Pounds & Pennies
Ben WongHonest answers to big money questions. Data-led writing on UK economics, markets and personal finance, explained clearly, with a contrarian take where it makes sense. Free, every other Monday.
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The Big Mac says inflation is higher than official figures. It's half right.
A Big Mac cost you £1.90 in 2000. If its price had kept pace with official inflation figures, it would cost £3.72 today. But it actually costs £5.29.
After decades of a ‘low’ inflationary environment, headline numbers have picked up over t...
The Weimar hyperinflation, and the part everyone leaves out
A headline in a German newspaper saying 1 US dollar was equal to 1 million marks — Source: Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-00134 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia
Inflation. Cost of living. Affordability.
These are terms we see a lot in news headlines...
Why aren’t UK petrol prices coming down?
If you’re a sad individual like me, you will regularly keep tabs on petrol prices.
I have even been known to plan journeys around a particularly cheap station. Or try to time an empty tank with my trip to Tesco, so that I can avail myself...
Why you shouldn’t fear stock market all-time highs
The stock market is at an all-time high…
It’s all a bubble! Crash incoming soon! Doom… Doom… Doom…
Does this sound familiar?
All-time highs can be scary. They’re particularly scary for someone like me who is, at heart, a contrarian when...
3 reasons inflation hits poorer households hardest
Turn on the news today, and it’s hard to escape: Inflation.
(Or perhaps the “cost of living”, as it’s more commonly known.)
And there is good reason for this.
Over the last few years, we have seen several inflationary impulses which have...
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Writing Pounds & Pennies: honest answers to big money questions. Oxford economics graduate, 25+ years as a consultant and analyst. Charts, data, and minimal waffle. Raised in HK, now in the UK. Free, every other Monday.
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