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...Paul Hollingsworth, chief Europe economist at BNP Paribas, said he expected “a dovish hike” to 5.5 per cent alongside guidance that the majority of the committee now thought rates probably did not need to...
...Paul Hollingsworth, economist at BNP Paribas, said: “It is hard to appear co-ordinated when fiscal policy has its foot on the accelerator and monetary policy on the brake.”...
...Paul Hollingsworth, chief European economist at BNP Paribas Markets, agreed the size of the intervention would “likely” cause higher inflation in future....
...Abby Hollingsworth, the vice-president of global benefits at Salesforce, also compared the return from parental leave to the experience of being a new hire....
...Chris Martin: For recovery, the UK economy needs to maintain growth of at least 2.5 per cent for a few years....
...Paul Hollingsworth, senior European & chief UK economist at BNP Paribas: No....
...Business sentiment towards the year ahead remained optimistic, however, “suggesting that firms are not especially pessimistic about the near-term outlook”, according to Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics...
...Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics said: “The latest money and credit figures added to the evidence suggesting that the economy lost pace in the first quarter”....
...Paul Hollingsworth, senior UK economist at Capital Economics, said the implied growth rate of 0.3 per cent was still in line with the MPC’s forecast from February....
...The three purchasing manager surveys “collectively showed only a muted rebound in business activity after being disrupted by heavy snowfall in March”, said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS...
...“The ‘Super Thursday’ releases from the Bank of England suggest that despite the recent upward revision to markets’ interest rate expectations, they may not have gone far enough,” said Paul Hollingsworth...
...“January’s weak survey may not necessarily be a sign of things to come,” said Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics....
...(Chris Giles in the FT) What makes a British person consider themselves ordinary? “Trends among EU referendum voters are less clear....
...Paul Hollingsworth, economist at Capital Economics, said if the MPC did act in November, it was likely this would be the first of three rate rises in 2018 because “the economy will end up surprising the...
...The figures put the economy on course for another “subdued” 0.3 per cent expansion in the third quarter, said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit....
...Paul Hollingsworth, UK economist at Capital Economics, said he was optimistic that UK economic growth could pick up in the third quarter. “We’re not expecting the economy to absolutely boom....
...Paul Hollingsworth, UK economist, BNP Paribas I don’t envy the Monetary Policy Committee at present....
...Noting that Mr Carney had said he would tolerate inflation rising “a bit” above the bank’s target, Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics said the BoE was likely to do so “to support the economy in the...
...Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics said the higher than expected inflation figures were a sign of things to come as prices in the shops would begin to reflect sterling’s weakness in the months ahead...
...Subdued inflationary pressures however give the central bank “leeway to add stimulus to the economy if needed”, said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit....
...Today’s “no change” decision was widely expected, notes Paul Hollingsworth at Capital Economics, who thinks a November rate cut is still on the cards: The minutes still signaled that another rate cut is...
...Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics added that the UK’s terrible productivity performance over the past five years gave it scope for “a stronger rebound”, raising the prospect that “the economy should...
...Paul Hollingsworth, UK economist at Capital Economics, said inflation “will be going nowhere fast”....
...Paul Hollingsworth of Capital Economics said household spending already appears to be roaring ahead in the second quarter and the prospects for further growth in the immediate future are strong....
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