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...Like the nearby Notting Dale ward, where Grenfell now stands like a blackened tombstone, many residents live in social housing. Overcrowding is a perpetual complaint....
...“[It] may be linked to the drum beat of negativism coming from the administration prior to sequestration,” said John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros, of RDQ Economics....
...But it will probably remain a drag well into next year,” said Paul Dales, senior US economist at Capital Economics....
...John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros of RDQ Economics said: “The New York Fed survey of manufacturing conditions was out of step to the strong side in May and it has now fallen back to show much slower growth...
...Excluding petroleum, the deficit widened from $17.6bn to $19.1bn, according to Paul Dales, senior US economist at Capital Economics....
...“[The ISM report] sits comfortably with other data suggesting that the economy is gaining traction,” said Paul Dales, senior US economist at Capital Economics....
...“We would be much more worried if the ISM manufacturing index was falling, as industry is more exposed to the developing recession in Europe,” Paul Dales, senior US economist at Capital Economics, wrote...
...“As the level of imports is still much larger than exports, net external trade has been, and will remain, a drag on real economic growth,” noted Paul Dales, senior US economist at Capital Economics in Toronto...
...John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros, economists at RDQ Economics, attributed some of the softness in construction to winter weather across the US....
...“The trade contraction is likely to have dragged on economic growth in the first quarter,” said Paul Dales, senior US economist at Capital Economics....
...It’s the new kinder gentler Dale Peck, we don’t rant any more!”...
...“Against a background of high unemployment, low income growth and tight credit, it seems unlikely that households will be able to spend more freely any time soon,” said Paul Dales, US economist at Capital...
...“While food prices have started to fall sharply, deflationary pressures have yet to spread beyond the energy and food sectors,” said Paul Dales, US economist at Capital Economics....
...Islands: A Trip Through Time and Space By Peter Conrad Thames & Hudson, £14.95 This is not the book to help you decide between the Maldives or the Andamans as the destination for a winter break; Conrad’s...
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