Supply & Demand
How prices form when buyers and sellers meet, and why shortages and surpluses appear.
Macroeconomics, explained without the noise
Simple Macro Guide helps you read the headlines with a steadier map: supply and demand, prices, growth, policy, jobs, and trade, framed for both the United Kingdom and the United States.
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UK + US framing
Nonpartisan
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Six pillars
Start with any topic. Each page stands alone and links to related ideas and the glossary.
Inflation
What rising prices mean for wages, savings, and policy targets in the UK and US.
GDP & Growth
How economies measure output, and what growth does (and does not) tell you.
Monetary & Fiscal Policy
Central banks and budgets: tools, trade offs, and how they interact.
Unemployment
Types of joblessness, how rates are measured, and why they lag the cycle.
International Trade
Exchange rates, balances, and comparative advantage without slogans.
AP Macroeconomics
The AP Macroeconomics study hub maps the six College Board units, names the graphs students have to draw, and links the interactive explainers on this site. It works as a unit review, including an AP Macro unit 4 review. New this week: the reserve market and ample reserves graph, the foreign exchange market graph, and the balance of payments.
New explainers
Long form introductions to high intent topics, each with outbound links to Fed, ONS, IMF, BEA, and other primaries.
Natural rate of unemployment
NAIRU style ideas, myths, and how to read labour market slack carefully.
Okun's law
The rough link between GDP growth and unemployment changes.
Money supply M1 and M2
Narrow versus broad money, definition breaks, and UK parallels.
Fiscal dominance
When budget pressures constrain the inflation mandate.
BEA versus ONS GDP
Fair comparisons across US and UK growth releases.
All explainers →
Phillips curve, QE, Taylor rule, CPI versus PCE, and more.
Tools & references
Inflation adjuster
Estimate how purchasing power shifts across years using a simple compound rate.
Glossary
About thirty core terms defined in plain language, with anchors for quick jumps.
Country snapshots
US and UK context pages with links to World Bank, FRED, and ONS sources.
CPI data guide
How to read consumer price series on FRED and ONS without chart traps.
Sources
Directory of Fed, BoE, BEA, BLS, ONS, IMF, and World Bank links used on this site.
About
Mission, editorial standards, and how this site approaches UK and US macro education.
FAQ
Not advice, how to read data, update cadence, and contact habits.
Disclaimer. This site is educational. It is not investment, financial, tax, or legal advice. See the full disclaimer.