Price controls make a troubling return to the mainstream
Governments should focus more on boosting supply and productivity
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Markets should pay heed to the affordability squeeze
Political pressure in response to public anxiety will demand policy responses
Beware populist economics
History suggests the political approach ends in unsustainable debt and lower GDP
There is method in the market’s madness
But it relies on a host of rosy assumptions going in investors’ favour
Interest rates take fright
The market’s calm in the face of war is beginning to crack
We must be mindful of the risks of private credit
The sector remains untested in a severe or prolonged economic downturn
The importance of slowing down
The difference between busy-ness and productivity is often blurred by competing demands