The UK will never be the centre of AI because of “plans” (and energy)

Sam Volkering weighs in on Labour’s “AI Opportunities Action Plan” and the two problems it faces: cost and energy demand. Is it possible for the UK overcome them and become a powerhouse of growth thanks to AI?

Labour’s budget boondoggle

Labour’s “trick-or-treat” Halloween budget may have been a treat for public sector workers, but it’s shaping up to be a trick for everyone else. Financial markets have responded with scepticism – bond yields are climbing, and the pound is sliding.

What if central banks and governments cannot engineer inflation?

Until inflation broke out in 2021, the biggest mystery facing investors was why it hadn’t surged in the years before then. It wasn’t for want of trying.