Prepare for a 'significant uptick' in inflation this week, top economist Paul Krugman says Inflation likely rose last month, but it may not be a huge deal. Fortune · Feb 13, 2023
America is probably going to avoid a recession and that's giving markets a 'good reason to be more upbeat,' according to the head of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva struck a positive tone in a Monday interview, arguing the resilient labor market and China's reopening will boost the U.S. economy. Fortune · Feb 13, 2023
Brexit cost UK economy £29bn with investment ‘stopped in its tracks', Bank of England policymaker says Jonathan Haskel said UK was an 'extreme outlier' when it comes to facing a slowdown in productivity Insider UK · Feb 13, 2023
Bill Dudley: Will the Fed go longer or higher? Maybe both How will the US Federal Reserve wage its battle with inflation — by keeping interest rates elevated for longer, or by taking them even higher? Investors are fixated on this question, which has vast implications for bonds, stocks and the entire economy. Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2023
Eurovision recruitment drive with hundreds of positions available 45 employers will advertise hundreds of hospitality roles Liverpool Echo · Feb 13, 2023
Healthcare staff shortage main factor in near-record job vacancies ONS analysis shows sector accounts for more than one in 10 of job ads posted online in December The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Pace of monetary tightening 'reasonable': Finance Minister Arkhom Thailand's economy could grow faster than forecast this year as a revival in tourism quickens, while the pace of monetary tightening to stave off inflationary pressures remained "reasonable", the country's finance minister said on Monday. Bangkok Post · Feb 13, 2023
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EU tipped to avoid recession after gas crisis eases Economic growth forecast to be 0.8% in 2023 but households still face cost of living pressures The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
‘It’s just not worth it’: why full-time work no longer pays in the UK Britain has a shrinking economy and a worker shortage – so why aren’t part-time workers increasing their hours? The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Levelling up spending for Greater Manchester should be decided locally, shadow chancellor says Rachel Reeves MP visited a Bolton training centre for telecoms engineers to mark National Apprenticeship Week Manchester Evening News · Feb 13, 2023
Brexit cost UK economy £29bn as investment ‘plateaued’, Bank policymaker says Jonathan Haskel, an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, said a wave of investment was ‘stopped in its tracks’ in 2016. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023
More immigration can be the solution to Britain’s economic woes, but who will dare to say it My party agreed that we needed to stop drifting in the direction of a higher-tax, higher-spend economy being choked by ever more regulation, which was causing sluggish growth, low productivity and a dampening of enterprise and innovation”. Thus wrote former prime minister Liz Truss last week. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023
If You Could Only Own 3 Stocks, It Should Be These Consumer sentiment has been buoyed by the recent cooldown in inflation and encouraging economic data. However, with interest rate hikes expected to continue, the risk of the economy tipping into a recession remains. Hence, fundamentally strong stocks Coca-Cola (KO), Merck & Co (MRK), and Valero Energy (VLO) that pay reliable… StockNews.com · Feb 13, 2023
Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023 'My husband said I should sit in economy while he flies in first-class, I'm fuming' A woman was left fuming after her partner decided she could fly in economy, while he travelled in first-class to a work conference
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 EU foresees economy improving, but inflation still painful Europe's economic prospects are looking up, at least a little
Newcastle Herald · Feb 13, 2023 Mining industry's $6.3 billion injection into the Hunter economy The Hunter's mining industry injected $6.3 billion into the Hunter economy in the last financial year, the highest level of expenditure since the 2012-13.
The News Lens · Feb 13, 2023 Taiwan Makes History With Universal Cash Payment Plan Taiwan is giving citizens and permanent residents a one-off cash payment of NT$6,000, a step towards ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are shared by all.
Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023 Cyprus' former foreign minister becomes island’s new president Nicos Christodoulides was elected president of Cyprus on Sunday, securing his bid to oversee the Mediterranean island whose economy was buffeted first by the pandemic and now by Russia’s war in Ukraine and its associated rise in living costs.
Bangkok Post · Feb 12, 2023 Substance sorely lacking in party policies The election campaigns of political parties should focus on improving the country's competitiveness with effective short- and long-term economic policies rather than populist sops or market intervention that could mar the economy and add fiscal burden, says business leaders.
Liverpool Echo · Feb 12, 2023 What do businesses really get out of Liverpool's late night tax? Liverpool Council voted to maintain the levy but businesses are sceptical
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 The price Britain paid for lockdown was colossal. Was there an alternative? Flirtation with recession, along with new era of austerity and stagnation are consequences of policy response to pandemic
Reuters · Feb 12, 2023 China needs stronger family-focussed policies to spur births- Chinese expert China should enhance incentives for people to build families and boost the birth rate as the country's now-falling population could threaten the world's second-biggest economy, a Chinese family planning expert said.
The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2023 'Brexit radicalised me': Scots business owner forced to cut staff in half JUST a few short years ago, Elizabeth Carnahan’s business was doing well. She had a growing customer base, a turnover of more than £1 million and…
ABC News · Feb 12, 2023 Treasurer says government's energy market intervention is already working to provide household relief Treasurer Jim Chalmers tells ABC Insiders the federal government's intervention is putting downward pressure on electricity prices, and inflation remains the economy's greatest challenge.