THINK economic and financial analysis

Meet the team

James Smith

Share

James Smith
Developed Markets Economist, UK

James is a developed market economist, responsible for ING's view on the UK economy and Bank of England. He graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in economics and joined ING in 2015.

James Smith

Latest reports from James

Report
ING Monthly: Central bankers left holding the baby
ING Monthly: Central bankers left holding the baby
Report
Summer's feel-good factor didn't last long
Summer’s feel-good factor didn’t last long
Report
ING Monthly: Hiking in the dark
ING Monthly: Hiking in the dark

Latest snaps

Sticky UK services inflation to come lower in 2025
Sticky UK services inflation to come lower in 2025
Hot UK wage data will embolden Bank of England hawks
Hot UK wage data will embolden Bank of England hawks
UK economic momentum slows further but budget boost is coming
UK economic momentum slows further but budget boost is coming
Sticky UK services inflation to keep BoE cutting gradually (for now)
Sticky UK services inflation to keep BoE cutting gradually (for now)

Latest podcasts

Listen: Trump, Trade Wars, and Tense Politics - How 2025 could unfold
Icon Podcast Listen: Trump, Trade Wars, and Tense Politics - How 2025 could unfold
Listen: Recession risks and the race for rate cuts
Icon Podcast Listen: Recession risks and the race for rate cuts

More from James

THINK Ahead: CEE region in focus

THINK Ahead: CEE region in focus

PMI readings and GDP data take centre stage next week in Central and Eastern Europe
Sweden
Riksbank preview: Another cut on the path to 2%

Riksbank preview: Another cut on the path to 2%

We expect a consensus 25bp rate cut this week in Sweden
United Kingdom
Bank of England rates to stay on hold but cuts to accelerate in 2025

Bank of England rates to stay on hold but cuts to accelerate in 2025

Better underlying inflation data could unlock faster BoE easing in the spring
THINK Ahead: A Christmas pantomime
THINK Ahead: A Christmas pantomime
THINK Ahead: The Christmas gift edition
THINK Ahead: The Christmas gift edition
United Kingdom
Three calls for the UK: What's that over there?
Three calls for the UK: What’s that over there?
Central banks in 2025: They're singing a different tune
Central banks in 2025: They’re singing a different tune
Our hit list: What could go right - or wrong - in 2025
Our hit list: What could go right - or wrong - in 2025
Outlook 2025: The world right now
Outlook 2025: The world right now
THINK Ahead: Huddle! We need to talk about the fifth quarter
THINK Ahead: Huddle! We need to talk about the fifth quarter
United Kingdom
United States
Live Event: The global economy in 2025
Live Event: The global economy in 2025
THINK Ahead: Shouting at the Quiet Price Hikers
THINK Ahead: Shouting at the Quiet Price Hikers
THINK Ahead: A song for Europe
THINK Ahead: A song for Europe
Rates
Rates: Three reasons 10Y gilt yields should revert below USTs, eventually
Rates: Three reasons 10Y gilt yields should revert below USTs, eventually
United Kingdom
UK growth slows considerably in the third quarter
UK growth slows considerably in the third quarter