Roger Bootle

Roger Bootle

Roger Bootle runs Capital Economics, a consultancy specializing in macroeconomics and the economics of the property market. Previously, he was group chief economist of HSBC and served on the U.K. Chancellor’s panel of Independent Economic Advisers. Mr. Bootle is a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph and has written books on monetary economics, including The Trouble with Markets and The Death of Inflation.  He is economic adviser to Deloitte, a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an honorary fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. Mr. Bootle holds a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics and a BPhil degree in economics from Oxford University.

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Global Trade Imbalances Are a Major Source of Instability, Says Economist Roger Bootle 3 November 2011

The managing director of Capital Economics says unbalanced trade flows contributed to excess leverage and created a liquidity glut that has constrained monetary policy. Read More

On Greece and Governments: Roger Bootle and Robert Jenkins 17 October 2011

Governments have been “blithely insouciant towards the dangers posed by huge levels of public sector debt.” Read More

Speakers in the News: Roger Bootle 20 September 2011

Roger Bootle, managing director of Capital Economics and speaker at the Fourth Annual CFA Institute European Investment Conference, has called for a division of the euro in his latest column for The Telegraph. As discussion swirls around whether or not … Read More

Speaker Confirmed: Roger Bootle 5 July 2011

Roger Bootle is a leading economist and author who is an economic adviser to Deloitte and a specialist adviser to the U.K. House of Commons Treasury Committee. He will be speaking at the Fourth Annual CFA Institute European Investment Conference … Read More

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