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The article reports on developments pertaining to the world economy as of October 1, 2021. It highlights the economic conditions in Australia, India, China, Japan, the U.S., Great Britain, and the European Union. Economic indicators mentioned include gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment, and inflation.

The article discusses the process through which Great Britain will withdraw its membership from the European Union (EU), or Brexit, following the 2016 Brexit referendum. An overview of the economic aspects of Great Britain's membership in the EU, including the British trade with and investment in EU countries, is provided.

The article offers information on Brexit, a referendum on membership of the European Union (EU). Topics discussed include impact of the Brexit on the Great Britain's economy, the term Overton window in political science meaning the acceptable range of political thought and EU immigrants as net contributors to the Great Britain finances.

Discusses arguments for and against the adoption of the European Union (EU) euro currency by Great Britain. Possible referendum in Great Britain on joining the single currency; Inability of separating economic and political consequences of Great Britain's joining the euro; Arguments for a single currency, including lower inflation and superior monetary policy; Arguments against single currency; Fears that joining the euro will lead to the abolition of Britain; Possibility that by joining the euro Great Britain can help lead the EU.

Reports on Great Britain's economy as fo 2002. Consumer spending is up while foreign demand and manufacturing is down; Factors leading to diminished foreign investment; How the most effective monetary policy for Great Britain is linked to European Union bank policy.

An editorial is presented which addresses the possibility that the European Union (EU) could issue a multi-billion pound bill to Great Britain in 2017 in connection with the British Brexit Referendum vote which authorizes Great Britain to exit the EU. Great Britain's 600 billion-per-year trading relationship with the EU is examined, along with British contributions to the EU's pension scheme and Great Britain's responsibility for payments involving various EU projects.

The author discusses the division among the British people over whether to stay or exit the European Union (EU), focusing on the perception regarding the economic risk of Brexit and the risks outweighing the benefits of the exit. He explores the campaigns of the Remain and Leave parties for the referendum vote on June 23, 2016. He suggests that a constituency of disgruntled voters will remain as long as immigration, national identity and borders and security remain salient.

The article discusses interest rates in Great Britain and states that economic recovery in the nation will not be complete until these rates rise. Topics discussed include the impact of the euro-zone crisis on Great Britain, the influence of productivity on the British economy, and the growth of employment in the country.

The article focuses on the 2015 British general elections and discusses how policy changes will shape the next British administration. Topics include laws governing press regulation, the need for additional airport capacity, and the need for stricter government spending budgets. Information is provided on the possibility of a referendum to decide Great Britain's membership in the European Union (EU).

The article speculates on the possibility that Great Britain will not join the euro zone in forming a banking union in 2013. Topics include how Great Britain's refusal would jeopardize London, England's position as a major financial market, what the banking union would do to Britain's economic stability, and why the country is hesitant to join a banking union in the first place.

The article discusses the impact of the campaign to leave the European Union (EU) on the British economy and government. Topics covered include the country's need for a new leader and a coherent approach to negotiating with the EU, the idea of continuing access to Europe's single market in return for the free movement of people from EU countries and the problems raised by Brexit in Northern Ireland such as the prospect of resurrecting the border between north and south.

The article discusses the debate on Great Britain's exit from the European Union (EU). Topics discussed include some complaints about EU regulations, the annual cost to Great Britain's economy of the EU's most expensive rules, the benefits of EU membership and policies on climate change and financial regulation.

The article focuses on the Economic Insight "Brexit Me If You Can" which sets out three scenarios to assess the impact of a British exit from the European Union (EU) on British companies. Topics cited include the probability that an exit without a replacement Free Trade Agreement (FTA) may lead to structural problems and export losses, the possibility that turnover growth would be halved, if it exits with an FTA and the likely sharp contraction in the country's economy in no replacement FTA.

The article notes that for the past three years, while profits have surged around the globe, capital spending has remained relatively weak. As a result, companies in aggregate have become net savers on a huge scale. Their thrift may explain why bond yields are now so low. The theory that is currently all the rage holds that yields have been depressed by a global savings glut. Since 2000, the corporate sector has stood out. The economies of America and Britain have boomed, while those of Japan and the euro area have stalled, yet in all of them firms are now running a financial surplus, using their spare money to repay debts, buy back shares or build up cash. Firms have been net savers for the odd year in the past, but a run of several years is highly unusual. The recent increase in corporate saving in the euro area has been more modest than in America or Britain, but it has made a bigger dent in growth, because the single-currency zone, unlike the other two economies, has not been cushioned by either an increase in government borrowing or a fall in saving by households.

The article offers a look at economic conditions in Great Britain. In April 2005, halfway through an election campaign, Britain's Labor government allowed the country's last volume car maker to go bankrupt with the loss of some 4,000 jobs. A prominent manufacturing collapse might seem an odd measure of economic success, but the popular consensus that workers at MG Rover and its suppliers could find jobs elsewhere was a vote of supreme self-confidence. The British economy has rapidly lost steam, with a sharp downward revision in gross domestic product growth, fears that consumers are deserting the high street, a shaky housing market and fragile manufacturing. This slowdown comes at an awkward moment for the economy's ultimate guardians, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown. In their calls for structural reform in the European Union, the prime minister and his chancellor have derived much of their authority from the economy's success in generating jobs and wealth.

Discusses the outlook for the popularity of the euro in Great Britain. Idea that the euro will slowly become popular; Efforts of British Prime Minister Tony Blair to popularize the euro; Outlook for the British economy; Discussion of the tourist trade in Great Britain.

The article focuses on the economic conditions within Great Britain in 2013. Topics include the debate within Great Britain on if the country should withdraw from the European Union (EU), the debt levels within the EU in 2013, and the success of austerity within Great Britain. Information is provided on the unemployment rates within Greece in 2013.

If Britain had joined the euro with the other 11 founder members at the start of 1999, how would the economy have fared inside rather than outside the euro area? Interest rates would have dropped by four percentage points to the lower level set in the euro area. The stimulus to the economy would have pushed growth in 2000 up to a heady 5.5%. Excess demand would have pushed inflation up to nearly 5% and it would have stayed high over the past three years. This would have made the economy less and less competitive. Outside the euro area, a loss of competitiveness can be quickly regained by a fall in the exchange rate. Inside, it has to be grindingly restored through a protracted period of lower inflation and slower growth. The Treasury's counterfactual history is self-serving: it vindicates the decision Gordon Brown took in 1997. But it also illustrates why it is so important to ensure that the economy is as convergent as possible with the euro area before signing up to membership. Once Britain gives up its independent monetary policy, adjustment to shocks will occur through changes in the real exchange rate--the market rate adjusted for prices at home and in Europe.

Faced with owning up to higher borrowing, British Finance Minister Gordon Brown would have liked a diversionary tactic. Announcing the long-awaited assessment of whether Britain is ready to join the euro would have done nicely, but Prime Minister Tony Blair, anxious to repair relations with Europe, would have none of it. Even so, Mr Brown implied what the outcome of the assessment would be. Helpfully, he pointed out that long-term interest rates were now below those of the euro area. He drew attention to the fact that the unemployment rate in Britain was 5% whereas it was 9% in the single-currency zone. And he highlighted the fact that the British economy had grown over the past two years at roughly double the rate of the euro area. Mr. Brown left it to MPs to infer that there was no compelling case for joining the euro in a hurry.

Focuses on economic and social conditions in Great Britain. Criticism that a paper on economic reform released by chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown does not address these issues; Comparison of living standards and other social and economic indicators with those of European Union members; Successful reforms in EU countries.

Speculates about whether Great Britain, Denmark and Sweden will adopt the euro currency during 2003. Strength of the euro against the dollar; Voter resistance in Great Britain; Strength of British growth in comparison with the euro zone; Referendum in Sweden during 2003 about adopting the currency.

Interviews British Prime Minister Tony Blair on British participation in Europe's monetary union. Economic conditions for entry; British role in Europe without membership in the monetary union; Differences between Britain's economy and that of France and Germany; British economic policy.

The article offers technology-related news as of August 19, 2014. The majority of cloud computing services operating in the European Union (EU) do not meet the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The online social network Facebook is optimizing its software infrastructure to increase efficiency. The recession within Great Britain benefited the information technology industry in 2014.

The author discusses the European currency debacle inside the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) of which Great Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron tries to address for economic recovery. He cites the financial crisis that Cameron had experienced first-hand during the time of British Chancellor Norman Lamont on September 16, 1992 when the interest rates increased to 15% that led to much bigger crisis. He suggests that indebted eurozone countries must devalue currency and restore public finances.

The article presents a graph showing the forecasted economic growth for Great Britain and the European Union (EU) through 2016, including projected 2012 growth for Great Britain and a projected 2012 decline for the EU.

The article reports on the interim management statement by chief executive Tony Thorne of DS Smith PLC in Great Britain. Thorne asserted that the British corrugated market is the weakest in western Europe. The statement indicates that the weak British market was being offset by the strength of the euro. Thorne added that Great Britain is showing a worse performance than other west European markets.