GDP is getting a makeover
Pressure is mounting to downgrade GDP or improve it so economic growth is not the only game in town. The numbers are heading in the wrong direction. If the world …
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An often-overlooked economic measure is signaling serious trouble ahead
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators index indicated that conditions worsened in September. While not usually considered a major data point, the LEI, combined with Fed rate hikes, is signaling …
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India’s status as world’s fastest growing major economy to be short-lived
BENGALURU, Aug 29 (Reuters) – India likely recorded strong double-digit economic growth in the last quarter but economists polled by Reuters expected the pace to more than halve this quarter …
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Creating a wellbeing economy
Measuring economic, social and environmental prosperity. A new monitor will help inform policy decisions to reduce Scotland’s vulnerability to future financial and environmental shocks, helping build a more prosperous, resilient, …
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Euro Zone Barely Grows as Germany Dodges Recession: GDP Update
Economic expansion in the euro zone began 2022 on a weak footing — underscoring the damage from soaring energy costs and worsening supply snarls following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Output …
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Brexit trade deals may not deliver any ‘actual economic benefits’, MPs warn
It is uncertain whether Brexit free trade agreements negotiated by Boris Johnson’s government will provide any “actual economic benefits”, an influential committee of MPs has warned. In a scathing report released on …
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Britons to be £2,500 out of pocket with record level of inflation to hit
Interest rates are also set to increase and the UK GDP will fall, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research [CEBR]. Their report looked into the possible impact …
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UK economic growth to halve this year as domestic & global headwinds soar
UK economic growth is expected to halve this year amid soaring inflation, major tax rises, and global shocks – including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. UK Economic Outlook – 2022 The British Chambers of Commerce has downgraded its expectations for UK GDP growth in …
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Mental health problems cost UK economy at least £118 billion a year – new research
Mental health problems cost the UK economy at least £117.9 billion annually according to a new report published today by Mental Health Foundation and the London School of Economics and Political Science …
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Ethnicity pay monitoring ‘will boost economy by billions’
The figure is based on calculations by Conservative peer Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, who’s 2017 report into racism at work found that the UK was losing the equivalent of 1.3% of GDP every …
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