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Developed Markets Economist

James is a Developed Market economist, with primary responsibility for coverage of the UK economy and the Bank of England. As part of the wider team in London, he also spends time looking at the US economy, the Fed, Brexit and Trump's policies. He graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Economics and joined ING in August 2015.

James Smith
+44 20 7767 1038
james.smith@ing.com @SmithEconomics

22 October 2018
Our October guide to global central banks

Everything you need to know about central bank policy around the world

18 October 2018
Brexit blog: What the latest impasse means for the UK economy

As Brexit negotiations stall, the ever-increasing uncertainty surrounding 'n...

Updates

Canada: Businesses upbeat despite trade turbulence

Business prospects for Canada are encouraging, with most indicators from the Ban...

Brexit still priority No. 1 for the BoE despite stronger wages

In any other situation, the fact that UK wage growth is really motoring along mi...

Key events in developed markets next week

Two questions arise in developed markets next week: Will some form of a Bre...

More by James Smith

4 October 2018

4 October 2018
Canadian jobs preview: Wage growth woes

A healthy jobs market is typical at this time of year in many sectors, and business confidence has held up relatively we...

3 October 2018
‘No deal’ Brexit risks cast shadow over UK services outlook

The latest UK services PMI indicates that the sector remains in a pretty solid state. But as the perceived risk of a ...

28 September 2018
Key events in developed markets next week

Manufacturing and services data dominate next week, giving us an insight into how businesses are coping with trade conce...

27 September 2018
Canada: July GDP to clear way for rate hike

A slight improvement in Canadian growth during July should be enough to see the Bank of Canada hike rates in October. Bu...

26 September 2018

26 September 2018
Brexit blog: Why ‘no deal’ may still be avoided

Plus: What markets should look out for in this year's political party conferences, and is the UK economy heading int...

21 September 2018
Key events in developed markets next week

Swedish politics, Bank of England speakers and a Fed meeting - which should conclude in a 25bp rate hike - are...

20 September 2018
Canada inflation: Price growth should begin to slide

Cast your mind back to last month, when inflation caught markets off-guard. Headline CPI spiked on higher ener...

20 September 2018
UK retailers not out of the woods despite better sales

The high street had another reasonable month in August according to the latest retail sales figures. But with incomes st...

4 September 2018

4 September 2018
Our September guide to global central banks

Everything you need to know about central bank policy around the world

3 September 2018
Brexit timeline: The race to avert ‘no deal’

Despite the noise, we think the probability of a 'no deal' Brexit is still relatively low. However, it might not...

31 August 2018
Key events in developed markets

A much busier week for developed markets. We look for signs of recovery in the US jobs report, hard German data to evalu...

28 August 2018
Canada: Expect strong growth as tariff bruises are yet to show

A strong 3% Canadian growth figure on Thursday would indicate the actual impact of the global trade war so far has been ...