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Chris Giles

Economics Commentator

Chris Giles is the FT’s economics commentator. He writes a fortnightly column and the weekly newsletter, Chris Giles on Central Banks (sign up here). Previously, he was economics editor and served as a leader writer.

He is an Honorary Professor of Practice at the UCL Policy Lab. Before joining the FT, he worked for the BBC, Ofcom and the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Chris loves numbers.

Email Chris Giles @ChrisGiles_  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Eurozone economy
    How to start fixing Europe’s economy

    The EU’s performance is both better and worse than commonly believed

    James Ferguson illustration of the map of Europe as a snail with the house cover in EU flag and the € sign in the middle.
  • Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    What caused the great inflation? Premium content

    An international comparison unmasks the culprits and has a sting in the tail

    Vladimir Putin examines some tomatoes on the vine
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
    Global Economy
    Beware fiscal fairy tales

    Budgetary policy is so difficult that most countries in the west are unlikely to live happily ever after

    James Ferguson illustration of a robot eating and cutting taxes with a chainsaw
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Will wage growth keep inflation too high? Premium content

    There is little sign of a wage price spiral in the US or eurozone, but the UK is on the edge

    Workers take part in a strike in Mainz, Germany
  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
    UK interest rates
    BoE policymaker warns of ‘downside risks’ for UK economy

    Swati Dhingra tells Financial Times the Monetary Policy Committee should cut rates immediately

    Swati Dhingra
  • Tuesday, 6 February, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Dhingra urges BoE not to take a risk with the UK economy Premium content

    Dovish rate setter says inflation has been tamed and now is the time to cut interest rates

    Swati Dhingra
  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
    Shipping
    It’s OK to be complacent about Red Sea economic risks 

    Houthi rebels are highly unlikely to be able to inflict global economic pain

    Smoke rises from a cargo ship that has been hit by a missle
  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    The Fed’s battle against inflation is almost complete Premium content

    Disinflation is evident, however you look at the price statistics

    The Fed building
  • Tuesday, 23 January, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    2024 is still the year for rate cuts Premium content

    It is time to take stock as the first big monetary policy meetings of the year take place

    Photo of a gopher tortoise
  • Thursday, 18 January, 2024
    UK public finances
    Introducing the Sunak survivability statistic

    The Budget will reveal the prime minister’s confidence about remaining in post

    Rishi Sunak outside No 10
  • Wednesday, 17 January, 2024
    Newsletter
    Central Banks with Chris Giles: a must-read on monetary policy

    Your essential guide to money, interest rates, inflation and what central banks are thinking

  • Tuesday, 16 January, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Central banks look likely to be late in cutting rates Premium content

    It’s hard to be nimble when you exaggerate uncertainties

    People walk on the beach as a container ship passes before entering the Suez Canal
  • Tuesday, 9 January, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    A jittery Fed meets serene markets Premium content

    Cutting rates too little too late is the likely consequence of policymakers unsure about everything

    A Wall Street sign hangs in front of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
    Global Economy
    Buckle up — the inflation battle is entering a new phase

    The US, UK and eurozone are on course to declare victory this year but difficult trade-offs await

    Illustration of a percentage sign that appears as a cannon targeting a central bank
  • Thursday, 21 December, 2023
    Oil & Gas industry
    Transatlantic resilience brings peak oil within sight

    Opec+ is struggling to hold the world to ransom with high energy prices

    An electric vehicle being charged
  • Tuesday, 19 December, 2023
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Central banks struggle with changing facts Premium content

    Whether they changed their minds or stuck firm, markets did not believe them

    A menu at a grilled sausage and steak vendor at a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany
  • Tuesday, 12 December, 2023
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Is the last mile really the hardest?

    When it comes to reducing inflation, central bankers think it is

  • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
    Chinese economy
    Sorry America, China has a bigger economy than you

    Measures that show the opposite have absurd implications and dangerous policy prescriptions

    Banknotes of 100 US dollars and 100 Chinese renminbi
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    The public are clueless about inflation

    That means interest rates are likely to stay high for too long

    A sign reading ‘Anti-inflation challenge, third price cut on more than 500 new products’ is seen as customers shop at a Carrefour supermarket near Paris
  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    ObituaryAlistair Darling
    Alistair Darling, UK chancellor, 1953-2023

    Treasury chief who played a central role in forging the global response to the financial crisis

    Alistair Darling
  • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Do we still need to talk about inflation? Premium content

    Stephen D King on why his book is still relevant

    Stephen D King
  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    Political Fix podcast25 min listen
    Autumn Statement Reaction

    The FT’s top commentators dig into the details of the government’s giveaway budget

  • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
    US inequality
    What if US income inequality has not risen?

    New research turns old certainties on its head and raises profound questions about American society

    A photo of the Versace store on Fifth Avenue in New York
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Emerging market central banks may be trumping the Fed and ECB

    Policymakers in advanced markets have lessons to learn from Latin America and Asia, though caveats should be noted

    The Central Bank of Brazil in Brasilia
  • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Japan’s elusive wage-price spiral

    The central bank rightly still worries inflation will be too low

    Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda speaks to the media
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