John Rapley is an author and academic who divides his time between London, Johannesburg, and Ottawa. He specializes in themes such as energy policy and regulation, global economy, and geopolitics, often exploring the intersections of economics, politics, and current affairs. His insights have been featured in The New York Times, UnHerd, and The Globe and Mail.
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John Rapley's coverage is sharply focused on finance and the economy, with a particular emphasis on expert commentary and opinion editorials. Given this focus, he would likely be most receptive to pitches from economists or financial experts who can provide unique perspectives on economic growth, central bank policies, housing markets, and global economic trends.
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By: John Rapley
Global student-led movements share a common cause: the growing precarity of young university graduates
Will Donald Trump’s decision to sell priority access to his social media posts become his Infantino moment? FIFA president Gianni Infantino, fresh off a successful World Cup that swelled the federation’s coffers, no doubt felt he could do no wrong. But it appeared that a month spent swanning around with celebrities and sitting in the [...]Read More...
By: John Rapley
Currency interventions rarely work because traders know central banks have only so much money in their foreign accounts
With white-collar workers reportedly already leaving London for more affordable or bucolic parts of the country, it seems that Andy Burnham’s decentralisation project has already begun. Yet it’s too soon to say whether the result will be a damp squib or an economic revolution. Although British politicians will always say that levelling up needn’t entail [...]Read More...
By: John Rapley
You have a popular prime minister with a mandate for tough action facing down a deeply unpopular president who enjoys no such licence
For the Trump administration, fighting to keep the supremacy of the dollar in the world’s financial system has been a top priority. Amid the geopolitical turmoil wrought by Trump’s presidency, not least with the confusing start-stop saga of the Iran war, many countries have grown cautious of Treasury paper as a safe and reliable asset, [...]Read More...
After hitting all-time highs earlier this month, the US stock market has settled into a late-summer amble, showing no significant shift in either direction, catching its breath before the next sprint upwards. Unfortunately, the other thing that hit a record high was the US national debt, which yesterday crossed the $40 trillion threshold, months earlier [...]Read More...
By: John Rapley
Let’s not forget that Canada has proven it is able to survive a trade war with its southern neighbour
By: John Rapley
The country will have to decide whether to return to the easier life it had and slide quietly into the American embrace or remain independent
Improbable though it may seem, a bombing raid on Iran may, like the proverbial Chinese butterfly flapping its wings and causing faraway chaos, trigger disparate distant ructions.
