Rohan Talwar

Co-founder & Vice President

LSE BSc Economics

I am a Co-Founder of The London Review and its Head of Economics. My goal is to make it the best place for students to develop original arguments and defend them to an exceptionally high standard.

I lead a team of 12 researchers from leading UK universities, covering economics and private markets. I run the editorial process from start to finish, commissioning ideas, challenging contributors' thinking, and editing every piece until it meets the standard I set. The result is student work that holds its own against the professional press.

Alongside leading the team, I write my own analysis on markets, monetary policy, and emerging economies, always focused on saying something new rather than reiterating the headlines. I am a BSc Economics student at the London School of Economics, and I have interned at Nomura across its Global Markets and Investment Banking divisions. My earlier work as an emerging markets analyst shaped the fundamental, data-led approach I bring to everything I publish.

Beyond what we publish, I care just as much about opening doors for the students coming up behind me. Through our mentorship scheme, I help sixth form students show genuine intellectual interest by writing articles and building a portfolio in a field they care about, giving them a real edge in their university applications.

Student Spotlight Markets Policy22nd September 2026

The rising currency for the future - CBDC

With 16% of global investable assets expected to be tokenised by 2035, the question of which settlement asset digital finance should use is becoming urgent. From "atomic settlement" to challenging the status of SWIFT, Central Bank Digital Currencies look like the most ideal currency for the future, but how should central banks in developed countries change their policies to adopt it?

Cyrus Cheng8 min read

Macro Public Policy13th September 2026

South Africa's Growth Streak Ends, and the Fix Is Still Loading

South Africa's six-quarter growth streak just got broken by a trade drag. Weeks after the quarter closed, the port meant to fix that blockage fell over

Raghu Kohli6 min read

Macro Opinion9th September 2026

An Uneasy Argument for Digitisation

Digitisation transforms economies but its success ultimately depends on governing institutions. From India's UPI and Estonia's e-government to Britain's digital ID debate and China's surveillance infrastructure, which institutions are strong enough to keep it in check?

Ahana Bhattacharya6 min read

Macro9th September 2026

Same Boom, Opposite Bets

Chile has taken majority control of its lithium and investors have stayed. Peru has kept a market-friendly framework and watched output stall. What capital is pricing is not ideology but whether a government can bind its successors

Raghu Kohli7 min read

Macro2nd September 2026

Britain wants its factories back. But does it want the jobs too?

Britain's industrial strategy promises to bring factories back, and the investment commitments are real. But a modern plant employs a fraction of the workers an old one did, and the political case for manufacturing still rests on job numbers the technology no longer produces.

Ahana Bhattacharya8 min read

Macro2nd September 2026

The Naira's Quiet Comeback

Nigeria's currency, reserves and growth are stronger than they have been in years, but poverty and inflation numbers show the recovery has not yet reached most households.

Raghu Kohli6 min read

Macro24th August 2026

Europe's Bond Market Is Sending a Warning

Germany has abandoned the borrowing rules that defined it, and the euro zone is heading for record bond supply just as the ECB stops buying and starts tightening. Yields are climbing accordingly. The question is no longer whether Europe can borrow, but whether what it buys with the money is worth what the money now costs.

Ahana Bhattacharya8 min read

Macro17th August 2026

The Week the Rate-Hike Narrative Collapsed

Payroll shocks and tame inflation managed to undo a month of Fed hawkishness. The economy just got worse, but Wall Street just got happier.

Raghu Kohli8 min read

Markets14th August 2026

The $3 Trillion Bet: The Private Credit Surge, the Forces Driving It, and the Doubts Ahead

Private Credit is one of the most rapidly expanding industries within private markets, with the Bank of England estimating a four-fold rise from 2015 to 2024. With the pressure of increased competition and potential reductions in interest rates, there is increased uncertainty around the future of the booming industry.

Anushka Mukherjee8 min read

Macro14th August 2026

The Fed Isn’t the Only One Setting Interest Rates

Why the bond market may have become America’s biggest macroeconomic problem

Ahana Bhattacharya9 min read

Markets Opinion11th August 2026

Everyone Wants to Go Second: Private Equity's Push Into Big Law

Offshore law firms have already sold stakes to private equity. US Big Law is watching, waiting for someone else to go first. The legal industry's long immunity to outside capital is ending, but the terms remain deeply uncertain.

Alexander Eklund11 min read

Markets10th August 2026

The Semiconductor Selloff: Correction or Warning Sign?

Semiconductor stocks have recently fallen despite resilient commercial demand, raising questions about whether the selloff is a temporary correction or an early warning of a broader economic slowdown.

Meghana Sivapuram7 min read