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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)
  • Monday, 5 August, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast32 min listen
    Rethinking income inequality, with Chris Giles

    New research questions the rate of income inequality in the US

  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    UK government spending
    Reeves has more legacy junk to ditch as the Treasury sorts out its finances

    The difficult reality is a recognition that we will have to spend more and get less than promised from public services

    A woman in a suit stands to deliver a speech in the UK parliament hall
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Learning to trust the forecasts Premium content

    Central bank inflation forecasts have become much more accurate, so why are they still in the doghouse?

    A montage of a card payment machine and a chart
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    Economy
    Universal basic income: the bad idea that never quite dies

    The tax rises needed to fund such schemes put them out of reach — maybe a new study will convince the doubters

    People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn
  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    How will the Fed and ECB change their monetary strategies? Premium content

    The fate of FAIT and a fait accompli

    A photo showing US dollar bills in a pile
  • Monday, 22 July, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Joe Biden drops out of US presidential race

    The president announced his decision on Sunday, throwing the White House race into turmoil

  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    UK public finances
    Labour’s moment to blame, borrow and tax

    The coming fiscal statement will set an economic baseline for the new government

    Close up of a smiling Rachel Reeves in front of UK flag
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    ’Tis the season to be happy (about US inflation) Premium content

    Latest figures put Fed on a glide path towards monetary easing

    Fed chair Jay Powell
  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    Unhedged podcast23 min listen
    What elections in France and the UK mean for markets

    Investors watch as politics moves left in two countries

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    When inflation models go wrong Premium content

    Academic work on display at the ECB forum failed sniff and scale tests

    A view of Sintra in Portugal
  • Thursday, 4 July, 2024
    UK economy
    Labour should always choose growth over redistribution

    People are happier when they get a fair share of an expanding pie

    A sign painted on the side of a house directs people to a local food bank in Leeds
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Were central bankers lucky or smart in reducing inflation? Premium content

    The BIS says ‘smart’ but the evidence is patchy

    FT montage of central bank buildings
  • Tuesday, 25 June, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Was QE worth it? Premium content

    Quantitative easing appears to have cost British taxpayers at least twice as much as equivalents in the US, Europe and other advanced economies

    ECB president Christine Lagarde, BoE governor Andrew Bailey and US Fed chair Jay Powell
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Labour can increase spending without raising tax

    It involves austerity, some quirks in UK fiscal rules and ensuring government action requires private investment

    A woman in a blue dress suit
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    How to understand central bank QE losses Premium content

    They are real, whether countries choose to pay upfront or brush them under a giant rug

    Montage of central bank buildings
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Unhedged podcast17 min listen
    Central bankers do nothing. Markets respond

    What can markets read into the Fed holding steady?

  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    The cutting cycle begins Premium content

    But slow and steady is the name of the game

    ECB president Christine Lagarde
  • Thursday, 6 June, 2024
    Bank of England
    An unnecessary banking subsidy whose time is up

    Labour can save public money and enhance central bank independence with some tweaks to the BoE remit

    Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Inflation ain’t behaving Premium content

    The US, Eurozone, UK and Japan each have reasons to be unhappy

    Montage of central bankers Christine Lagarde, Kazuo Ueda, Jay Powell and Andrew Bailey
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    News in-depthThe Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast26 min listen
    Are we getting inflation right? With Neel Kashkari

    Soumaya Keynes talks to the president of the Minneapolis Fed

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    The perils of data dependence Premium content

    How the ECB has coped better than the Fed and BoE in an uncertain world

    François Villeroy de Galhau
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Monetary policy
    The US and Europe should decouple on monetary policy

    Divergent economic positions mean assessment of policy risks needs to be radically different

    James Ferguson illustration of the percentage symbol blueprint
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Measurement matters Premium content

    Real rentals, fast food and awkward adjustments in an inflation index near you

    A customer shops for groceries at an M&S supermarket in London, UK
  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Inflation’s rental risks Premium content

    The US and UK need to see a moderation in the price of home leases

    A ‘For Rent’ sign near a home in Houston, Texas, US
  • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
    UK property
    The solution is simple: just build more homes

    Walking London’s Capital Ring tells you all you need to know about the housing crisis

    Construction cranes in east London.
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