This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on the implications for GDP,debt costs and the national debt of the rise in Japanese bond yields. I number-crunch the BBC analysis of higher UK Gird charges for electricity. Also the EU plans to loan Russian money to Ukraine.

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on why I think it is a bad idea that the UK is switching to issuing more short-dated debt? How has the UK bond market responded to the Budget? Will mutuals be affected by he cash ISA changes? Can you explain how student loans affect the UK public finances?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on the price of Gas? The impact around the world of higher Japanese bond yields? Will Bank of England cut interest-rates. Have renewables driven up the price of UK electricity? Will we see a bank crisis? What would you do if you were the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on why is the Boe is going through a process of quantitive tightening at the moment? Any thoughts with the current fiasco going on for investors? What's your take on the situation with the £ and government bonds? Is a UK bank tax coming? How high do you think the Bond vigilantes will push gilt rates up to.?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on Should the fiscal rules be scrapped as we can't forecast accurately? Will lower oil prices drive down inflation and if so how? Should UK interest-rates be set by government? Are Income Tax rises in their way? How likely are capital controls for the UK?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on how the fall in the UK Pound £ versus the Euro will affect inflation? Then an explanation of how Bank of Italy Governor Panetta got his maths wrong on the subject of the Digital Euro yesterday? Also why I think it is the road to-3% interest-rates on the next crash.

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on how the AI stock market boom compares to the dot com one? What did we learn from UK Retail Sales? What about Euro are debt maturities? Have we seen the peak in UK bond yields? Will sanctions on Russia affect the oil price?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on. How worried should we be by the news of US regional bank loan write-offs/fraud? With gilt yields easing, will it affect the OBR forecast and as a result allow RR to go easy with her tax raid? Is there not a danger that the bond markets will then force yields up if she doesn't appear to have tackled the deteriorating UK fiscal position?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on. An introduction on Sanae Takaichi and Abenomics. The economic consequences of the UK importing so much of its electricity. Why are UK bond yields above Japan? Is the US about to restart QE?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on.The economics effects of the US government shut down? What mistakes has Argentina made? Can the US revaue its Gold reserves and spend the gains? Will the ECB buy French bonds to reduce Le Spread?