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Duncan Innes

BBC News - Mark Carney adjusts Bank interest rate policy - 1 views

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    New interest rate policy video
Duncan Innes

UK National Debt | Economics Blog - 0 views

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  • Interest Payments. The cost of paying interest on the government’s debt is very high. In 2008 Debt interest payments will be £31 billion a year (est 2.5% of GDP). In 2009, they will be £35 billion (similar to defence budget). Public sector debt interest payments could be be the 4th highest department after social security, health and education. Debt interest payments are rising close to £70bn given rise in national debt.
  • Duncan Innes on 27 Sep 11
     
    All you need to know about our national debt - please read problems of national debt bit
Duncan Innes

'Matters Could Escalate' : Economist Raghuram Rajan Warns of Currency Conflict - SPIEGE... - 0 views

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  • I think this has to do with more than just currencies. It is very convenient for industrial countries to point to currency intervention as the problem, because they are not directly guilty of that. Is it any surprise that China resists an international agreement where the sole focus will be exchange rates? But industrial countries are not beyond reproach on the kind of policies they have been following in recent years. Let us remember where this crisis originated ...
  • Duncan Innes on 13 Oct 10
     
    Fascinating discussion on whether the race to low interest rates (and export lead growth) is the only problem in the world macro economy
Duncan Innes

European Debt Crisis: Who Loaned PIIGS the Money? - 0 views

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  • Duncan Innes on 02 Feb 12
     
    Interesting debt graphic
Duncan Innes

BBC News - India raises interest rates rise to stem inflation - 0 views

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    Is india's economy stagflating?
Duncan Innes

Public-sector workers: (Government) workers of the world unite! | The Economist - 0 views

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  • Unions have suppressed wage differentials in the public sector. They have extracted excellent benefits for their members. And they have protected underperforming workers from being sacked.
  • Duncan Innes on 09 Jan 11
     
    Interesting article proclaiming that the public sector unions have made the state inefficient
Duncan Innes

Tax Research UK » Why VAT is regressive - 0 views

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  • First, the poor must have savings, and as I show, they don’t. Second, they must have access to borrowing, and as I show, they don’t (except for doorstep lenders). Third, the consumption patterns of the rich must be the same as the poor, and they’re not. In fact, the consumption patterns of the rich (for school frees, private health, leisure travel, second homes and financial services products) are all VAT free, unlike the consumption patterns of the poorest.
  • Duncan Innes on 13 Jan 11
     
    Interesting article highlighting why VAT is regressive.
Duncan Innes

BBC News - What can the UK do to kick start the recovery? - 1 views

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  • Duncan Innes on 18 Nov 11
     
    Good summary of the problems facing the UK economy
Duncan Innes

Why some economists fear Osborne's upper cuts will leave Britain out for the count | Bu... - 0 views

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  • It is this gloomy backdrop which exercises the minds of the third and final group of experts, the bears. For them, the risk is both of a double-dip recession and a long, painful work out from the excesses of the past. Looking at the four main components of demand they would say that consumption is going to be weak so investment will disappoint. Government spending is going to be slashed, leaving a massive burden on exports at a time of slower growth and currency wars. The bears are currently the smallest group. Their numbers are likely to be swelled as winter progresses.
Duncan Innes

World job crisis is a threat to democracy, says IMF head | Business | The Observer - 0 views

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  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the IMF's managing director, warned that "we face the risk of a lost generation", adding: "When you lose your job, your health is likely to be worse. When you lose your job, the education of your children is likely to be worse. When you lose your job, social stability is likely to be worse – which threatens democracy and even peace. So we shouldn't fool ourselves. We are not out of the woods yet. And for the man in the street, a recovery without jobs doesn't mean much."
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      USA is losing patience with China
  • Tim Geithner, Obama's treasury secretary, said: "The United States believes that global rebalancing is not progressing as well as needed to avoid threats to the global economic recovery.
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  • "Our initial achievements are at risk of being undermined by the limited extent of progress toward more domestic demand-led growth in countries running external surpluses and by the extent of foreign exchange intervention as countries with undervalued currencies lean against appreciation."
  • "In the G20 framework there are too many people and too many interests to be able to find a currency arrangement," Juncker said. "The ideal forum would be G7 plus China."
Duncan Innes

Bernanke could be repeating Greenspan's gaffes | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Three big questions arise from the decision by the Federal Reserve tonight to pump an extra $600bn (£372bn) into the US economy through the policy known as quantitative easing. Why is America's central bank taking this action? What are the likely consequences? How will the rest of the world respond?
Duncan Innes

Quantitative easing explained | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

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    Quantitative easing explained Quantitative easing: what is it and does it work?
Duncan Innes

US Federal Reserve launches new round of quantitative easing | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

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    America's central bank announced that it would pump an additional $600bn (£372bn) into the ailing US economy over the next eight months in an attempt to accelerate growth and cut unemployment
Duncan Innes

Inflation fears send shares sliding - Business News, Business - The Independent - 0 views

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  • Duncan Innes on 16 Nov 10
     
    Reasons behind October 2010 Inflation rise.
Matty Leppard

Poverty is about more than income, but money also matters | Society | The Guardian - 0 views

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  • Matty Leppard on 16 Dec 10
     
    Explaining different areas which affect poverty
Duncan Innes

Economics - Economics Q&A: What is a managed floating exchange rate? - 0 views

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  • Duncan Innes on 09 Jan 11
     
    A summary of how and why countries try to manage their exchange rates.
Duncan Innes

Economics - Economics Q&A: Will the rise in VAT harm the UK's economic performance? - 0 views

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  • Overall the rise in VAT is likely to cause higher inflation, reduced GDP growth and some job losses in 2011 and into 2012 - so some deterioration in three microeconomic indicators at the expense of improved government finances. But in the long term a 20% VAT rate is unlikely to have any noticeable effect on UK competitiveness and growth. The long-term trend GDP is driven by supply side factors such as technological progress, working age population growth, improved work and enterprise incentives and the scale and quality of capital investment spending).
  • Duncan Innes on 18 Jan 11
     
    A summary of the likely impact of VAT on Economic Growth
Duncan Innes

Growth or cuts? Keynes would not back the coalition - especially over jobs | Business |... - 0 views

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  • Conversely, if the jobless total rises by Easter, inflation edges above 4% and consumers save rather than spend, Labour will be able to say that it is the coalition that has messed things up, killing off growth with its ill-timed and harsh austerity programme.
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