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Budget Statement

The Budget is a statement made to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the nation’s finances and the Government’s proposals for changes to taxation. The Budget also includes forecasts for the economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

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The tetchy relationship between epidemiologists' and economists' over the course of the pandemic

The 2020 pandemic left epidemiologists in a difficult and heavily criticised position, which economists should be able to empathise with from their experience with the 2008 financial crisis. In early March a need for policies regarding Covid 19 was raised and therefore there was a need for models that predicted the course of Covid. As a result, researchers at Imperial College London used a model to calculate the potential death toll of the virus along with the assumption that people and the government would take no measures to stop the spread. Their conclusion of 500 000 British deaths, which in reality has been 5 million deaths, drew intense criticism from economists, due to the assumptions being unrealistic as they did not reflect the natural human behaviour of protecting yourself from harm. It was later stated that economists misunderstood the aim of the model, which was supposed to provide an estimate for the effects of potential policy intervention.

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Negative-Interest Rates: Ludicrous or Genius?

After the UK has faced arguable one of its worst recessions, the BoE has refused to rule out the use of negative interest rates to help stimulate demand back into the economy. The base rate has already been slashed to its lowest ever at 0.1% to help deal with the expected 14% fall in GDP. Have the banks lost rationality or is this an ingenious cure for Covid-19’s impact on the UK economy?

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Why will the bond market keep America's next president awake at night?

The treasury market always strikes fear into the powerful. The stock of tradable bonds amounts to $20.5trn and is expected to match 100% of America’s GDP this year. Due to the dominance of the dollar, bonds are held by American banks, European pension schemes to Arab sovereign-wealth funds and Asian exporters. In addition to the strength of the dollar drives the purchasing of bonds from all over the globe. The ‘risk-free’ interest rate underpins the value of other assets such as mortgages to stocks. This ‘risk-free’ interest rate also leads to racier assets in times of stress, which has been seen during the pandemic.

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Methods of Increasing disposable income for the youth.

This may not seem like a very obvious move when you want to save money, however it is actually not implemented much. if a budget is set, it reduces the chance of you going over your monthly spending, thus allowing you to save money or spend it on something necessary rather than something you want e.g. stationary compared to fast food.

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Budget Statement

The Budget is a statement made to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the nation’s finances and the Government’s proposals for changes to taxation. The Budget also includes forecasts for the economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Read more »

The tetchy relationship between epidemiologists' and economists' over the course of the pandemic

The 2020 pandemic left epidemiologists in a difficult and heavily criticised position, which economists should be able to empathise with from their experience with the 2008 financial crisis. In early March a need for policies regarding Covid 19 was raised and therefore there was a need for models that predicted the course of Covid. As a result, researchers at Imperial College London used a model to calculate the potential death toll of the virus along with the assumption that people and the government would take no measures to stop the spread. Their conclusion of 500 000 British deaths, which in reality has been 5 million deaths, drew intense criticism from economists, due to the assumptions being unrealistic as they did not reflect the natural human behaviour of protecting yourself from harm. It was later stated that economists misunderstood the aim of the model, which was supposed to provide an estimate for the effects of potential policy intervention.

Read more »

Why will the bond market keep America's next president awake at night?

The treasury market always strikes fear into the powerful. The stock of tradable bonds amounts to $20.5trn and is expected to match 100% of America’s GDP this year. Due to the dominance of the dollar, bonds are held by American banks, European pension schemes to Arab sovereign-wealth funds and Asian exporters. In addition to the strength of the dollar drives the purchasing of bonds from all over the globe. The ‘risk-free’ interest rate underpins the value of other assets such as mortgages to stocks. This ‘risk-free’ interest rate also leads to racier assets in times of stress, which has been seen during the pandemic.

Read more »

Budget Statement

The Budget is a statement made to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the nation’s finances and the Government’s proposals for changes to taxation. The Budget also includes forecasts for the economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Read more »

The tetchy relationship between epidemiologists' and economists' over the course of the pandemic

The 2020 pandemic left epidemiologists in a difficult and heavily criticised position, which economists should be able to empathise with from their experience with the 2008 financial crisis. In early March a need for policies regarding Covid 19 was raised and therefore there was a need for models that predicted the course of Covid. As a result, researchers at Imperial College London used a model to calculate the potential death toll of the virus along with the assumption that people and the government would take no measures to stop the spread. Their conclusion of 500 000 British deaths, which in reality has been 5 million deaths, drew intense criticism from economists, due to the assumptions being unrealistic as they did not reflect the natural human behaviour of protecting yourself from harm. It was later stated that economists misunderstood the aim of the model, which was supposed to provide an estimate for the effects of potential policy intervention.

Read more »

Why will the bond market keep America's next president awake at night?

The treasury market always strikes fear into the powerful. The stock of tradable bonds amounts to $20.5trn and is expected to match 100% of America’s GDP this year. Due to the dominance of the dollar, bonds are held by American banks, European pension schemes to Arab sovereign-wealth funds and Asian exporters. In addition to the strength of the dollar drives the purchasing of bonds from all over the globe. The ‘risk-free’ interest rate underpins the value of other assets such as mortgages to stocks. This ‘risk-free’ interest rate also leads to racier assets in times of stress, which has been seen during the pandemic.

Read more »

Budget Statement

The Budget is a statement made to the House of Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the nation’s finances and the Government’s proposals for changes to taxation. The Budget also includes forecasts for the economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Read more »

The tetchy relationship between epidemiologists' and economists' over the course of the pandemic

The 2020 pandemic left epidemiologists in a difficult and heavily criticised position, which economists should be able to empathise with from their experience with the 2008 financial crisis. In early March a need for policies regarding Covid 19 was raised and therefore there was a need for models that predicted the course of Covid. As a result, researchers at Imperial College London used a model to calculate the potential death toll of the virus along with the assumption that people and the government would take no measures to stop the spread. Their conclusion of 500 000 British deaths, which in reality has been 5 million deaths, drew intense criticism from economists, due to the assumptions being unrealistic as they did not reflect the natural human behaviour of protecting yourself from harm. It was later stated that economists misunderstood the aim of the model, which was supposed to provide an estimate for the effects of potential policy intervention.

Read more »

Negative-Interest Rates: Ludicrous or Genius?

After the UK has faced arguable one of its worst recessions, the BoE has refused to rule out the use of negative interest rates to help stimulate demand back into the economy. The base rate has already been slashed to its lowest ever at 0.1% to help deal with the expected 14% fall in GDP. Have the banks lost rationality or is this an ingenious cure for Covid-19’s impact on the UK economy?

Read more »

Why will the bond market keep America's next president awake at night?

The treasury market always strikes fear into the powerful. The stock of tradable bonds amounts to $20.5trn and is expected to match 100% of America’s GDP this year. Due to the dominance of the dollar, bonds are held by American banks, European pension schemes to Arab sovereign-wealth funds and Asian exporters. In addition to the strength of the dollar drives the purchasing of bonds from all over the globe. The ‘risk-free’ interest rate underpins the value of other assets such as mortgages to stocks. This ‘risk-free’ interest rate also leads to racier assets in times of stress, which has been seen during the pandemic.

Read more »

Methods of Increasing disposable income for the youth.

This may not seem like a very obvious move when you want to save money, however it is actually not implemented much. if a budget is set, it reduces the chance of you going over your monthly spending, thus allowing you to save money or spend it on something necessary rather than something you want e.g. stationary compared to fast food.

Read more »

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