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ARTICLES BY SIMON KENNEDY

Photo: Bloomberg

Economists game out how Omicron will hurt the global recovery

4 min read . 29 Nov 2021

A private survey showed China’s manufacturing activity expanded in March (Bloomberg)

V, L or ‘Nike Swoosh’? Economists debate shape of global recovery

5 min read . 02 Apr 2020

Just weeks since most economists bet the China-led slump would quickly reverse once the virus was contained, many are rethinking that optimism as swathes of Chinese factories stay shut and workers idled. (Photo: Reuters)

World economy on track for its worst year since ‘09 as coronavirus dashes hopes

4 min read . 28 Feb 2020

A file photo of US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters)

Donald Trump’s Fed attacks do shape markets, Bank of Canada study finds

1 min read . 19 Dec 2019

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva is already hinting her economists will on Tuesday cut their projections for global growth from 3.2% this year and 3.5% next year (Photo: Reuters)

Finance chiefs head to IMF amid global slowdown concerns

3 min read . 13 Oct 2019

US President Donald Trump makes his way across the South Lawn upon returning to the White House on April 5, 2018 in Washington. Trump on Thursday escalated the situation, saying he is ordering the US trade representative to consider $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese goods. Photo: AFP

What happened in the world economy this week and what it means

2 min read . 06 Apr 2018

A security agent takes position at the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

‘Minsky Moment’ talk reaches China two decades after its debut

2 min read . 19 Oct 2017

Theresa May’s task of balancing the demands of Europe and those of her own colleagues was made harder by her domestic political woes. Photo: Reuters

Theresa May ends impasse in Brexit talks so real arguments can begin

4 min read . 23 Sep 2017

Boris Johnson’s article in the Daily Telegraph is a public attempt to shape Theresa May’s thinking a week before she speaks in Florence, Italy. Photo: AFP

Boris Johnson back in Brexit debate before key Theresa May speech

3 min read . 16 Sep 2017

UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s has government declared at that it’s ‘stepping up pressure’ on the EU to shift the discussions away from the terms of separation as soon as October. Photo: Reuters

Britain and EU clash over Brexit timetable for trade deal

4 min read . 21 Aug 2017

A file photo of UK Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AFP

Brexit talks begin with Theresa May under pressure to seek soft breakup

5 min read . 19 Jun 2017

Brexit means a mistake in the eyes of the EU because Britain is turning its back on a project of peace and prosperity. There will be no need for punishment though, because as Donald Tusk argued “Brexit in itself is punitive enough.” Photo: Reuters

What we learned about Brexit from EU president Donald Tusk

4 min read . 01 Apr 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May in the cabinet office signs the official letter to European Council President invoking Article 50 and the United Kingdom’s intention to leave the EU on 28 March in London, England. Photo: Reuters

Britain heads into unknown as PM Theresa May signs Brexit trigger

6 min read . 29 Mar 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May declares ‘Brexit means Brexit,’ while arguing that publicly detailing Britain’s negotiating position would risk undermining her in the talks. Photo: Bloomberg

‘Hard Brexit’ looms as EU-28’s red lines turn deeper scarlet

12 min read . 29 Sep 2016

Morgan Stanley economists join Goldman Sachs in revising Brexit outlook

2 min read . 06 Sep 2016

The day of the EU referendum, it traded at $1.50. It touched a 31-year low of $1.3115 on Tuesday, 5 July, 2016. Photo: AFP

Brexit accelerates the British pound’s 100 years of debasement

4 min read . 05 Jul 2016

Britain’s home secretary, Theresa May, delivers a speech at RUSI (Royal United Services Institute) in London, Britain. Photo: Reuters

Race for UK prime minister heats up as brexit plans differ

4 min read . 05 Jul 2016

UK prime minister David Cameron. Photo: Bloomberg

David Cameron rejects do-over Brexit vote, market turmoil worsens

5 min read . 27 Jun 2016

Britain’s David Cameron said he would resign as prime minister by October after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. Photo: Reuters

David Cameron to resign after Brexit humiliation

3 min read . 24 Jun 2016

British prime minister David Cameron arrives at a European Union Leaders Summit addressing the talks about the so-called Brexit and the migrants crisis in Brussels. Photo: Reuters

Central banks fear trouble ahead as Brexit stress goes global

3 min read . 08 Jun 2016