Jan 8, 2026
The Iran war caused major supply-side shocks to the global economy — disrupting trade through the Strait of Hormuz, spiking fuel prices, and triggering cost-push inflation. While a ceasefire has eased oil prices, the long-term damage to infrastructure, investment, and productive capacity means slower growth may persist for years.
Despite IMF warnings, the UK’s growing reliance on renewables, domestic energy production, and energy efficiency may make it more resilient to the Gulf energy shock than widely claimed.
The Iran war has sharply reduced UK business confidence, as rising costs, inflation, and uncertainty discourage investment. Combined with supply disruptions and higher energy prices, this raises the risk of stagflation and slower economic growth.
The World Economic Forum in Davos brought global leaders together to address major challenges like climate change, technology, and economic uncertainty — highlighting the need for collaboration in an increasingly complex world.
Rising UK food prices provide a real-world example of cost-push inflation, showing how higher production costs can squeeze incomes, reduce spending, and create the risk of stagflation.
This article highlights a common paradox economists face when analysing public policy. On the surface, applying inheritance tax to
This article clearly highlights a case of market failure in the UK housing market. Housing is a basic necessity, and
This article is a clear real-world example of cost-push inflation, where rising production costs force firms to increase prices.
When we study unemployment in class, it’s easy to think of it as a straightforward result of a weak economy
When we study government intervention and market failure, we usually think of taxes or subsidies, but this article offers another
Reading this article made me realise how some problems in economics can’t be solved purely through the market mechanism. The
As students, we often focus more on demand-side factors when analysing inflation, but this article is a great reminder of
It’s nice to see that some of the things we read and study in A-Level Economics are actually being implemented
Often in economics, we’re taught how vital consumer spending is for sustaining growth. But in the real world, most government
What really caught my attention about this article is how China’s government is intervening to stop falling prices, not rising
