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  1. The Economy: 15. Energy market

    16/16 Our energy bills explained.

  2. The Economy: 14. Bankruptcy and insolvency

    15/16 How does going bankrupt affect us and the economy?

  3. The Economy: 13. National Debt

    14/16 What is the national debt?

  4. The Economy: 12. Credit

    13/16 What is credit, and how do we use it?

  5. The Economy: 11. Pricing and discounting

    12/16 How does pricing work, and when is a bargain really a bargain?

  6. The Economy: 10. Inequality

    11/16 Why are the rich, rich and the poor, poor, and was it always this way?

  7. The Economy: 9. International Trade and Currency Markets

    10/16 The reason we can eat pineapples and sell aeroplane parts.

  8. The Economy: 8. Pensions

    9/16 Why is it so hard to save for when we’re older?

  9. The Economy: 7. Jobs and Unemployment

    8/16 Why might your wages be low even if everyone who wants a job, has one?

  10. The Economy: 6. Recessions

    7/16 What is a recession and why might one happen?

  11. The Economy: 5. Banks

    6/16 What are banks and what do they do with our money?

  12. The Economy: 4. Bonds, Gilts, Stocks and Shares

    5/16 Who lends the government money and why? And what exactly does the stock market do?

  13. The Economy: 3. Economic Growth and GDP

    4/16 What is economic growth, and what happens if there isn’t any?

  14. The Economy: 2. Interest Rates and Mortgage Rates

    3/16 What’s the Bank of England got to do with mortgage rates?

  15. The Economy: 1. Inflation

    2/16 What is inflation, why does it matter, and is someone to blame if it goes up?

  16. Welcome to Understand: The Economy

    1/16 Everything you need to know about the economy and what it means for you.