The Problem with GDP
bySean Corrigan, Chief Investment Strategist at Diapason Commodities Management, has kindly agreed to the reproduction of his briefing “Material Evidence” by the Cobden Centre….
Economics
Bank of England Increases Size of Asset Purchase Programme by £50 Billion
byAs the Bank of England announces more new money, we indicate counter arguments. Via Bank of England|Publications|News|2009|Bank of England Maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and…
Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips
byVia Final-salary pension fund deficit doubles at Britain’s blue chips : The shortfall in FTSE 100 blue chip final-salary pension schemes more than doubled…
FT.com – “Beware of errors in output gap data”
byEntrepreneur and economist Toby Baxendale responds to warnings over errors in output gap data by explaining that there is no output gap, only lost…
FT.com — “Wall St profits from Fed role”
byPrompted by an FT article on banks’ excess profits arising from quantitative easing, entrepreneur and economist Toby Baxendale explains how QE widens wealth inequality…
FT.com | Arena | What is the point of economists?
byVia FT.com | Arena | What is the point of economists? . “Why did no one see the crisis coming?” Queen Elizabeth asked last…
FT.com / UK – Equities surge as UK economy shrinks
byVia FT.com / UK – Equities surge as UK economy shrinks. The stock market surged higher for the tenth day in a row on…
Queen receives lesson in economics – Yahoo! News UK
byVia Queen receives lesson in economics – Yahoo! News UK: The Queen has been sent a letter by a group of eminent economists explaining…