opinion We need to encourage more firms to list on the stockmarket. That should be easily achieved, says Matthew Lynn.
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The world in 2040: five potential market movers
Opinion Matthew Lynn takes an imaginary look back from 2040 at five of the biggest events to hit markets
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Why banks should be allowed to pay dividends again
Opinion Curbing payouts to shareholders never made much sense and the policy is crimping the economy, says MAtthew Lynn.
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“Big Finance” comes out of its decade-long slump as bankers bounce back
Opinion The financial sector was hammered by the crisis of 2008. Now, bankers are rediscovering their swagger, says Matthew Lynn.
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The Bank of England should create a "Bitpound" digital currency and take the world by storm
Opinion The Bank of England could win the race to create a respectable digital currency if it moves quickly, says Matthew Lynn.
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Why Britain should change its employment laws
Opinion Home workers shouldn’t expect the same rights as those based in the office, says Matthew Lynn.
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Time to privatise the BBC
Opinion The new chairman of the BBC should be a radical who will ditch the news and focus on international markets, says Matthew Lynn.
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