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David Smith

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David Smith is economics editor of The Sunday Times. His website is https://t.co/S1s87CtFaP. His latest book is Something Will Turn Up.

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RT @dsmitheconomics: My Sunday Times piece: Big decisions loom for the Bank of England on whether we’ll ever have a digital currency, and o….
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The Bank of England also faces a big decision on the future of quantitative tightening of monetary policy
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My Sunday Times piece: Big decisions loom for the Bank of England on whether we’ll ever have a digital currency, and on the extent of QT (quantitative tightening) over the next 12 months:. The omens aren’t good for ‘Britcoin’, the Bank’s digital pound.
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The Bank of England also faces a big decision on the future of quantitative tightening of monetary policy
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RT @TimesBusiness: Lloyds Bank boss Charlie Nunn has said Rachel Reeves should not impose new taxes on banks. Is he right?.
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Indeed he is.
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@dsmitheconomics Robert Plant is from West Brom and a Wolves fan!.
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RT @jhawksworth5: We got used to a lot of economic nonsense from the Leave side (and sometimes over-exaggeration from the Remain side) duri….
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RT @jhawksworth5: A good summary by @dsmitheconomics of the current fiscal position. I’d not put much weight on data for June alone and Q2….
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David Smith
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And don't forget ELO.
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Just to stir the Midlands cultural debate IMHO Noddy Holder & Slade have made a more lasting contribution to popular culture than Ozzy & Black Sabbath - and of course neither of them are Shakespeare.
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RT @dsmitheconomics: My Times piece: This was meant to be the year in which the budget deficit starts to fall, in line with official projec….
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It really matters to the markets that government debt should be on a downward path
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My Times piece: This was meant to be the year in which the budget deficit starts to fall, in line with official projections. If not, there’s a problem:. Public borrowing may be more than just a headache for Rachel Reeves.
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It really matters to the markets that government debt should be on a downward path
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RT @Fraser_ONS_PSF: At £16.4 billion, central government debt interest payable was the third highest in any month on record, behind that of….
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RT @Fraser_ONS_PSF: This month saw an £8.4 billion increase in central government debt interest payable compared with June last year, large….
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RT @Fraser_ONS_PSF: Borrowing in June 2025 was the second-highest June borrowing on record behind that of June 2020, being higher than in a….
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RT @Fraser_ONS_PSF: In June 2025, the public sector spent more than it received in taxes and other income, requiring it to borrow £20.7 bil….
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RT @fletcherr: Spot on from @dsmitheconomics (as ever) …. Mildly disappointing — but don’t think of calling it stagflation. .
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David Smith
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Thanks Jonathan.
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Why language matters when assessing the UK economy- ⁦@dsmitheconomics⁩ takes a look at reality in his excellent column in The Sunday ⁦@thetimes⁩.
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RT @robertthomson55: Sane and sober analysis among all the hysterical, politically motivated catastrophising.
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My Sunday Times piece: It was silly to overreact to the latest small rise in inflation. Things could be better but are a long way from being terrible on either inflation or unemployment:. Mildly disappointing — but don’t think of calling it stagflation.
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RT @thetimes: Is the government right to encourage the public to own more shares by running an advertising campaign?.
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RT @ONS: In March to May 2025, average weekly earnings were up 5.0% on the year both excluding including bonuses. At 5.5%, public sector….
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