What next for the UK economy? Economists downbeat despite the return to growth

Prospects for a fully-fledged recovery remain far from certain - here, some leading economists give their views on what today's news tells us about the economy.

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Upgrade to Premium Economy using points

One first-time poster this week enlists the help of our well-travelled folk to advise as to whether using points to upgrade to Premium Economy on a LAX- bound flight is worth the points. As always our members rise to the occasion to help out our premium-economy amateur. In usual AFF fashion, there is some dispute about the relative value...

Use of licensed software can boost Indian economy

View full article and comments @ The increasing the use of properly licensed software could boost the Indian economy, compared with allowing similar growth in the use of pirated software, according to a study by The Software Alliance (BSA) and INSEAD. For example, increasing use of properly licensed software by 1 percent would add US$20 b...

Extended project ideas anyone?

Dear all, I will be starting my extended project qualifications after Easter holiday, but I haven't any plan yet on what kind of topic I should do. My area of interests is the chinese economy since I want to pursue my higher education in Chinese and Economics International Business as a joint degree (sounds like a bizarre combination!)...

Lufthansa to (FINALLY) Introduce Premium Economy

Well, it took them long enough but... Lufthansa to Introduce Premium Economy Quote: In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Lufthansa’s CEO Christoph Franz said the carrier will begin to offer a separate premium economy section in its planes starting in 2014. “Now we will introduce a fourth class, because our customers want it,” he...

ITALY ECONOMY MINISTER : EU Crisis More Complex than in 1929

(4-traders.com) By Gilles Castonguay VENICE-The European Union has overcome a severe crisis that proved to be more complicated than the one in 1929, but the region has to do more to revive its weak economy, Italy's economy minister said Saturday. "The crisis is more complex than what we had in 1929," said Fabrizio Saccomanni in a speec...

Britain avoids triple-dip recession by a whisker as economy grows by 0.3%

Nick Clegg warns 'we're not out of the woods yet' as the Office for National Statistics reveals the grim state of the economy six years after the financial crash.

Young adults adopt sunnier outlook for the economy as financial confidence rises

YouGov's Household Economic Activity Tracker (Heat) Index increased by 3 points last month to 103 – any score over 100 means that more people are positive than negative about the economy.

Triple-dip recession avoided: UK economy pulls back from the brink to grow by 0.3% in the last quarter

'Britain is recovering,' Chancellor George Osborne said as the better-than-expected figures showed that the economy returned to growth this year.

Britain on road to recovery: More good news for UK economy as CBI forecasts 1% GDP growth in 2013

Britain's biggest business lobby group added to a growing swell of data indicating the economy is set to improve.

We're too wealthy to care about the economy! Britain lacks 'national will' says Heseltine

Lord Heseltine said, after returning from India, that the British will not drive the economy forward because they don't have the hardship of poverty to motivate them.

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BKK-SYD, on QF or EK in economy

Flying SYD-BKK on QF23 and for BKK-SYD I'm trying to choose between either the Emirates operated QF8418 or the QF24 flight. Both legs are same price. I'll be travelling in economy so any advice on whether to choose Emirates or QF for the leg home would be appreciated. EG. Seat comfort & seat width would help to decide which way to go, but...

Qantas Flight QF27/28 SYD-SCL Economy - best seat with a child?

I'm travelling on Qantas QF27/28 from syd to chile in economy and was wondering what would be the best seats for a mother and child? my baby will be a year old when we travel and I'm purchasing a seat for her as I don't think I'll get a bulkhead seat. Any help would be appreciated. I'm quite anxious about flying on my own with bub..

Premium economy on QF MEL-LAX-JFK (and back)

Hi, I have Qantas Premium Economy (PE) seats booked for the end of March from MEL-LAX-JFK/JFK-LAX-MEL and the booking on the Qantas website shows as PE all the way, including the "internal" flights between LAX and JFK (QF107/108). The question is, are my seats on QF107/108 PE class , because my travel agent says "no" , however the Qantas...

China inflation, lending falls point to economy weakness

(4-traders.com) BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual consumer inflation slowed in May while growth in bank lending fell below expectations, data showed on Sunday, piling up more evidence that the world's second-largest economy could slow further in the current quarter. http://www.4-traders.com/news/China-infl ation-lending-falls-point-to-eco...

KCL Politics of the International Economy vs Warwick EPAIS

Hi Everyone, I have a huge dilemma. I cannot decide between Politics of the International Economy at Kings and Economics, Politics and International Studies at Warwick. Which is best in terms of reputation and postgraduate opportunities (whether in further education or the employment market) etc. If anyone is on either of these two course...

British taxpayers have paid an extra �bn by the backdoor to bailout the Irish economy since 2008 as MP's discuss breakup of RBS

The figure is more than three times the �25billion pumped into Ireland by the British government and approved by Parliament as part of a wider European Union/International Monetary Fund backed bailout of the Irish economy in November 2010.

George Osborn The Bellend. Read more...

I am frankly sick and tierd by the way in which these Tories are managing the economy. They increased VAT; cut public spending; laid off civil servants; increased tution fees which put many off university and essentially increased unemployment and put further strain on the state to provide for them; increased inflation; -ve GDP results (s...

China's economy stumbles in May, growth may fall in second quarter

(4-traders.com) BEIJING (Reuters) - Risks are rising that China's economic growth will fall further in the second quarter and that full-year forecasts will be cut further, after weekend data showed weakness in May exports and domestic activity struggling to pick up. http://www.4-traders.com/news/China-s-ec onomy-stumbles-in-May-growth-may-...

Sixth form A level revision skype - f582 as, a2 global economy, transport economics and cs eston

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MSc Development Studies at SOAS

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Women are less likely to be promoted to top roles if they are cheerful, new research suggests

Women need to be dominant, hard-lined and assertive to get selected, according to economists from Germany's Technische Universitat Munchen.

When will UK interest rates rise?

We explain the factors that will decide when interest rates rise and how quickly, including the latest forecasts from markets and economists.

NSE targets SMEs with ASeM re-invigoration

The Nigerian Stock Exchange has said that its major focus for the year will be Small and Medium Scale Enterprises. The NSE said that the development of SME industries was key to the development of any economy, adding that it was important for the companies in that sector to be empowered. To this end, the Exchange has announced that it wil...

China Data Dump: Moderation, But No Stimulus Response

Marc Chandler Most countries report economic data over a course of a month. China releases most of it in a couple of days and this weekend was such a period. To summarize, China reported weaker imports and exports, but a larger overall trade surplus, lower inflation and weaker bank lending. Industrial output, retail sales and fixed asset...

China Jan-May Non-Rural FAI +20.4%; Market Expected +20.5%

(4-traders.com) BEIJING-Fixed-asset investment in non-rural areas of China rose 20.4% on year in the January-May period, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Sunday. The rise in the indicator of construction activity slightly undershot the median 20.5% gain forecast by 14 economists in a Dow Jones Newswires survey. It w...

What is the difference between monetary policy and fiscal policy?

Couple of days ago I wrote a post answering some questions about monetary policy , and in this post I’m going to write about the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy as these are two terms which are used together quite often. Both of these are used to influence the economy of a country, but while the monetary policy is de...

Sixth form What does spare capacity mean?

Is it good/bad for individuals? How does it affect the economy?...

The Threefold Economy: Preparing for a successful transition into the third millennium

. The transformation of science, politics & economics All the... - Poster: Anonymous Coward (UID 24865864) - Updated: 10/05/12 6:13 AM - Views 50 - Replies 3...

Honda Amaze launching soon in India – Brio Sedan gets 1.5 i-DTEC, 200 Nm and 25.8 km/l economy

Honda will be introducing its first diesel-powered car in India with the Amaze, which is just a few days away from its official launch. The Honda Amaze is of course the sedan version of the Brio hatchback that is called Brio Amaze in Thailand, where the car was launched in late 2012 But while the Brio Amaze gets a 1.2 litre petrol engin...

Don't be too worried by the 'productivity puzzle'

One of the puzzling features of the UK economy in the past few years has been disappointing productivity growth.

A Sloppy Excel Error Might Have Messed Up the Way We Think About GDP

A new study reveals that one of the most cited economic principles regarding GDP and debt is most likely based on a "sloppy Excel coding error." According to a 2009 book by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, This Time It's Different , countries with a high debt to GDP ratio have slow economic growth. But three economists at the Universi...

Sixth form Got my F581 (OCR) Script for Jan 2013 back today

So to my suprise I scored 18/18 on the essay (which is what I thought I messed up on) but lost significant marks on elasticity/negative and positive externalities, and I was wondering if anyone could guide me on whether its worth a remark. I got 46/60 btw so 2 marks of an A. Btw I hope this is not illegal, I am cutting off all official in...

IB questionaire

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More money-printing: 'King factor' steers MPC to QE

Odds are shortening on another burst of money creation from the Bank of England this week to jolt the economy into life.

George Osborne prepared to defy IMF should it call for end of austerity measures

IMF inspectors arrive in Britain next week for their annual health check on the UK economy, which looks set to be a bruising experience for the Treasury.

Osborne told 'austerity isn't working' ahead of IMF visit

The UK is ‘falling behind’ in the global economic race Labour claimed today as a study showed the economy was set to grow slower than 23 of 33 western economies.

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