Latest articles by Edward Chancellor
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The end of the era of optimisation
Analysis A focus on maximising returns has made economies too fragile, says Edward Chancellor.
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China: rule by law, not rule of law
Opinion Beijing’s sudden attack on the online-education sector is a wake-up call for global investors, says Edward Chancellor
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How to pay for the pandemic
Opinion Covid-19 has proved extremely expensive. It’s time to consider fresh sources of government revenue, says Edward Chancellor
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The global economy goes down a rabbit hole
Opinion Central banks have manipulated the price of money for years and turned markets upside down, says Edward Chancellor.
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How Covid-19 will end the post-war era of globalisation
Opinion The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the shift towards protectionism and self-sufficiency, says Edward Chancellor.
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The corona bubble: are we overreacting?
Opinion Our response to the coronavirus pandemic resembles the inverse of a speculative mania, says Edward Chancellor.
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Why bitcoin isn’t money
Features Cryptocurrency speculators claim that bitcoin and its peers will mean the end of state-controlled money. That’s economically and politically impossible, says Edward Chancellor.
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Carillion’s collapse shows the perils of financial engineering
Features On the surface, Carillion looked healthy, but the ugly truth is that the construction firm was little more than a zombie, says Edward Chancellor.
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Bitcoin: a mania that can only end in disaster
Features Bitcoin is a classic bubble and it’s about to pop, says financial historian Edward Chancellor.
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We face a bigger threat than 1987
Features After the 1987 crash, many expected the worst, says Edward Chancellor. Investors would be wise to be on their guard in case it happens again.
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The Trumping of the rent-seekers
Features Trump’s assault on vested interests won him the White House. Now we must see if he will grab the opportunity to really make America great again, says Edward Chancellor.
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Zero-coupon perpetual bonds: this April Fool is no joke
Features When the US Treasury considered zero-coupon perpetual bonds years ago, it was greeted as a joke. Not now, says Edward Chancellor.
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Central bankers are destroying capitalism
Features If central bankers push interest rates any lower, they risk undermining the social order upon which the capitalist system rests, says Ed Chancellor.
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Lessons from the Gilded Age
Features Mass immigration has led to populism across Europe. The best way to tackle that, says Ed Chancellor, is to address the festering problem of inequality.
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John Bull called the EU vote right
Features The market turmoil unleashed by the EU vote could help to put the economy on a sounder footing, says Edward Chancellor.
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Why I voted for Brexit
Features The ideals of the Enlightenment support Britain leaving the European Union, says Edward Chancellor. Not the other way around.
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House prices: supply is not the problem
Features It might appear that a shortage of new houses to blame for Britain's high house prices. But that's not the real reason, says Edward Chancellor.
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The great pensions bubble
Features Today’s workers count the pensions they are promised as part of their wealth. Edward Chancellor explains why that's optimistic to say the least.
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A history lesson for modern central bankers
Features Three hundred years ago, France embarked on a scheme to boost economic growth and lower interest rates with printed money. Sound familiar?
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Why I’m cheering gold’s fall – and how to profit from it
Tutorials The gold price has fallen and miners have gone to the wall. But that spells opportunity for nimbler prospectors, says Edward Chancellor.
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