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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The Bank is being too optimistic again but there are some glimmers of hope
13 February 2013 11:03 PM
The frustrating part of the recovery is its slow pace
There will be no currency war. But why did the G7 have to say it?
12 February 2013 07:09 PM
Concerns are rising that countries - including the US and UK - were deliberately trying to push down their currencies in order to gain competitive advantage
Barack Obama, the fiscal cliff, and why the State of the Union could mark a Wile E Coyote moment
12 February 2013 06:53 PM
Our Chief Economics Commentator says the coming tax rises and spending cuts will probably be done in a haphazard manner - but the pessimists may be proved wrong
Something to declare: It's boom time for Macau – thanks to a roll of the dice
10 February 2013 12:00 AM
Why do some colonial experiences leave lasting prosperity while others leave stagnation or worse? Today's Chinese New Year celebrations are a good time to reflect on the experience of one of the world's most boisterous economies – a land where increased domestic and international tourism reflects such prosperity.
Hamish McRae: Carney must take a sober approach to credit problem
06 February 2013 11:07 PM
Economic View: Should they attempt to compensate for past errors with painkillers and a suitably calibrated dose of the booze?
The Bank of England's new Governor is about to face a grilling, but what will the markets make of him?
05 February 2013 07:23 PM
From his early statements it seems Mark Carney is eager to look for new policies to promote growth. Whether he can succeed is another issue
Hamish McRae: For economies in the so-called advanced world the challenge is to adapt and thrive
03 February 2013 12:00 AM
Plus: Congress must cook up a deal to delay fiscal crunch
Hamish McRae: US GDP shrinks - so how do we cope with a fall in American growth?
30 January 2013 09:08 PM
Economic View
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Disability campaigners celebrate 'victory' after government rethink over plans to make it more difficult to claim disability benefits
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'Jail reckless bankers': Report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Uri Geller psychic spy? The spoon-bender's secret life as a Mossad and CIA agent revealed
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Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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Scandi-geeks descend on Nordicana for fan-convention
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The bad science scandal
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Mark Hix gets creative with English peas
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