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Monetary policy
Monetary policy involves changes in interest rates, the supply of money & credit and exchange rates to influence the economy.
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UK Interest Rates Climb to 4.5% - Highest since 2008
12th May 2023
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UK Economy - How Best to Bring Down Inflation?
Topic Videos
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Interest Rates and Aggregate Demand and Supply
12th February 2023
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BoE raises interest rates to 4% - the highest for 14 years
3rd February 2023
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How can a central bank combat high inflation?
Study Notes
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Policies to Control Inflation
Study Notes
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What are the key ideas behind Monetarism?
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy - What is Quantitative Tightening?
Topic Videos
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Monetary Policy - UK base interest rates climb to 3.5%
15th December 2022
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Are we reaching a turning point for inflation?
14th December 2022
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Interest Rates and Consumer Spending - Chain of Reasoning
Practice Exam Questions
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Biggest Rise in UK Interest Rates for 33 Years!
3rd November 2022
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UK Interest Rates and House Prices - A Quick Update
3rd November 2022
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Monetary Policy - Bank of England starts to reverse QE!
1st November 2022
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Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25% - highest level for 14 years
22nd September 2022
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UK inflation and interest rates - a quick update
14th September 2022
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Is this a time for central banks to be more cautious in raising interest rates?
12th September 2022
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Teaching Activity: Super Villains (Macroeconomic policies)
Teaching Activities
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US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.75%
28th July 2022
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Japanese Economy - Abenomics
Study Notes
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2022 Exams - Key Statistics on the UK Economy
Topic Videos
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Monetary Policy (Quizlet Revision Activity)
Quizzes & Activities
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Monetary Policy - Bank of England walks tightrope on interest rates
15th February 2022
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Interest Rates and Inflation - Chains of Reasoning
Topic Videos
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Monetary Policy - Bank of England raises interest rates from 0.1% to 0.25%
17th December 2021
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Monetary Policy - Different Approaches to Tackling Inflation
26th November 2021
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Monetary Policy - Who should lead the US Federal Reserve?
10th November 2021
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Monetary Policy - The US Fed Tapers QE
4th November 2021
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Monetary Policy - UK Base Interest Rates set to Rise
2nd November 2021
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Monetary Policy - UK interest rate rise likely before the end of 2021
12th October 2021
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UK Economy - Policy Focus - Quantitative Easing
Topic Videos
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Monetary Policy - Selection of Revision MCQs
Practice Exam Questions
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Managed Floating Exchange Rates
Study Notes
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The Folly of Negative Interest Rates
13th September 2016
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Quantitative Easing - BBC Briefing Room
30th September 2016
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Forward Guidance Triggers Behavioural Change
21st November 2016
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Carney on popular disillusionment with capitalism
6th December 2016
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US Fed raises interest rates driving the dollar higher
15th December 2016
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An Animated Guide to Abenomics
30th December 2016
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Monetary Policy & Exchange Rates (Revision Presentation)
Study Presentations
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Inflation - Policies to Control Inflation
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy - Managing Demand
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy - Forward Guidance
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy - Quantitative Easing (QE)
Study Notes
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Monetary and Fiscal Policy Revision Quiz
Quizzes & Activities
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Monetary Policy Revision Quiz
Quizzes & Activities
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Monetary Policy in the UK
Topic Videos
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Exchange Rates
Topic Videos
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Evaluation on Low Interest Rates and the UK Economy
Exam Support
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Quantitative Easing (QE)
Topic Videos
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Revision Webinar: Monetary Policy
Topic Videos
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Should Smaller EU Countries Join the Euro?
Topic Videos
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Negative Interest Rates (Financial Economics)
Study Notes
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Interest Rates: A Quick Primer
Topic Videos
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Monetary Policy: Should UK Interest Rates Rise?
Topic Videos
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Macroeconomic Objectives and Macro Stability
Study Notes
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Interest Rates - 2021 Revision Update
Topic Videos
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Monetary policy: are negative interest rates on the horizon?
9th February 2021
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Macroeconomic Policy Revision (Online Lesson)
Online Lessons
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Evaluating Monetary Policy (Online Lesson)
Online Lessons
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Introduction to Monetary Policy (Online Lesson)
Online Lessons
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Fiscal and Monetary Policy - Connection Wall Activity
Quizzes & Activities
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The Government Game - Economic Simulation Activity
Quizzes & Activities
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Macro policies to prevent an economic depression
Topic Videos
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Real Interest Rates
Topic Videos
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Economics of Negative Interest Rates
Topic Videos
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What next for UK interest rates in 2020?
Topic Videos
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What happens when interest rates rise?
25th January 2020
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Negative Interest Rates Short Answers
Topic Videos
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Economic Effects of Higher Interest Rates (Revision Essay Plan)
Practice Exam Questions
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Exchange Rates - Five Key Definitions
Topic Videos
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UK Economy Update 2019: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Topic Videos
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The UK Economy in 2018 - Essential Exam Update
Topic Videos
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Resources from the Reserve Bank of Australia
9th July 2018
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Liquidity Trap
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy - Exchange Rates
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy - The Bank of England
Study Notes
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Monetary Policy in the UK (Revision Webinar Video)
Topic Videos
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Bank of England School Visits
14th May 2018
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Test 6: A Level Economics: MCQ Revision on Monetary Policy
Practice Exam Questions
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How the Fed Works: After the Great Recession
5th April 2018
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Shaking the Magic Money Tree
29th January 2018
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How the US Federal Reserve sets interest rates
28th November 2017
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Interest Rates - play the 'Reach the Peak' Activity
2nd November 2017
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Why the Bank of England has raised interest rates
2nd November 2017
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Normalising interest rates
30th October 2017
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The absurdity of controlling inflation by adjusting interest rates
25th October 2017
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UK interest rate rise a sign of economic healing
28th September 2017
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Sterling's slide yet to help the UK economy rebalance
4th August 2017
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Bank of England comes close to raising interest rates
15th June 2017
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Analysis of Interest Rate Changes (MCQ Revision Questions)
Practice Exam Questions
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European Monetary Union (Revision Webinar Video)
Topic Videos
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Key Macro Topics to Revise for June 2017
17th May 2017
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10 question multi-choice quiz on Demand and Supply-Side Policies
20th April 2017
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10 question multi-choice quiz on Demand and Supply-Side Policies
Quizzes & Activities
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Risks from prolonged low interest rates
4th November 2016
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Negative interest rates defy gravity
9th June 2016
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Fantasy Economics for AS and A2 students!
14th April 2016
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How Negative Interest Rates Work
12th April 2016
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Exam answer: Monetary policy and economic growth
16th March 2016
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Has the ECB shot their last bazooka?
10th March 2016
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China cuts reserve requirement ratio to stimulate credit
2nd March 2016
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Bank of Japan moves to set Negative Interest Rates
29th January 2016
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Why might the US raise its interest rate?
14th December 2015
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Monetary Policy less powerful in recessions
9th October 2013
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Monetary Policy: Key Factors Affecting Interest Rates
17th August 2014
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Do interest rates affect business investment?
17th October 2014
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How The Bank Of England Tries To Control House Prices
6th April 2015
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Deflation and the Exchange Rate
19th April 2015
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Mark Carney on the Today programme
14th May 2015
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Will UK Interest Rates Rise?
19th August 2015
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Monetary Policy and Inequality - New Evidence
27th August 2015
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China's Impossible Trinity
9th September 2015
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When US Interest Rates Rise - A Short Primer
10th September 2015
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Meet the UK Interest Rate Setters!
13th September 2015
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What is Money
21st September 2015
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Waiting for a Rate Move - UK Macro Analysis
5th November 2015