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Soumaya Keynes

Columnist & Podcast host

Soumaya Keynes became economics columnist for the Financial Times after eight years at The Economist where she covered economics, trade and globalisation. Soumaya won an award for comment from the Society for American Business Editors and Writers. She also co-hosted The Economist's Money Talks podcast and co-founded the Trade Talks podcast.
Email Soumaya Keynes @SoumayaKeynes  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    Global Economy
    Is the US economy headed for a hard landing?

    Soumaya Keynes asks Olivier Blanchard on The Economics Show

  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast30 min listen
    Are we in for a hard landing? With Olivier Blanchard

    A talk with Olivier Blanchard, former chief economist of the IMF

  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Global inflation
    Is a recession worse than inflation?

    Economists have been asking people what they think

    Illustration of one figure climbing up a down escalator while another figure hangs off the moving handrail coming down
  • Monday, 10 June, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast26 min listen
    Thinking about the global economy with Martin Wolf

    Martin Wolf and Soumaya Keynes discuss China, AI and the outlook for interest rates

  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Economy
    When is it OK for economists to experiment on people?

    A recent study has raised ethical questions about research

    Ann Kiernan illustration of humans in test tubes.
  • 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

  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast34 min listen
    The Economics of Parenting

    A conversation with Emily Oster about raising children, and data

  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    US employment
    What if the government insured you against a pay cut?

    New evidence from the US suggests such a scheme could pay for itself

    Illustration of a figure falling from a height, two figures holding a banknote as a safety net
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast30 min listen
    Has the US finally borrowed too much?

    A conversation with Jason Furman about the limits of debt

  • Friday, 17 May, 2024
    Labour party UK
    How large might Labour’s ‘dullness dividend’ be?

    The academic evidence suggests that the gains from greater certainty are not to be sniffed at

    Ann Kiernan illustration of graph with lines through vote ballot box with Labour Party roses.
  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2024
    The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes podcast1 min listen
    Introducing: The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes

    Soumaya and a host of special guests explore the hottest topics in economics

  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    How to get big numbers when predicting AI’s effect on growth

    Consider its scale, scope and speed

    Ann Kiernan illustration of an Ai droid gardening, gently touching seedlings.
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Working from home
    Is remote work good for women?

    Being in the office affects time devoted to giving and getting help

    Illustration of a woman sitting at a home desk working, looking out a window
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Economic statistics
    How economists could make themselves more useful

    There is a gap between the research supplied by academia and what policymakers actually want

    Ann Kiernan illustration of Soumaya Keynes talking though a loudspeaker with an graph emanating from it
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    UK society
    The economics of running

    Does a hotter economy really make you faster?

    Ann Kiernan illustration of runners and other people participating in sport
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Global Economy
    Macroeconomists, meet Hank: how new models are changing the discipline

    Incorporating inequality into the field is an uphill battle

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a figure standing on the edge of a cliff, while a group of mountaineers is climbing a higher hill in the distance.
  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Growth — it’s time for a reckoning

    Daniel Susskind argues that there is too much muddled thinking on the topic

    Protesters wave flags. One holds a banner with the word ‘Degrowth’
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
    Sovereign debt
    How to squash government debt

    What lessons can we learn from Jamaica’s example?

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a figure surfing on the crest of a Jamaica flag-coloured wave
  • Friday, 22 March, 2024
    Social Media
    Would a subscription model make social media better?

    These platforms aren’t free, and regulators are trying to manage the price

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a person feeding a coin into a slot in a mobile phone displaying numerous apps
  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
    Political Fix podcast27 min listen
    Jeremy Hunt: tax-cutting wizard or fiscal drag queen?

    Will the Tories’ spring Budget shift the political dial?

  • Friday, 8 March, 2024
    Consumer trends
    Americans are still sweeter on stuff than before the pandemic. How long can it last?

    A dig into the data offers some clues

    Illustration of the Rodin’s Thinker sitting on a pile of items
  • Friday, 1 March, 2024
    Income tax
    If you have to call a tax cut ‘smart’, it probably isn’t

    What a clever option would really look like

    Ann Kiernan illustration of the Budget red box with a paper chain of people extending from inside it
  • Friday, 23 February, 2024
    US-China trade dispute
    A second dose of Trump on trade would differ from the first

    Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe

    Ann Kiernan illustration of Donald Trump standing in front of a blue background with a downward trending graph and yellow stars crossed out.
  • Friday, 16 February, 2024
    Employment
    Should pay be more transparent?

    Policies that force companies to reveal the pay of peers have unintended consequences

    Ann Kiernan illustration of a crowd of silhouettes of people walking on a street in both directions.
  • Friday, 9 February, 2024
    Emerging markets
    Is recent emerging market success down to effort or luck?

    Rising central bank credibility deserves some credit, but the recent shock differs from earlier ones in important ways

    Ann Kiernan illustration of athletes race in a track with flags of Brazil, South Africa, Mexico & India
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