Duncan Weldon
Writer at Value Added
Economist, broadcaster & writer. Author of 200 Years of Muddling Through. Economics, history, other stuff.
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1 week ago |
engelsbergideas.com | Duncan Weldon
At his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump took a moment to right what he considers to be an historical wrong. The Alaska mountain, officially rechristened as Mount Denali by the Obama administration a decade ago, would be re-dubbed Mount McKinley in honour of William McKinley, the 25th President. The memory of McKinley has become something of a touchstone in the new president’s second term.
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1 month ago |
newstatesman.com | Duncan Weldon
Wall Street’s Trump trade has turned sour. Ahead of November’s election a near-consensus developed amongst financial analysts that a second Trump administration would be excellent news for US stock markets and push the dollar higher. Investors positioned their portfolios accordingly. But since the inauguration in January, US stocks have tanked and the dollar has headed south against most major currencies. Many US economic indicators have started flashing red.
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Jan 19, 2025 |
ft.com | Duncan Weldon
The writer is the author of ‘Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through: The Surprising Story of the British Economy’ One common thread...
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Jan 8, 2025 |
newstatesman.com | Duncan Weldon
In an ideal world the Treasury would be done with tax-raising for this parliament. Last November’s Budget increased taxes by around £36bn a year, or just over 1 per cent of GDP, the second-largest tax hike of any single postwar fiscal statement. That was a necessary step to avoid further cuts to the UK’s already threadbare public services. The worry now, though, is that it will not be enough.
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Nov 1, 2024 |
taxjournal.com | Duncan Weldon |Robert Waterson |Ray McCann |Oliver Marre
The first Budget of a new government is always a big moment a chance to set out a new direction. Rachel Reeves did just that at her first fiscal event embarking on an economic and political gamble that what Britain wants and needs is a much larger state. Taxes borrowing and government spending all increased markedly.
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