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A) 8-1
1) The MPC members voted to
keep interest rates the same last
week (at 0.5%). What was the
vote in favour of keeping the
status quo?
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B) 7-2
A) Denis Healy
2) Which former Chancellor of the
Exchequer died last week?
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B) Nigel Lawson
A) Trans
Atlantic
Partnership
3) Which major trade agreement,
featuring some of the world’s
largest economies (including the
USA) was signed last week?
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B) Trans Pacific
Partnership
A) Andrew
Marr
4) Which notable BBC Economics
journalist left the Corporation to
join ITV as its main Political
correspondent?
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B) Robert
Peston
A) 55%
5) Tesco revealed their profits for
the first half of the financial year
last week showing a further fall in
comparison to last year’s figures.
By how much has profit fallen?
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B) 45%
A) Virgin Trains
East Coast
6) Which rail company was
revealed as facing the largest
number of passenger complaints
for the 11th quarter in a row (as a
percentage of passengers)?
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B) Virgin Trains
West Coast
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