It was the worst of times, it was the best of times Rather than a tale of two cities, for investors 2020 has very much been a tale of two…

This summer update was the Chancellor’s attempt to apply a defibrillator to the UK economy. Rishi Sunak set out the scale of the challenge facing him. In the past two…

The Covid-19 pandemic is arguably one of those ‘Black Swan’ events that spring upon us unexpectedly. As governments and central banks scrabble to address the extraordinary impact the virus is…

Journalists and historians are already busy compiling books on the story of the Covid-19 crisis. The first few chapters have probably been drafted, and – depending on the author’s perspective…

A version of this piece first appeared in the Financial Times on June 3 2020.   Move over, Joe Wicks. The health guru’s online exercise classes may have got the…

Not many would have included a global pandemic, the lockdown of over half the world’s population and a shut-down of large sections of the economy as realistic risk factors to…

The coronavirus has effectively halted swathes of the global economy. Charities have seen their income slashed – it is estimated that the sector will miss out on at least £4.3…