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How soaring inflation can be particularly harmful for young people

Inflation rates have become almost impossible to ignore. In the UK, inflation has soared in recent months, now reaching 9% – the highest rate for 40 years. The Bank of England expects it to rise to 10% this year and for the economy to slow down.

The Conversation · May 20, 2022

North East economy falling further behind rest of country, report says

Annual report from the North East LEP highlights a growing gap with the rest of the UK in five of the six areas it measures

Birmingham Post · May 20, 2022

The Ever-Growing Digital World

Past Success Ahead of the Curve

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2022

Australians ‘uniformly worried’ about economy on election eve

Opposition Labor party maintains lead ahead of Saturday election amid rising uncertainty about the future.

Al Jazeera · May 20, 2022

UK consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 1974

Consumers increasingly pessimistic about economy and personal finances amid deepening cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022

Why True Capitalism Is the Only Thing That Can Save America — Both Economically and Socially

Americans today are facing one of the worst economic environments we’ve seen in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, supply chain shortages, and the Great Resignation, to name just a few of our current challenges.

Benzinga · May 19, 2022

GBP/USD: Don't Get Too Comfy With Recent Gains

GBP/USD look headed for its first weekly gain in four weeks moving into late Thursday trading. At the time of writing, the pair was trading up by 2.03% at 1.25089, supported by a broadly weaker US dollar. But a stronger pound this week didn’t relate to any major positive news…

Benzinga · May 19, 2022

Whether it was climate, integrity or the economy, no topic was safe from political spin in the 2022 election campaign. Here are the facts

Politicians were spinning hard for Australian's votes during the 2022 election. So who got their facts straight, and who missed the mark?

ABC News · May 19, 2022

Why American Banks Must Offer Crypto Services To All Consumers — Or Risk Losing Out To Fintechs And Foreign Banks

By Dave Donovan Executive Vice President at Publicis Sapient

Benzinga · May 19, 2022

ASX snaps four-week losing streak, Crown shareholders back $8.9b takeover

The Australian share market jumps in afternoon trade, despite another volatile day on Wall Street as investors weighed up the risk of rapid interest rate hikes tipping the US economy into recession.

ABC News · May 19, 2022