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...These rulings built on major conservative wins from last year, the most notable of which was the court’s highly unpopular decision overturning Roe vs Wade....
...Need to know: business John Allan, chair of British supermarket chain Tesco, is to step down next month following misconduct claims....
...Allan Monks: The Bank of England would feel comfortable cutting to -0.5 per cent if it needed to....
...Also questioning whether mental illnesses always reside in the mind is Harvard professor of surgery Allan Ropper in How the Brain Lost its Mind (Atlantic RRP£17.99, January; published in the US in August...
...Keith Wade: Will build up slowly to 1 per cent per annum in 2023, an outcome which suits the political cycle....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders Significantly, there is every incentive to delay major purchases until 29 March....
...Pondering what might happen if my clock runs down in the freezing lake, I wade in. If you’ve ever stood under a cold shower and gasped for air, you have experienced cold shock....
...“Oh, and watch out for submerged rocks,” he warns as we wade in. “Ready?” And we’re off, swept on to the Aare’s conveyor belt. “Swimming in the Aare is a deeply rooted culture within our city . . ....
...(We won’t wade into my relationship with food groups and calorific intake)....
...Allan Monks, economist, JPMorgan We look for a sustained rise in pay growth to 3 per cent....
...Allan Monks, economist, JPMorgan We expect rates to rise to 1 per cent. While demand growth has been weak, supply has been weaker....
...Allan Monks, economist, JPMorgan Productivity over the past couple of years has broadly stagnated, and has been weak even by the UK’s own recent poor standards....
...Keith Wade, group chief economist, Schroders Some relief in 2018 as inflation should fall, but households are likely to use the improvement in real income to rebuild their savings....
...Allan Monks, Economist, JPMorgan We expect growth of 1.7 per cent next year, a small step up from 2017 helped by stronger global growth....
...Allan Monks, economist, JPMorgan Feel about the same as 12 months ago....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders Inflation is expected to rise above 3% in 2017....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders Trump’s policies may resonate with many in the UK, but ultimately they could make the economy more vulnerable....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders He will need the flexibility to support activity....
...Allan Monks, global market strategist, JPMorgan I do not expect the MPC to change its interest rate next year....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders It is hard to envisage a deal where the UK does not “take back control” so less immigration seems certain....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders By just over half a per cent as inflation squeezes household incomes and spending....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders Feel about the same as 12 months ago although the economy has held up so far that owes much to the cut in interest rates and fall in the pound....
...Allan Monks, JPM Research, Economist We expect housing demand to improve owing to a combination of lower mortgage rates, high confidence and solid real income growth....
...Allan Monks, JPM Research, Economist d) will succeed in cutting spending and revenues will remain on target or better....
...Keith Wade, Chief economist, Schroders Marginally tighter: interest rates rising to 1% by year end....
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