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Hamish McRae

Hamish McRae has a long association with The Independent and writes regular columns on business and finance, as well as the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics. He is an internationally respected writer and broadcaster, who has won numerous awards, including the coveted title of Business and Finance Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards.

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Hamish McRae The future of work will be uncertain – but there are ways around that

Anyone focusing on the workforce in the coming years should equally look at the time ahead for cities, towns and rural areas. The key to what makes them work better could prove extremely useful

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Hamish McRae The UK economy will shrink this summer for the first time in years

This will be a period of extreme unease in fiscal terms, and the recovery from it could be even worse towards the end of the year depending on where global trade relations stand

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Will Boris Johnson’s free-trade zones really boost the economy?

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China needs Hong Kong’s economic success more than ever

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Johnson will turn the spending taps on, but austerity is not over

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Population is growing – but often where you wouldn’t expect it

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This is how the G20 summit could impact the global economy

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The French have bought Sotheby’s and the luxury economy with it

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Britain must do more to adapt to the ageing population

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No Tory leader hopeful can boost the economy without the EU's support

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Will Woodford’s woes challenge the idea of the ‘star’ fund manager?

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How unequal the US is – and why it led to a Trump presidency

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Hamish McRae Donald Trump needs Japan on his side, and quick

What’s curious about this weekend’s meeting between Trump and Abe ahead of the G20 is that Trump is not seeking to find common ground in an effort to contain China’s ambitions – or at least if he is, it is not evident to the Trump-watchers in Washington

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Hamish McRae The Huawei saga is a fight over who will dominate the global economy

The battle for supremacy is on a knife edge

Hamish McRae Trump’s Fed plea is a new level of financial incoherence

There is so much we are yet to discover about our economy

Two decades after Gordon Brown's gold sale, was it a bad deal for us?

Donald Trump is right to play China at its own trade war game

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Does Marriott’s home rental venture spell the end of Airbnb?

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After Huawei, the west can’t pull up a drawbridge against China

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Is India's economic growth really all down to Modi?

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Amid attacks in Sri Lanka, the region's growing economy offers hope

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Brexit – explained

Is Brexit making the eurozone’s economic problems worse?

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Don't worry about fake reviews online, but beware of the ignorant

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Twenty years on, the national minimum wage is a success

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Are we headed for a repeat of the 2008 global financial crisis?

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Europe can’t rely on the US to regulate tech giants like Google

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Debenhams is on the brink, but could a retail genius save it?

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Upping workplace pension contributions is a bigger deal than you think

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What Starbucks’ offer to pay staff tuition fees means for all of us

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What the world’s most expensive cities reveals about the world economy

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The real secret to becoming an ISA millionaire

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Berners-Lee's internet warnings are both too much, and too little

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A cashless society is a grave threat to our civil liberties

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Tarnished by scandal – but did Trudeau make a rational call?

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The welfare state is collapsing, so start saving for your future now

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Germany may not be in recession, but US trade disputes aren’t helping

What we should learn from Finland's universal basic income experiment

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Trade concerns are looming all over the world

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Political tensions in Europe could lead to a serious economic slowdown

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Why AOC and Elizabeth Warren’s tax proposals won’t fix the system

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If you want to make a successful product, size matters

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The world’s tech giants are about to feel the pinch

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The true economic cost of the government shutdown could be huge

Here’s the version of Davos you won't have heard about

Why Elon Musk can't make Tesla profitable

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China’s biggest fall in exports in two years is bad news for us all

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The border wall costs far less than the US government shutdown

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Can Trump afford to abandon his economy over the Mexican border wall?

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It's been a bad year for investors – the omens aren't good for 2019

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The battle between the US and China isn’t strictly down to trade

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These are the cities that will dominate economically for 15 years

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Here’s what we should hope to come out of the G20 summit

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Japan needs immigration to survive, so why is it resistant to change?

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This is what will happen when cryptocurrencies become worthless

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Zuckerberg’s wobbling fortunes illustrate a wider trend in tech

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How our economic and trade relations will change after Brexit

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How the US stock market is linked to its political system

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Hamish McRae The midterms have only given the US economy a short-term boost

Angela Merkel's economic success may be more about luck than strategy

Why the death of the high street is good for men – and bad for women

This is how Britain's austerity plans compare to the rest of the world

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What to expect from Philip Hammond in tomorrow's Budget

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Start looking to China to determine our own financial fortunes

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Electric cars are set for explosive growth, but challenges lie ahead

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Philip Hammond is going to struggle to make the numbers add up

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Rising interest rates will not yet lead to another financial crash

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These are the warning signs of a new global crisis

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Millennials, start saving money now. Who knows what the future holds

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What it means that there are now more middle class people than poor

Saudi Arabia needs to diversify to survive the drop in oil prices

By 2030, economies like China and India will dominate the West