Weekly Roundup, 23rd August 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week it was about Santander cutting the interest rate on its current account.
Tagged: Macro
23 Things About Capitalism – Things 3 to 5
This post is the second in our series on 23 Things about Capitalism, based on the book by Ha-Joon Chang. Today we’re covering things 3 to 5.
Weekly Roundup, 9th August 2016
The big news last week was the Bank of England’s stimulus package, and the first interest rate cut for seven years. We’ll spend most of today’s Weekly Roundup talking about that, but I’ll squeeze a few more things in as well.
23 Things About Capitalism – Things 1 and 2
Today, after several false starts, we finally begin to look at Ha-Joon Chang’s "23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism".
Econ 101 – Ten Principles of Economics
It’s back to basics today, with Econ 101 – an Economics primer that paves the way for a discussion of whether Economics works as it should.
Weekly Roundup, 28th June 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week there were several charts, all about hedge funds. Hedge Funds The papers are…
Trouble with GDP
Last year we looked at the usefulness of GDP as a measure and of constant growth as a pursuit for society. It’s time for a catch up on the trouble with GDP.
Weekly Roundup, 14th June 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week’s topic was NHS spending.
Holiday Reading – Robots and Capitalism
I’m on holiday this week, so instead of the usual weekly roundup of the most interesting stories in economics and personal finance, I’m going to tell you about the books I’ve taken away to read. Normal service will resume nest week.
Weekly Roundup, 24th May 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with Merryn Somerset-Webb, who was looking at pensions.
Weekly Roundup, 17th May 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week it was about Stamp Duty. Stamp Duty The chart shows that the introduction…
Weekly Roundup, 4th May 2016
We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week the topic was the slowing UK economy.
