Hints and tips:
...“There’s always noise around the turn of the year, so we can’t read too much into one week,” cautioned Jonathan Basile, director of economics at Credit Suisse....
...Like Xabi Alonso and [Steven] Gerrard, you know? When one is up front, the other can defend.”...
...They are spending on things they need, not on things they want,” said Mr Basile....
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