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| EU Budget - historic reduction agreed | ||||||||||
| UK economy - GDP falls by 0.3% | ||||||||||
| Quantitative Easing - put on hold | ||||||||||
| Poverty - recession and relative poverty | ||||||||||
| Welfare reform - the end of universal benefits | ||||||||||
| Underemployment - over 3 million | ||||||||||
| CPI inflation - at 2.7% | ||||||||||
| Autumn statement - austerity to continue | ||||||||||
| Energy prices - set to rise | ||||||||||
| Libor - rate fixing scandal | ||||||||||
| Greek exit - a little nearer | ||||||||||
| Competition policy - new regulator planned | ||||||||||
| Fiscal union - rejected by UK | ||||||||||
| Europe - a Tobin tax? | ||||||||||
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| Greek bailout - Euro problems | ||||||||||
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Question 1
Why are inflation and deflation considered to be economic problems?
Question 2
Examine the likely impact of a rise in global commodity prices on the UK price level.
Question 3
Assess the effectiveness of monetary policy in controlling inflation.
