Justin Chaloner

Justin Chaloner is Head of Economic Data at Capital Economics, with responsibility for all of our data output, including data visualisations and proprietary data series. He was previously a Senior Economist on our Global Economics and Consultancy teams. Prior to joining Capital Economics in October 2013, Justin was a research analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch specialising in equity strategy. Justin has a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Global Economics Update

Unlawful suspension of UK Parliament trims no deal risk

The ruling by the Supreme Court in the UK that the Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament was “unlawful, void and of no effect” and that the suspension should be “quashed” as soon as...

24th September 2019 3 mins read

Global Economics Update

Will India be a $5 trillion economy by 2025?

Since securing re-election this year, the Modi government has made it a formal aim to almost double the size of India’s economy to US$5trn by March 2025. In our view, the government is likely to fall...

23rd September 2019 11 mins read

Global Economics Update

Suspending UK Parliament raises chance of no deal

The Prime Minister’s decision to suspend Parliament from sometime in the second week of September until 14 th October increases the downside risks to the British economy and the pound by decreasing...

28th August 2019 4 mins read

Global Economics Update

China’s next steps in the trade war

China is left with few good options to hit back at the US in ways that wouldn’t be self-defeating. Rather than direct retaliation, officials are therefore likely to focus their efforts on broader...

6th August 2019 10 mins read

Global Economics Update

Ailing auto sector still a drag on global industry

The global industrial downturn so far has been fairly broad-based, but cars have fared particularly badly.While some temporary factors have been to blame, the longer-term drivers of the slowdown point...

10th July 2019 3 mins read

Global Economics Update

What to expect from India's union budget

Given the recent economic slowdown, new Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to announce more accommodative tax and spending measures when she unveils the union budget for this fiscal year on...

28th June 2019 3 mins read

Global Economics Update

G20 may not live up to (low) expectations

It seems likely that Presidents Trump and Xi will agree to another tariff ceasefire on the sidelines of this weekend’s G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. But given the differences between the two sides, we...

27th June 2019 6 mins read