Hints and tips:
...Bronwyn Curtis, a non-executive director at the OBR, was optimistic “that alternatives to Russian gas will accelerate”, while financial pressures could prompt labour market dropouts to return....
...Gregory and Vera deposited $38mn at Julius Baer....
...DeAnne Julius, a former central bank policymaker, said relatively low unemployment could keep core inflation “sticky” while energy prices remained “spiky” because of conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East...
...The share price at Julius Baer, which has a sizeable Asian footprint, rose 13 per cent last week....
...DeAnne Julius, distinguished fellow at Chatham House: Better....
...DeAnne Julius: That depends on developments in Ukraine....
...Bronwyn Curtis: The Bank of England will underestimate the level of inflation....
...DeAnne Julius, former member of the MPC I expect it to end the year between 2-2.5%....
...DeAnne Julius, former member of the MPC I think his presidency will be more significant (negatively) on the geopolitical front than the economic one....
...“In the end,” said Bronwyn Curtis, from the Society of Business Economists, “it comes down to money....
...DeAnne Julius, former member of the MPC I expect at least one rise in interest rates by the end of 2017....
...Bronwyn Curtis, from the, Society of Business Economists It will slow by from 2.1% in 2016 to between 1.1% and 1.6% in 2017....
...Bronwyn Curtis, Chief economic adviser, Official Monetary & Financial Institutions Forum I expect rates to be raised in 2016, but not until May at the earliest....
...Bronwyn Curtis, Chief economic adviser, Official Monetary & Financial Institutions Forum My greatest concern is that the economy will be more unbalanced, not less, by the end of 2016....
...Bronwyn Curtis, Chief economic adviser, Official Monetary & Financial Institutions Forum The unbalanced but relatively robust growth story will remain intact in 2016....
...DeAnne Julius, former MPC member, now Chair of UCL I would expect a month or two of financial market volatility to follow a Leave vote, and anxiety by certain business segments but not a significant hit...
...Women from a welcoming group wearing skirts and shawls with the face of US President Barack Obama prepare for him to depart from the Julius Nyerere airport, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Tuesday, at the end...
...Bridget Rosewell, Volterra Yes, the uncertainty will be bad for investment Bronwyn Curtis, OMFIF Yes....
...DeAnne Julius, former MPC member With inflation low, oil prices falling and employment growth solid there should be a gradual improvement in household finances over the course of 2015....
...Dame DeAnne Julius, another former committee member said the bank should begin to raise rates at its next inflation report in February....
...DeAnne Julius, former MPC member Full employment in the UK is probably somewhere between 4-5 per cent unemployment....
...Bronwyn Curtis, OMFIF Growth in the UK should be “satisfactory” if we just take the overall number....
...Tony Curtis (Some Like It Hot)...
...Bronwyn Curtis, HSBC The UK has the advantage that it has a flexible exchange rate and control over monetary policy, making it easier to withstand shocks than some of its European neighbours....
...Bronwyn Curtis, HSBC The recent stronger growth is deceptive as the level of output is still 3 per cent below the levels of 2007....
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