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Duncan Innes

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

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    A summary of how and why countries try to manage their exchange rates.
Duncan Innes

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

  • 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 ...
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    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

Tim Harford - Article - Laffer curves and the logic of the 50p rate - 0 views

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    Tim Harfords examines the 50p tax rate and the Laffer Curve
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Household Saving Rates | Global Finance - 0 views

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    How household saving rates affect short term and long term growth. The wealth effect explained - clear writing great graph 
Duncan Innes

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

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    New interest rate policy video
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Analysis: Does the UK really have marginal tax rates of 96%? - Times Online - 0 views

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    Highlighting high levels of marginal tax rates in the UK
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BBC News - Higher tax rate to hit 750,000 more people, says IFS - 0 views

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    A clear graph on the marginal rates of direct taxation. An article identifying the winners and losers after April 2011 changes
Duncan Innes

Faisal Islam on Economics - Rate rises and who controls Britain's currency policy? - 1 views

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    Faisal Islam neatly sums up the current situation Feb 2011
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Emma Harrison's tax bill casts doubt on 50p tax analysis - Channel 4 News - 0 views

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    Emma Harrison 50p tax rate
Duncan Innes

BBC News - If we can have a single benefit, why not a single tax? - 0 views

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    An article looking at simplifying the tax system by combining income tax and NI. Contains a graph for marginal tax rates 2010/2011
Duncan Innes

Swiss bid to peg 'safe haven' franc to the euro stuns currency traders | Business | gua... - 0 views

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    A2 Floating v fixed exchange rates - switzerland aims to peg its franc to the euro
Duncan Innes

Inflation, List by Country - 1 views

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    International Inflation rates over time
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BBC News - India raises interest rates rise to stem inflation - 0 views

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    Is india's economy stagflating?
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BBC News - What do we mean by currency wars? - 0 views

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    Simple 2 minute animated video explaining the background to exchange rates. Made by BBC in November 2010.
Duncan Innes

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

  • 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).
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    A summary of the likely impact of VAT on Economic Growth
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BBC News - China's economy grew 10.3% in 2010 - 0 views

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    Article and radio clip warning of the dangers of inflation in the Chinese economy.
Duncan Innes

YouTube - Hayek vs. Keynes Sequel Sneak Peek at The Economist Buttonwood Gathering - 0 views

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    Hayek v Keynes Mark 2 Rapping 
Duncan Innes

BBC News - Brazil reduces poverty but industry feels the strain - 1 views

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    Fantastic case study on the Macro Economic environment of Brazil
Duncan Innes

BBC Six o'clock news 16th September 1992 Sterling crisis - YouTube - 0 views

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    A video  on the 6 o'clock news on Black Wednesday
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