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Assorted Links (6 Jan)
6th January 2010
Today’s assorted links focus on some topical video and audio reports on business and macroeconomic issues
1/ Paul Mason on Newsnight - Economic predictions for 2010 - this is a superb 6 minute report from Paul Mason. Newsnight’s Economics editor Paul Mason outlines how he thinks UK and global finances will fare in 2010 and what the chances are of a double dip recession here in the UK
2/ Rory Cellan-Jones (BBC) on the launch of the Nexus One - Google said the Nexus One represented the next frontier in the company’s $20bn (£12.4bn) core business - selling advertising through search
3/ Nigel Cassidy (BBC) - are purchasing managers optimistic? - an interesting look at some cyclical industries in the economy such as advertising, travel and transport that are likely to be at the forefront of an upturn in demand and production.
4/ Simon Johnson (interviewed on the Today programme) - Banks ‘must be small enough’ to fail - Simon Johnson, professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, discusses banking system reforms
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.