Policy-makers relying on electric vehicles to be a source of net new jobs are likely to be disappointed.
Author: Andrew Stuttaford
Will Electric Cars Crash the German Government?
If consumers are so keen on EVs, why the need for compulsion?
Germany, Devil, Long Spoon, etc.
Grim times are ahead for Germany, thanks to its leaders’ dealings with Russia.
Greenflation Watch: Aviation
Airline tickets are already more expensive, partly on the back of higher fuel costs.
The Foresight of Angela Merkel . . .
Under her leadership, Germany became hostage to Russia on energy.
Adventures in Lithium
Unsurprisingly, lithium is currently in short supply.
Windfall Tax Blowback Shock
The Tories these days are a party of the center-left, so their introduction of this tax was entirely predictable.
The Fed: More of a Surprise Required
Last week, 75 basis points would have been a surprise. Today, not so much.
Into the Bear Garden
Our current sell-off likely has a while to go, although like any sell-off it probably won’t be uninterrupted.
A Base in Cambodia?
China’s advance in the South Pacific may have suffered a (temporary?) setback, but it seems to be making progress elsewhere.