The UK borrowed £𝟮𝟯.𝟯𝗯𝗻 in May - the difference between spending and income from taxes - was £𝟱.𝟲𝗯𝗻 higher than forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)!

#CostOfLivingCrisis #FinancialCrisis #UK #Economy

How Ireland's record GDP crash dragged the euro area into reverse

Ireland's GDP fell 12.1% in early 2026, the steepest quarterly drop on record, flipping the whole euro area into contraction. The catch: it was never growth.

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The Bank of North Dakota grew business lending 35% between 2007-2009, expanding credit in the exact months every private lender sprinted for the exits. Walking into the storm with an umbrella stuffed full of money while the professionals huddled under awnings.

https://readuncut.com/americas-reddest-state-runs-a-socialist-bank/

#FinancialCrisis #CommunityLending #CounterCyclical #BankingReform #LocalBanking #CreditAccess

America's reddest state runs a socialist bank

North Dakota votes Republican by margins that make the word landslide sound timid, treats "government overreach" roughly the way other states treat arson, and has owned and operated its own bank since 1919, 3 facts that are supposed to cancel each other out and stubbornly refuse to, because the Bank

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i'm like drowning with all of these problems dealing with Financial Problems, I needed to solved because THATS THE WAY HOW RESPONSIBLE ADULT WILL BE DOING! 😤🤬

— I thought when we become adults, Life would be good & great!
IT WAS JUST A BIG PRANK! A BIG LIE!! 🤬🤬

#Adulting #fediverse #financialCrisis #needhelp #MutualAidRequest #boost #Wednesday #Mastodon

🚒🔥 Who knew private equity was America's favorite fire starter? 📉 When your business model burns more than toast, and fire trucks forget how to ladder, it's a hostile takeover of basic services, brought to you by the same minds who gave #Blockbuster that killer #strategy. 🍿💸
https://rubbishtalk.com/economy/how-private-equity-bought-americas-essential-services/ #privateequity #firestarter #businessmodel #hostiletakeover #financialcrisis #HackerNews #ngated
How Private Equity Bought America's Essential Services - Rubbish Talk

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UK public sector borrowing, the 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 between spending and income from taxes, was £𝟮𝟰.𝟯𝗯𝗻 last month! That's the highest since April 2020 .... and UP £𝟰.𝟵𝗯𝗻 from a year earlier!

#RachelReevesMP #UKLabour #FinancialCrisis

Japan is cornered and it's everyone's problem

The world's most indebted country is watching its borrowing costs hit records not seen since before the financial crisis. The fallout won't stay in Tokyo.

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How Ontario colleges are struggling to attract international students after visa changes
A roughly 50 per cent reduction in the number of overseas students who could study in Ontario hit colleges hardest, with a drop in enrollment and a growing financial crisis.
#Canada #Education #Politics #Fordgovernment
https://globalnews.ca/news/11857952/ontario-college-cap-international-student-appeal/
How Ontario colleges are struggling to attract international students after visa changes
A roughly 50 per cent reduction in the number of overseas students who could study in Ontario hit colleges hardest, with a drop in enrollment and a growing financial crisis.
#Canada #Education #Politics #Fordgovernment
https://globalnews.ca/news/11857952/ontario-college-cap-international-student-appeal/
How Ontario colleges are struggling to attract international students after visa changes
A roughly 50 per cent reduction in the number of overseas students who could study in Ontario hit colleges hardest, with a drop in enrollment and a growing financial crisis.
#Canada #Education #Politics #Fordgovernment
https://globalnews.ca/news/11857952/ontario-college-cap-international-student-appeal/