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Headline: Muslim “modest-wear” is a hit with fashionistas of all faiths

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2025/06/05/muslim-modest-wear-is-a-hit-with-fashionistas-of-all-faiths

Headline: Economists are as confused as Trump about taxing the rich

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/15/economists-are-as-confused-as-trump-about-taxing-the-rich From The Economist

Headline: The harsh economics of the Arctic

Link: https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2024/12/19/the-harsh-economics-of-the-arctic

Headline: BBC News - Why are Primrose Hill locals clashing with Paddington film tourists? - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glgp7lynwo

Headline: Is Britain’s government at war with the wealthy?

Link: https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/10/17/is-britains-government-at-war-with-the-wealthy

Headline: If you must raise taxes, raise VAT

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/09/26/if-you-must-raise-taxes-raise-vat

Headline: Saudi’s economy sinks in oil

Link: https://www.economist.com/catch-up-catch-up-trumps-sentencing-delayed-protests-in-france/2024/09/07/saudis-economy-sinks-in-oil from The Economist

Headline: BBC News - Oasis: A ticketing debacle - and a tangled web of companies - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmw0l30vk0o

Headline: BBC News - Oasis hit out at Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing after backlash

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w6yy4g6gdo

Headline: BBC News - Tough year for tourism as sun sets on peak season

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn478vx3zd0o

Headline: BBC News - Euros and summer discounts boost retail sales - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33nz5ky8v7o

Headline: Americans’ love affair with big cars is killing them

Link: https://www.economist.com/interactive/united-states/2024/08/31/americans-love-affair-with-big-cars-is-killing-them

Explanation: A great example of tragedy of the commons.

Headline: BBC News - Could 'super potatoes' save the tattie industry?

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdkyrk0g0lo

Headline: How Abercrombie & Fitch got hot again

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/29/how-abercrombie-and-fitch-got-hot-again from The Economist

Headline: People should be paid for blood plasma

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/29/people-should-be-paid-for-blood-plasma from The Economist

Headline: BBC News - Fish and chips price rise tops UK takeaways

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7l6kzppyxo

Headline: Youngsters not in work or education rise to 870,000

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/articles/cz55mjj4rlgo

Headline: Why America’s tech giants have got bigger and stronger

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/22/why-americas-tech-giants-have-got-bigger-and-stronger

Headline: Kamala Harris’s cost-of-living plan will end in failure

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/08/20/kamala-harriss-cost-of-living-plan-will-end-in-failure

Headline: Can big food adapt to healthier diets?

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/08/18/can-big-food-adapt-to-healthier-diets from The Economist

Headline: BBC News - Is Wizz Air's 'all you can fly' subscription too good to be true?

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rdng423ydo

Headline: How a Spanish province became the world’s truffle leader

Link: https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/15/how-a-spanish-province-became-the-worlds-truffle-leader from The Economist

Headline: America is sabotaging itself in the global battle for talent

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/15/america-is-sabotaging-itself-in-the-global-battle-for-talent from The Economist

Headline: BBC News - Inflation rate rises for first time this year to 2.2%

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq59pqr9qxo

Headline: Indermit Gill on what China and India must do to join the rich club

Link: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/08/12/indermit-gill-on-what-china-and-india-must-do-to-join-the-rich-club from The Economist

Headline: How should Britain handle £200bn in quantitative-easing losses?

Link: https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/08/08/how-should-britain-handle-200bn-in-quantitative-easing-losses

Headline: Why Ethiopia and Nigeria must press on with reforms

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/08/why-ethiopia-and-nigeria-must-press-on-with-reforms from The Economist

Headline: BBC News - Why are there so many fast-food offers on?

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz474lgw11xo

Headline: BBC News - Google's monopoly of online searches is illegal, US judge rules

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k44x6mge3o

Headline: Tinned fish is swimming against the tide

Link: https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/07/30/tinned-fish-is-swimming-against-the-tide

Headline: What Chipotle and McDonald’s say about the consumer slowdown

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/07/31/what-chipotle-and-mcdonalds-say-about-the-consumer-slowdown

Headline: Is the big state back in Britain?

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/08/01/is-the-big-state-back-in-britain

Headline: MAGA Republicans are wrong to seek a cheaper dollar

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/07/24/maga-republicans-are-wrong-to-seek-a-cheaper-dollar

Headline: BBC News - Ryanair set to slash summer fares after profits slide - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj50d6q3jlro

Headline: The rich world revolts against sky-high immigration

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/07/21/the-rich-world-revolts-against-sky-high-immigration

Headline: BBC News - Will Labour’s plan make train tickets cheaper?

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy63j4x66ylo

Headline: BBC News - Pound hits highest level against dollar for a year

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80e9k4wegno

Headline: BBC News - Labour's plans are not a quick fix for UK economy - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c978n5ln7g3o

Headline: YIMBY cities show how to build homes and contain rents

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/07/17/yimby-cities-show-how-to-build-homes-and-contain-rents

Headline: BBC News - Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made her opening gambit. What's her long game? - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjjw6l53xe2o

Headline: Schools in rich countries are making poor progress

Link: https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/07/07/schools-in-rich-countries-are-making-poor-progress

Headline: Labour has won the British election. Now it has to seize the moment

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/07/05/labour-has-won-the-british-election-now-it-has-to-seize-the-moment

Headline: Central banks are winning the battle against inflation. But the war is just getting started

Link: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/07/04/central-banks-are-winning-the-battle-against-inflation-but-the-war-is-just-getting-started

Headline: The slow rise of e-sports from The Economist

Link: http://espresso.economist.com/df2db431a9c38d07e624627964c0fc36

Headline: The unsteady comeback of the California condor

Link: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/07/04/the-unsteady-comeback-of-the-california-condor

Explanation: This is an interesting article on the rehabilitation of an endangered species and why unintended consequences are a source of government failure.

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Headline: BBC News - UK planning laws deter investment, says drugs giant

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ngq10grgzo

Headline: BBC News - Your voice, your vote: Scrap VAT on bio fuels

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clwylnlxg31o

Headline: How much money is the UK government borrowing, and does it matter?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50504151

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Headline: What is the Bank of England and why does it change interest rates?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50837114

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Headline: Top sunscreens fail protection tests, Which? says

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeevnvj997o

Headline: Government borrowing in May is highest since Covid

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmll7k8pl2xo

Headline: 'Guitar exports used to take 48 hours - now it's three weeks'

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c511wdnyjq9o

Headline: UK inflation rate: How fast are prices rising?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12196322

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Headline: Coming down but still going up: The trouble with inflation

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c722gm1zrx4o

Headline: Low investment blocking UK growth, says think tank

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cl44edly2ryo

Headline: Soup sales up and sun cream down in wet June

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce44dwe1qpvo

Headline: When will VAT get added to private school fees?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c033dp0z1edo

Headline: China’s giant solar industry is in turmoil

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/06/17/chinas-giant-solar-industry-is-in-turmoil

Headline: Software giant Adobe accused of 'trapping customers'

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98825z8330o

Explanation: A cool little article about behavioural barriers- a barrier to exit for Adobe customers and what the US competition authorities are doing about it.

Headline: Why house prices are surging once again

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/16/why-house-prices-are-surging-once-again

Headline: UK can do better than Johnson's 'botched' post-Brexit trade deal - Starmer (Video)

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4nnx13gv25o

Headline: Does motherhood hurt women’s pay?

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/13/does-motherhood-hurt-womens-pay

Headline: 'We are creating new crops five-times faster'

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9xxjx7e2gjo

Headline: BBC News - What is GDP and how is it measured?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13200758

Explanation: This is a great explainer on GDP- explaining how it's calculated, how it relates to recent news, and the limitations of GDP.

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Headline: National Insurance calculator: What are NI and income tax and what do I pay?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-63635185

Explanation: A great explainer on how National Insurance and income tax, including a great graph showing the amount of tax paid at different tax bands.

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Headline: UK economy fails to grow during wet April

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clmmvnpr8n8o

Explanation: The weather can affect AD and GDP growth- just see what happened in April 2024!

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Headline: Couple's viral video on moving back in with parents

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz998554v7jo

Headline: Unemployment: Who are the millions of Britons not working?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52660591

Headline: Why the EU might be about to make Chinese electric cars more expensive

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpww6w412n7o

Headline: Unemployment rate highest for more than two years

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2881jmwjlmo

Headline: Wales has UK worst economic inactivity rate - ONS

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj55d8dr1vqo

Headline: Price hikes and boycotts: Is trouble brewing at Starbucks?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5115lgd592o

Explanation: Has Starbucks gone too far? Now that prices are over $6 per cup, some loyal customers seem to think so.

Headline: Labour pitch mortgage guarantee for first-time buyers

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgg2jyz4ywo

Explanation: Interesting solution to make it easier to get on the housing ladder- make it easier to get a mortgage. But what will this do to demand for housing and ultimately prices?

Headline: US jobs surge casts doubt over interest rate cuts

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c97763pnlvpo

Explanation: People are expecting interest rates in the US to fall now that inflation seems to be under control- but higher demand for workers is pushing up employment levels and wages, which could mean higher inflation.

Headline: Lessons in capitalism from Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/06/06/lessons-in-capitalism-from-whole-foods-and-trader-joes

Headline: Eurozone cuts interest rate for first time in 5 years

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c511jy6z41vo

Headline: Will the UK and US cut interest rates like Europe?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckkk43yzkn1o

Headline: How Japan's biggest brewer aims to attract sober Gen Z

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c88z8qpq9p8o

Explanation: An interesting trend here is that demand for alcohol seems to be very low for Gen Z- prompting Japanese brewers to seek other products to market to them.

Headline: Why New York scrapped congestion charging

Link: https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/06/06/why-new-york-scrapped-congestion-charging

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Headline: Finance and economics | Free exchange: Why global GDP might be $7trn bigger than everyone thought

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/06/why-global-gdp-might-be-7trn-bigger-than-everyone-thought

Explanation: This article is simply a brilliant explanation of purhcasing power parity (PPP) and why the World Bank has just deemed that the global economy is $7trn bigger than previously estimated. And the last part has facts about consumer spending in China- great link to influences on AD.

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Headline: Historian explores east London's retail past (Video)

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cz77lxg70j8o

Explanation: An interesting video about the history of Stoke Newington in East London, and the social changes that have changed the nature of retail businesses in the area.

Headline: China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/06/03/chinas-economic-model-retains-a-dangerous-allure

Headline: Can Britain’s economy grow as fast as it needs to?

Link: https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/06/03/can-britains-economy-grow-as-fast-as-it-needs-to

Headline: Calls for action to boost living standards

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7226wle322o

Explanation: This is a hidden gem of an article that explains why living standards have not been rising quickly in the UK since the 2008 recession. Great links to productivity growth, and some supply side policies mentioned at the end.

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Headline: Nationwide-Virgin merger faces competition probe

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czddy1j0nnko

Headline: Abercrombie surges as 1990s revival spreads

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpdd1j45y13o

Explanation: Apparently there is a big trend for 1990s fashion- good news if you're Abercrombie and Fitch (especially given the troubles they've had in the early 00s.

Headline: No, trade surpluses aren’t caused by comparative advantage

Link: https://www.ft.com/content/8e24a163-161b-44e4-8071-b16d4732d892

Headline: Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/26/baby-boomers-are-loaded-why-are-they-so-stingy

Headline: BBC News - Vet prescription fees could be capped by watchdog - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx00dl5gwp8o

Headline: BBC News - Shop sales slump in April hit by heavy rain - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyee98xe730o

Headline: Can anyone save the world’s most important diamond company? De Beers is in peril

Link: https://www.economist.com/business/2024/05/22/can-anyone-save-the-worlds-most-important-diamond-company

Headline: Can the rich world escape its baby crisis?

Link: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/21/can-the-rich-world-escape-its-baby-crisis

Headline: Ryanair profits surge after hiking fares by 20%

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11x3lqj20o

Headline: Summer interest rate cut possible, says Bank deputy

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c033wprzep6o

Headline: Water investors have withdrawn billions, says research

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4478wnjdpo

Headline: China hits back at US and EU as trade rows deepen

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw004vvkj1xo

Headline: Virgin Trains targets West Coast in return to rail

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ggn8k166xo

Headline: BBC News - Shrinkflation: Ritz reduces content by 30% but price remains same - BBC News

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51nyq0nxp0o

Headline: BBC News - Cuba laments collapse of iconic sugar industry

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68935247

Headline: Is China's bubble tea bubble about to burst?

Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4rp8ejevlo