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Every syllabus thread now opens with the core economics, then connects it to verified current coverage and the exam evidence bank.
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Inflation
Prices, purchasing power and the forces changing the cost of living.
Latest evidence · 16 Sept 2026
Consumer price inflation, UK: August 2026
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Monetary Policy
Interest rates, central-bank decisions and how policy reaches the real economy.
Latest evidence · 16 Sept 2026
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
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Fiscal Policy
Taxation, government spending, borrowing and their effects on aggregate demand and incentives.
Latest evidence · 22 Sept 2026
Public sector finances, UK: August 2026
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Economic Growth
Output, productivity, investment and the conditions behind rising living standards.
Latest evidence · 26 Aug 2026
U.S. GDP growth slowed to 1.5% annualised in Q2 2026
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Labour Markets
Jobs, wages, unemployment and the incentives shaping workers and firms.
Latest evidence · 15 Sept 2026
UK Labour market: September 2026
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Globalisation / Global Economy
Cross-border shocks, global demand and the links between major economies.
Latest evidence · 15 Sept 2026
Euro area international trade in goods surplus €14.2 bn
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Trade
Exports, imports and how international exchange affects growth, prices and living standards.
Latest evidence · 30 Sept 2026
UK GDP growth revised up to 0.5% in Q2 2026
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Protectionism
Tariffs, quotas and other barriers that restrict international trade.
Exam evidence · 10 August 2026
EU imposes anti-dumping duties of up to 24.1% on terephthalic acid imports
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Exchange Rates
Currency values, competitiveness and the transmission of monetary and trade shocks.
Exam evidence · 29 July 2026
UAE keeps Base Rate at 3.65% under the dirham's US dollar peg
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Balance of Payments
Current-account flows, capital movements and a country's transactions with the rest of the world.
Latest evidence · 30 Sept 2026
UK underlying current-account deficit narrows to £11.3bn in Q2 2026
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Development Economics
Growth, poverty, institutions and the wider process of improving living standards.
Exam evidence · 11 June 2026
World Bank forecasts developing-economy growth slowing to 3.6% in 2026
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Emerging Markets
Fast-changing economies where growth opportunities interact with financial, institutional and external risks.
Exam evidence · 29 July 2026
UAE keeps Base Rate at 3.65% under the dirham's US dollar peg
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Supply-Side Policy
Productivity, capacity and policies designed to raise long-run potential output.
Latest evidence · 13 Aug 2026
UK output per hour rose 0.7% year-on-year in Q2 2026 on the ONS preferred measure
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Market Failure
Externalities, information problems and other cases where markets misallocate resources.
Exam evidence · 13 July 2026
UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy threshold will fall to 4.5g of added sugar per 100ml
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Competition Policy
Market power, barriers to entry and policies intended to protect competitive outcomes.
Exam evidence · 7 August 2026
CMA proposes Aldi and Lidl face supermarket land-agreement rules
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Inequality
Income, wealth and the distributional effects of economic change and policy.
Latest evidence · 19 Aug 2026
UK private rents rose 3.7% while house-price inflation slowed
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