Are we facing a summer of discontent on the back of the cost of living crisis?

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The Economist has produced this excellent eight-minute primer on how a rise in interest rates can help to control inflationary pressures.

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This is macroeconomic gold dust for new Year 12 economists!

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In California and Australia investors can now bet on the cost of water.

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While many Western economies appear to be slowly recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, China is struggling to do so.

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This Guardian article looks at the German response to tackle the cost of living crisis by offering a €9 travel pass to its citizens.

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Here is an interesting example of hypothecated taxation. The Spanish government is using proceeds from a windfall tax to make some train travel free.

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The news that the UK has a tech talent shortage isn't a surprise - however, students should immediately be able to see the implications of this for the macroeconomy.

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Netflix and Microsoft have teamed up to offer a cheaper version of Netflix, complete with adverts, in an attempt to stem a loss of subscribers.

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More evidence is emerging this week about the impact of the cost of living crisis on relative poverty among households and across regions

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A new report “Stagnation Nation” argues that a combination of low productivity & inequality has left average UK households £8800 worse off than people in five comparative countries.

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The UK’s busiest airport, has announced a two-month cap on departing passengers at 100,000 a day to limit queues, baggage delays and flight cancellations.

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Greenpeace has released new survey evidence revealing that UK households only recycle a mere 12% of their single-use plastics.

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The UK's heatwave is inevitably driving higher demand for cool drinks but Briton’s desire for bottled water over the long run may be declining.

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Why might a real-time weekly index of till-sales at Pret tell us about the changing nature of the labour market?

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The eminent economist Barry Eichengreen highlights here the damage that the weakening of the pound is likely to cause the UK economy.

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This is macroeconomic gold dust for students and teachers! The Guardian provides a helpful series of charts highlighting six key problems facing the UK economy.

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Here's our last weekly economics news quiz of the academic year. We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz. Apologies that there is no online version of the quiz this week. We have 8 multichoice questions available on the Powerpoint download.

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Here's our weekly economics news quiz. We have 8 multichoice questions and a 'Classroom mode' for those teachers wishing to use the quiz in class. Good luck!

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