Andrew Dunn
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By 2016 most parents will be unmarried Latest birth data from the National office of Statistics sees an increase in children born to unmarried parents. The ONS also has more family and household demographics data But were more children living in married families in the past? See this history and policy paper on happy families from Pat […]
Bloomberg: Studying Equity Volume Patterns for Clues on Price Direction
Global equity markets rallied this month after a contraction in June. Trading volume can indicate whether these price movements will hold. Bloomberg has tools to analyze volume patterns at both a market and security level. You can find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Global corruption data
Find information on the extent of government and political corruption worldwide using the latest annual report from Transparency International: http://www.transparency.org/gcb2013 Transparency International also publish an annual corruption perceptions list which charts opinion on levels of corruption. On a related theme the World Bank has The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project The reports have governance indicators […]
UK Postal Service
This week UK government confirmed that Royal Mail will be floated on the Stock Exchange Royal Mail: myth-busters – Answers common misconceptions about the government’s plans to sell shares in Royal Mail. UK government publication explains the new policy. Recent speeches and plans also found on the Inside government section of the website The Guardian has newspapers stories […]
R-shief: tracking Arab public opinion
The new website is currently under development. It aggregates data from social media – Facebook, Twitter etc. to track public opinion from the Arab world. For more information see http://tech.state.gov/group/r-shief
Spectator Archive
Still in beta format: http://archive.spectator.co.uk/ Search free of charge the full text digital version of this weekly, right-wing magazine from July 1828 to December 2008. Good for coverage of social, political and cultural events. From 1853 see the review of Dickens Bleak House which criticises the author for ‘indulging in stale and commonplace satire’ On […]
Eurostat statistics explained
A guide to European statistics from the European Commission: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Main_Page
Bloomberg: Comparing Croatia’s Economic Forecasts With the Euro
Croatia became the European Union’s 28th member on July 1st. The country is an example both of the shift away from fiscal austerity and the indirect impact of the Euro on the smaller economies that remain outside of the monetary union. Use Bloomberg functions to assess how Croatia’s economic forecasts compare with other European countries […]
Matchwomen’s strike and other union sites
125th anniversary of the Matchgirl’s strike <http://www.matchwomensfestival.com/> To commemorate the occasion a special festival is being held in London. See the site for events. For information on the strike and factory conditions, a good starting point is the British Library learning site <http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/dickens/industrialisation/matchgirls/article.html> The site the Union Makes Us Strong <http://www.unionhistory.info/matchworkers/matchworkers.php> provides free access to primary resource […]
Bloomberg: Stocks sensitive to interest rate shocks
The Fed is roiling global markets with its retreat from providing more liquidity. Scan for stocks sensitive to interest rate changes using PORT, Bloomberg’s multi-factor stress testing analytics platform. The case study on Bloomberg terminakls – FFM <Go> – exams a 100-basis-point interest rate shock to the S&P 500 Index via SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. […]
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