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The Economist - 16-May-2014

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Europe goes to the polls Fly Title:  Letters The goal of football SIR – I would like to respond to Bagehot’s contention that “Premier League football clubs are destroying their roots as they grow” (May 3rd). In fact, the Premier League’s success is explained by the close ties clubs maintain with their fans. We invest in grassroots football...

NPR - 16-May-2014

Prominent Republicans — including former presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Tim Pawlenty — have endorsed a minimum wage hike in recent weeks. And in Vermont, lawmakers approved the nation's highest statewide minimum wage, in a deal brokered by a Republican state senator. Nevertheless, a nationwide increase faces solid Republican opposition in Congress....

NPR - 16-May-2014

Even now, five years after the crash, homebuilding is stuck at half its normal level. And a hoped-for bounce after the harsh winter hasn't materialized. Some analysts blame higher mortgage rates....

The Economist - 16-May-2014

WITH eminences like Larry Summers sparking new interest in the idea of "secular stagnation", a particular view about the macroeconomics of the pre-crisis period seems to be coalescing. America was in the grips of a savings glut, the story goes, driven by several factors, such as: reserve accumulation by foreign governments and central banks, high levels of saving by pre-retirement Boomers, and the...

The Economist - 16-May-2014

UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  Europe goes to the polls Main image:  20140517_INC895.png Track global business expectations over time with our interactive barometer Executives remain optimistic about the outlook for business, according to the latest Economist/FT survey of over 1,500 senior managers from 114 countries (updated May 15th 2014). The balance of respondents...

The Economist - 16-May-2014

Our interactive overview of European GDP, debt and jobs Europe’s economies CurrencyEconomyGDP per personUnemploymentYouth unemploymentDebtPublic debtBudget balancePrimary balanceGrowthLatest GDP change2014 GDP forecast2015 GDP forecast Source: The Economist Source: Eurostat Source: Eurostat *15- to 24-year-olds Source: Eurostat Source: European Commission Source: European Commission ... ...

NPR - 16-May-2014

With the Federal Reserve pumping trillions of dollars into the economy the past several years, why has inflation remained so low?...

The Economist - 15-May-2014

WHEN in 2008 Britain’s long-bubbly housing market slumped, few expected a quick rebound. After the last major house-price crash, in 1989, it took almost a decade for prices to recover to their previous heights, even in nominal terms. This time around, they have managed it in about half that time. In London, prices are already 25% above their 2008 peak, and now rising at a rate of about 18% a year....

The Economist - 15-May-2014

PUBLIC sector pensions in America are being cut, but in a subtle way. The latest report from the Center for Retirement Research (what would we do without it?) at Boston College shows that many states have managed to cut the cost of living adjustment, or COLA as it is known. A lack of inflation linking savaged the benefits of British pensioners, particularly in the 1970s. Even at 4% inflation,...

The Economist - 14-May-2014

TODAY’S love-in between Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the OECD, and Sigmar Gabriel, the German vice-chancellor and minister for the economy and energy, was remarkable. Presenting a survey of the German economy, Mr Gurria heaped praise on its “very impressive” performance. He went out of his way to back the coalition government’s plan to introduce a general minimum wage (repeating his words in...


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