Commercial awareness
How to build it, the UK markets ideas behind the headlines and a quiz to check yourself
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Explainers
- Bank RateWho sets it, how a change reaches the economy and how to talk about a decision, 3 minute read
- Inflation and CPIHow UK inflation is measured, how to read a release and why finance cares, 3 minute read
- Gilts and yieldsWhat gilts are, why prices and yields move opposite ways and what the curve says, 3 minute read
- Sterling and FXHow exchange rates are quoted, what moves the pound and who feels a change, 3 minute read
- Equity indicesWhat the FTSE 100 measures, how weighting works and why it isn't the economy, 3 minute read
- M&A cyclesWhy deal activity comes in waves, how interest rates affect buyers and what to watch, 3 minute read
These pages explain ideas rather than news, so check the latest figures before an interview