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Economist blames rising inflation on COVID-19 policies, as woman tells Q+A she can no longer afford university

A young Australian tells Q+A she has been forced to forego her education due to the spiralling cost of living, opening the door for economist Gigi Foster to blame COVID-era government policy for rising inflation in Australia.

ABC News

Lamb shoulder out and Dairy free spread in: All the changes to the UK’s cost of living tracking ‘inflation basket’

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) monitors the prices of a virtual so-called inflation basket of more than 700 goods and services to create monthly inflation figures

The Independent UK

OPINION - Controlling inflation is the battle of our times — and fortune will favour the bold

The Bank of England appears to be as confused as everybody when it comes to the outlook for interest rates. At the beginning of the month, a speech by the Bank’s Governor Andrew Bailey triggered hugely conflicting headlines. They ranged from “Bailey downplays talk of sharp rise in interest rates”…

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Junior doctors 'paid less than workers at Pret a Manger' as 70,000 expected to strike

The British Medical Association say junior doctors are demanding an end to a decade of below-inflation pay deals - they've hit out at the government over the latest 2% pay rise

Daily Mirror

Alcopops and non-chart CDs ejected from UK ‘inflation basket’

E-bikes, home security cameras and frozen berries added to ONS list in sign of changing shopping habits

The Guardian - UK

Stelrad CEO urges Government to take more action to help decarbonise homes

Trevor Harvey's comments come as the Newcastle and Yorkshire firm published record full year results despite a number of challenges

Birmingham Post

Asia-Pacific travellers return in 2023, with different tastes

Travellers are set to come out in fuller force across the Asia-Pacific region this year, though still-high inflation and structural hurdles likely will leave the critical industry still far from pre-Covid levels.

Bangkok Post

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UK and US to ‘work through’ concerns over Biden’s package of green subsidies, Rishi Sunak says

The Inflation Reduction Act is an attempt to make the US economy environmentally friendly with tax credits for green technology

The Independent UK

North West's private sector sees first improvement since August 2022 - NatWest

The bank has published its latest PMI data for the region

Birmingham Post

NZ hikes welfare payments as fruit and veg prices soar

Food prices are on the rise again in New Zealand, particularly for fruit and vegetables, as inflation worsens in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.

AAP

East Midlands economy looking up according to monthly NatWest business survey

East Midlands business confidence was at its strongest since last April, as inflationary pressures started to soften

Birmingham Post

The Guardian view on corporate greed: it’s causing inflation

Editorial: Unite’s claim that firms are profiteering on the back of a crisis hitting workers is hard to dismiss

The Guardian - UK

‘Global greedflation’: big firms ‘driving shopping bills to record highs’

Analysis by UK union shows large corporations have improved profits with price rises in cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Hunt budget being overshadowed by Lineker row is no bad thing for chancellor

Wednesday’s announcement will not change big picture for UK economy

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Britain’s older electorate can live with low GDP. It’s high inflation they abhor

Tories can take heart that the over 65s won’t punish poor GDP, research finds. Just don’t hit them in the pocket

The Guardian - UK

Labour planning £8bn Biden-style green energy revolution

Rachel Reeves to visit US to learn from senior Democrats about ambitious regional recovery plan

ABC News

WA faces challenging year ahead but economic outlook remains positive, according to new business report

Western Australia is well positioned to withstand a possible worldwide recession, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's economic outlook report, but it warns the state still faces a tough 12 months.

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Making Sense of a Wild Week in the Markets

It's been another doozy of a week for the S&P 500 (SPY). We had Fed Chair Jerome Powell giving his semiannual testimony before the Senate Banking Committee. We had the latest job openings summary from January. We had a surprise run on a bank in Silicon Valley push the entire…

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The Independent UK

An anti-government protest in Czech capital draws thousands

Thousands of people in the Czech Republic rallied in Prague to protest high inflation and to demand an end to the country’s military support for Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s budget to announce £20bn funding to cut carbon emissions

‘Reset’ of clean energy policy, including small nuclear reactors, is response to Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

Bangkok Post

Bank of Japan keeps low rates

Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged in its last meeting before Governor Haruhiko Kuroda steps down and is replaced by economics professor Kazuo Ueda.

AAP

Households carry rate pain as businesses flourish

The disconnect between households worried about wages and mortgage repayments and businesses, which appear to be doing just fine, hasn't gone unnoticed.

The Conversation

Why employment remains red hot even as the Federal Reserve tries to put job market on ice

The hot U.S. labor market is showing few signs of cooling down, with the latest jobs report showing continued strong gains, particularly in service industries such as retail and hospitality. The robust employment landscape may put pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise rates more than expected later this month…

The Independent UK

5 key takeaways from the February US jobs report

The American job market has once again confounded expectations

StockNews.com

4 "Strong Buy" Stocks to Buy Right Now

Strong economic data in recent weeks has raised signals of higher-than-expected hikes in the interest rate. Given the stalling disinflationary process, the stock market could remain volatile for some time. Thus, fundamentally strong stocks Gilead Sciences (GILD), HCA Healthcare (HCA), McKesson Corp. (MCK), and LSI Industries (LYTS) could be ideal…

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