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3 Oct 2024
A Fresh Coat of Trouble: Paint Producers Push Back Against EU Tariffs
The European Union’s decision to slap tariffs of up to 39.7% on Chinese titanium dioxide has left Europe’s paint industry in a sticky situation as reported here in the FT. Paint makers are worried...
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2 Oct 2024
Argentina’s Austerity Gamble: Inflation Drops, But Poverty Soars
Since taking office in December, Argentina’s President Javier Milei has delivered on his campaign promise to slash public spending and tackle inflation head-on. His far-right, free-market policies,...
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1 Oct 2024
Generative AI and Derived Demand
The demand for power to support generative AI is an excellent example of derived demand in economics. Derived demand occurs when the demand for a good or service arises not from its direct use but...
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1 Oct 2024
Farewell to Coal: Britain's Energy Revolution Reaches a Major Milestone
The iconic Ratcliffe-on-Soar power plant in Nottinghamshire generates its final sparks of electricity this week, closing the chapter on Britain’s 142-year relationship with coal-powered energy....
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1 Oct 2024
Economics A-Level Teacher Livestream Tonight | Creating Independent Learners in Economics
Do join us for our inaugural A-Level Economics teacher live stream tonight where the team will be discussing ‘Creating independent learners in economics’.
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1 Oct 2024
Shrimpressive or Shellfish? Iceland Takes Legal Aim at Rival Supermarkets
In a clever mix of humour and legal strategy, Iceland Foods has attempted to trademark its "iconic" King Prawn Ring, a product it claims to have pioneered since 1991. The supermarket giant isn't...
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30 Sept 2024
Economics A-Level Teacher Livestreamed CPD from tutor2u
Do join the tutor2u team as we deliver free live-streamed teacher CPD for A-Level Economics tomorrow (1 October) at 6.30pm and most Tuesday evenings this term.
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30 Sept 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – Card Factory profits slump (Sept 2024)
Why have the profits of the Card Factory been falling?
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28 Sept 2024
Building a New Future: Can Labour’s Housing Plans Solve the Crisis?
This BBC InDepth article gives an excellent overview of the various factors that feed into the UK housing market and make the achievement of housing targets so difficult. As ever, it's a mixture of...
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27 Sept 2024
Amazon Pays UK Corporation Tax for First Time Since 2020: A Turning Point for Big Tech?
Amazon, the retail behemoth, has finally made a splash in the UK’s tax waters, paying corporation tax for the first time since 2020. After the end of the “super-deduction” tax break, which allowed...
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27 Sept 2024
Economics Weekly Quiz | 27 September 2024
Here's this week economics news quiz! The quiz has 8 multi-choice questions about news events relating to economics from the previous 7 days. Most of the questions relate to the UK economy but some...
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27 Sept 2024
Live Economics Teacher CPD - Creating and Supporting Independent Leaners
The first in tutor2u's brand-new series of free, Livestream Economics Teacher Twilight CPD discussions takes place on Tuesday October 1st at 6.30pm. Our panel will be discussing how to create and...
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27 Sept 2024
Continued Debate over the US Minimum Wage
It seems remarkable that the USA federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009. However, there are a number of nuanced arguments that suggests that a new federal minimum wage might be...
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27 Sept 2024
Data Starter: Wealth growth
Which countries experienced the fastest growth in their wealth 2010-23?
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26 Sept 2024
Chipmaker’s Dilemma: How Protectionism Backfired on the US Workforce
The semiconductor industry is at the heart of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. The US has made it a priority to boost domestic semiconductor...
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26 Sept 2024
In the News Teaching Activity – Sharp rise in carrot prices (Sept 2024)
Why have supermarket carrot prices risen by almost 40% in 2024?
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25 Sept 2024
The Hidden Cost of the Cloud: Data Centers, AI, and Mexico’s Water Crisis
The Guardian reports here on fears that the rapid expansion of data centers in Mexico - whilst contributing to their economic growth and creating new jobs - might have severe environmental...
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25 Sept 2024
UK Economy: What are neutral interest rates?
This article quotes the Governor of the Bank of England who is of the view that whilst interest rates are going to fall, they're not going to fall back to close to zero, where they were. He...
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25 Sept 2024
China Cuts Interest Rates to Revive Slowing Economy and Struggling Property Market
China, the world’s second-largest economy, has just rolled out its boldest economic intervention since the pandemic, aiming to kickstart growth and prevent a looming crisis in its property sector....
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