Consumer confidence

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Consumer confidence

Expectations about the future including interest rates, incomes and jobs.

In the News Teaching Activity – Good news on UK growth, but will it last? (May 2026)

25th May 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – What is happening to consumer confidence in the UK? (May 2026)

21st May 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – Why do people feel dissatisfied with life in the UK? (Mar 2026)

16th March 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – the £ has been appreciating against the $ (July 2025)

7th July 2025
In the News Teaching Activity –What’s been happening in the USA stock market and does it matter? (April 2025)

28th April 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – what are the prospects for the UK economy in 2025? (Jan 2025)

6th January 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – Card Factory profits slump (Sept 2024)

30th September 2024
How Budget Anxiety is Shaping the UK Economic Landscape

20th September 2024
End of an Era - Japan Moves away from Negative Interest Rates

19th March 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – Is Christmas 2023 likely to be a merry one for retailers? A gloomy tale of consumer spending (Dec 2023)

18th December 2023
Why Table Mountain holds a clue for the path of UK interest rates

22nd September 2023
Monetary Policy - How Rising Interest Rates affect Aggregate Demand

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BoE raises interest rates to 4% - the highest for 14 years

3rd February 2023
What is Economic Uncertainty and Why Does it Matter?

Study Notes
Interest Rates and Consumer Spending - Chain of Reasoning

Practice Exam Questions
Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25% - highest level for 14 years

22nd September 2022
Recession Watch - UK Consumer Confidence Collapses

5th August 2022
2022 Exams - Key Statistics on the UK Economy

Topic Videos
Aggregate Demand - Is the Age of Consumption over?

14th February 2022
Monetary Policy - UK Base Interest Rates set to Rise

2nd November 2021
PMI Data Points to Brexit Slowdown

22nd July 2016
Interest Rates - 2021 Revision Update

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Consumer Spending

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Components of Aggregate Demand

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Impact of Macroeconomic Uncertainty

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Consumer Confidence & Economic Cycles

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What next for UK interest rates in 2020?

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House Prices and Consumer Spending

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Factors Influencing Business Capital Investment (2019 Update)

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Using AI to track sentiment and measure recession risk

17th July 2019
Advantages and Disadvantages of Higher Interest Rates

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Economic Effects of Higher Interest Rates (Revision Essay Plan)

Practice Exam Questions
Quantitative Easing (Monetary Policy Update - 2019)

Study Notes
Monetary Policy in the UK (Revision Webinar Video)

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Normalising interest rates

30th October 2017

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In the News Teaching Activity – Good news on UK growth, but will it last? (May 2026)

In the News Teaching Activity – What is happening to consumer confidence in the UK? (May 2026)

In the News Teaching Activity – Why do people feel dissatisfied with life in the UK? (Mar 2026)

In the News Teaching Activity – the £ has been appreciating against the $ (July 2025)

In the News Teaching Activity –What’s been happening in the USA stock market and does it matter? (April 2025)

In the News Teaching Activity – what are the prospects for the UK economy in 2025? (Jan 2025)

In the News Teaching Activity – Card Factory profits slump (Sept 2024)

How Budget Anxiety is Shaping the UK Economic Landscape

End of an Era - Japan Moves away from Negative Interest Rates

In the News Teaching Activity – Is Christmas 2023 likely to be a merry one for retailers? A gloomy tale of consumer spending (Dec 2023)

Why Table Mountain holds a clue for the path of UK interest rates

Monetary Policy - How Rising Interest Rates affect Aggregate Demand

BoE raises interest rates to 4% - the highest for 14 years

What is Economic Uncertainty and Why Does it Matter?

Interest Rates and Consumer Spending - Chain of Reasoning

Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25% - highest level for 14 years

Recession Watch - UK Consumer Confidence Collapses

2022 Exams - Key Statistics on the UK Economy

Aggregate Demand - Is the Age of Consumption over?

Monetary Policy - UK Base Interest Rates set to Rise

PMI Data Points to Brexit Slowdown

Interest Rates - 2021 Revision Update

Consumer Spending

Components of Aggregate Demand

Impact of Macroeconomic Uncertainty

Consumer Confidence & Economic Cycles

What next for UK interest rates in 2020?

House Prices and Consumer Spending

Factors Influencing Business Capital Investment (2019 Update)

Using AI to track sentiment and measure recession risk

Advantages and Disadvantages of Higher Interest Rates

Economic Effects of Higher Interest Rates (Revision Essay Plan)

Quantitative Easing (Monetary Policy Update - 2019)

Monetary Policy in the UK (Revision Webinar Video)

Normalising interest rates

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