Hamish McRae
One of the country’s most respected financial journalists and commentators Hamish McRae is an associate editor of The Independent. He was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year 2006 at the British Press Awards.
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Cyprus puts the whole project of austerity across Europe at risk
26 March 2013 06:17 PM
Taken overall, the pot that banks can lend from will be much smaller now
Hamish McRae: The markets are right to shrug off the Cyprus crisis – for now
24 March 2013 12:00 AM
The dog did not bark in the night, indeed it barely whimpered. The turmoil in Cyprus pushed down the euro a bit, though it clambered up on Friday, but markets as a whole reacted with equanimity.
Recovery takes time. But, with a bit of luck, we could be back on the right track
20 March 2013 05:57 PM
The first question is whether the tweaks in the Budget are likely to boost growth
The crisis in Cyprus shows how ordinary people are learning to cope
19 March 2013 08:26 PM
Preparing for a catastrophe, is not the same as willing it to happen. It is the job of governments to prepare for disasters, however unlikely.
The Budget of 2018: Future governments will have to learn how to do more with less
19 March 2013 07:27 PM
For 25 years, tax revenue has been stuck at around 38 per cent of GDP. No government has been able to increase it. That is what we have to work with
The lessons we can learn from Cyprus
18 March 2013 06:57 PM
Debt is slowing down nations within the G7, while Russia has freedom to operate
Hamish McRae: China's need for oil will send it in search of skills
17 March 2013 12:00 AM
It looks as though this year China may pass the US as the world's largest oil importer.
Hamish McRae: How can we get back on the long road to growth?
14 March 2013 12:00 AM
Economic View: In the case of Japan, economic stagnation was probably inevitable. In the case of the US and UK, it isn't
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Bloody attack brings terror to capital’s streets
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Mothers' diets may harm IQs in two-thirds of babies
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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Eyewitness gives extraordinary account of her confrontation with Woolwich attackers
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Woolwich attack: The EDL might have a sinister plan as a soldier is murdered in suspected Islamic terrorist attack
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Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them
Sent down at the Old Bailey
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness
British football scores an own goal
James Lawton
Dylan Hartley talks tough
Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'
Plenty of sleaze
The Freemasons’ Code
Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’
Why clubs are keen to take a stand
In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie
