Well done to all of our Economics and Business Studies students on some truly outstanding GCSE and A Level results this year.

BBC News - Apple sells fewer phones but profits rise bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Bank ‘looks set to raise rates twice this year’ thetimes.co.uk/article/bank-o…

Triple whammy blow to economic growth thetimes.co.uk/article/triple…

Grayling admits east coast line could be renationalised thetimes.co.uk/article/grayli…

BBC News - UK must tackle 'astonishing' cost of congestion, study says bbc.co.uk/news/uk-429482…

BBC News - E-cigarettes 'should be on prescription' bbc.co.uk/news/health-42…

Gig economy workers to get more rights thetimes.co.uk/article/millio…

Weak growth and wobbly markets won’t stop the Bank raising rates thetimes.co.uk/article/weak-g…

BBC News - Gender pay gap: What you need to know bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Labour and skills shortages push up wages thetimes.co.uk/article/good-t…

Trade deals ‘cannot make up for Brexit losses’ thetimes.co.uk/article/trade-…

Price discrimination? Having 'forgotten' a wedding anniversary my PED is definitely inelastic! BBC News - Sainsbury's 'husband' valentine card pricier than 'wife' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

BBC News - Growth better - warning lights flashing on interest rates bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

BBC News - Buying and renting: Your biggest financial decision - in 10 charts bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

BBC News - The low-cost airline changing the way we fly bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

The importance of the logistics of deliver in the supply chain BBC News - KFC chicken crisis 'caused by Rugby depot chaos' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

BBC News - Five reasons Toys R Us failed bbc.co.uk/news/business-…

Some great stuff out there today on exchange rate movements, high street spending and unemployment figures down!

So many conflicting variables which illustrate why economics is not an exact science. Real wages rising... what next for interest rates?