Monday, June 21, 2021

Crazy UK holiday prices

 Thanks to the Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/19/prices-are-ridiculous-uk-holiday-costs-more-than-europe-as-demand-grows

I imagine the prices will fall back next year as people revert to holidays overseas and so this could be an example of volatile prices resulting from a large increase in demand and price inelastic supply

Friday, June 18, 2021

Monday, May 03, 2021

Where does the government borrow billions from?

 Thanks to the BBC

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

Fiscal policy in Northern Ireland

 A new voucher scheme is announced

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-56949203

Government capital infrastructure spending

 Plans to re-open the Ulster canal will come to fruition

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-56932303

Contrasting recovery from Covid in Q1 2021

Bad for the EU which is in recession

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56940720

Very good for the USA

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56932023

Biden's Covid stimulus plan

 Thanks to the BBC

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56019033

and CNBC

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/biden-stimulus-package-details-checks-unemployment-minimum-wage.html

Sustainable growth

 Battery storage; a new approach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-56833232

Budget 2021

 Thanks to Sky

https://www.channel4.com/news/budget-2021-spend-spend-spend-followed-by-aggressive-tax-hikes

and https://www.channel4.com/news/budget-2021-sunak-promises-giveaway-now-and-tax-hikes-later