Economics Department

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New edition of #WellyEcon out soon. Thanks to all those that contributed!

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Russia's economic fears behind their actions in Ukraine http://t.co/arvuWv9yBt

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Very relevant and interesting article on the #ukrainecrisis http://t.co/JiX8ndbPtJ

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Nearly 500,000 people in the UK have mortgages on their houses which are more than the value of the house itself (negative equity)

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Unemployment dropped by 125,000 to 2.34 million in the last quarter of 2013: http://t.co/gNr9ZAvnGi

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And today, Argentinian peso falls 17% versus dollar, biggest drop in 10 years

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Argentina has restricted Internet shopping with Amazon and others to improve balance of payments. Real problem though is its 28% CPI

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GDP grows 0.8 percent in Q3 versus Q2 despite flat Government spending. Now only 2 percent from pre-crisis level http://t.co/dDnf4HuVhm

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Govt lends banks money at 0.75%, banks then lend it as help to buy mortgages at 5%, and the Govt guarantees those mortgages. Easy profit

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US Government faces shutdown at midnight tonight. Markets tumble http://t.co/r4bqtCYkQh

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The Govt considered troops on the street in 2008, such was concern that anarchy would follow collapse of the banks
http://t.co/xV38T5yt02

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Why the US was right to maintain QE. And how to reduce UK Government debt by £300bn in a day. http://t.co/d1YEivQTqk

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US Fed decides to continue QE at $85bn per month, sending stockmarkets to new highs http://t.co/HjhVOIr8nd

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Manchester United announces sales revenue of £363m in the latest year, up 13 percent on year before #BUSS1

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Congratulations on the excellent Economics and Business results

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@WellingtonUK r creating a CD 4 the Charity 'Debra'. Please donate at http://t.co/QaAFUkrH2Q #doitfordebra #allinaday @WellyEcon PLS RT

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#BUSS4 - following our Apple lesson, story on how 71% of investors believe Apple has lost its innovative edge http://t.co/TBfnfNKTXi

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#BUSS1 - please ensure you know breakeven output and % change in this if selling price or costs change. Remember the noise a cow makes

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#ECON2 - Good luck tomorrow. Remember effectiveness of fiscal policy as emailed last night. Also reasons for fall in UK productivity

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#BUSS4 another good reference for globalisation. Western car companies take higher market share in South Korea
http://t.co/AlobbPJUea