News Briefing – 28/11/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics BT has agreed to pay workers who earn less than £50,000 an extra £1,500. This is approximately 85% of UK-based employees. … Continue reading News Briefing – 28/11/22
News Briefing – 14/11/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been alerted that the status of the UK’s public finances has deteriorated by £70bn. The Office for … Continue reading News Briefing – 14/11/22
News Briefing – 07/11/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics The Bank of England has raised its bank rate to 3% from the previous figure of 2.25%. This is the single … Continue reading News Briefing – 07/11/22
News Briefing – 31/10/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics Rishi Sunak is the now the UK’s Prime Minister as of the 24th October. He is set to sign off on … Continue reading News Briefing – 31/10/22
News Briefing – 10/10/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics The interest rate on a typical five-year fixed rate mortgage has reached 6.11% for the first time in 12 years. The … Continue reading News Briefing – 10/10/22
News Briefing – 26/09/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of the last week into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics On the 21st of September, the Bank of England increased the bank rate to 2.25% after 5 members voted to add … Continue reading News Briefing – 26/09/22
Summer Roundup – 12/09/22
We’ve summarised the top stories of this summer into an easily digestible briefing, so that you can stay up to date on what’s happening around the world. You can subscribe to receive the briefing in your inbox each week. UK Business & Economics Kwasi Kwarteng OE has been appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in the new Truss cabinet. Since taking the position, Kwarteng has sacked … Continue reading Summer Roundup – 12/09/22
The Promise, Threats, and Responsibilities of a Pivot to Quantitative Tightening
Quantitative tightening (QT) is the exact opposite of quantitative easing(QE); it’s the process used by central banks to decrease the money supply either by selling the assets they previously purchased or deciding against reinvesting the principal sum of maturing securities. We are more experienced with QE, which was introduced extensively in the aftermath of the global financial crisis to increase the supply of money and … Continue reading The Promise, Threats, and Responsibilities of a Pivot to Quantitative Tightening
An Investigation into Microfinance in India
“Microfinance is an idea whose time has come.” – Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the UN Since independence in 1947, India has prioritised the issues of poverty, rural livelihoods, and women’s economic and social empowerment. Whilst the percentage of Indians who live rurally has been declining since 1951 , this figure still stands at a staggering ≈64% . Poverty in India is also concentrated in rural … Continue reading An Investigation into Microfinance in India
The Roman Financial Crisis of AD 33
When considering Ancient Rome, we usually conjure up images like grandiose temples of white marble and soldiers with rectangular shields, but the Roman financial system was, like many other aspects of their society, ahead of its time in terms of complexity, ingenuity, and efficiency: so much so, in fact, that it resembled our modern financial system in many respects. Therefore, it should not be of … Continue reading The Roman Financial Crisis of AD 33
