Hints and tips:
...Diane Coyle: The UK is in a structural hole, not a cyclical downturn....
...Brian Hilliard, chief UK economist at Société Générale: No....
...Brian Hilliard, chief UK economist, Société Générale Yes, but only if a Brexit deal is done....
...Diane Coyle, professor of economics, University of Manchester More pessimistic than 12 months ago The Brexit vote will tear a hole in the fabric of the economy....
...Diane Coyle, professor of economics, University of Manchester To 3-4%....
...Brian Hilliard, chief UK economist, Société Générale The headroom, as calculated by the OBR is only 1.2% of GDP....
...Brian Hilliard, chief UK economist, Société Générale No....
...Brian Hilliard, chief UK economist, Société Générale We expect growth to fall to 1.4%. The economy has proved amazingly resilient to the Brexit uncertainty shock....
...Diane Coyle, Professor of economics, University of Manchester Nothing the government has done will affect housing supply. Almost all their policies have tended to boost demand and therefore prices....
...Diane Coyle, Professor of economics, University of Manchester It's time to normalise. Ultra-low policy rates are distorting asset and savings markets....
...Diane Coyle, Professor of economics, University of Manchester He will more or less be able to cut spending as planned in the next year; further ahead it depends on the political reaction....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale, Chief UK economist Growth should remain firm (although lower than this year at 2%), driven by another year of strong gains in real disposable income....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale, Chief UK economist That it is all domestically driven. That balance will not change next year....
...Diane Coyle, Professor of economics, University of Manchester A Brexit vote would not do much in the short term but the medium term damage would be serious....
...Diane Coyle of Enlightenment Economics warned that the supply side of the economy was holding it back....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale If I knew what full employment was then I would reply!...
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale As has been the case in most recent years, the targets will continue to be regularly missed....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale Yes, it would. I see this as one of the biggest medium threats to the UK economy....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale Tentative signs of stronger earnings growth are emerging....
...Diane Coyle, Enlightenment Economics Yes, if incomes continue to rise faster than inflation; if not, no. A solid recovery needs the gains to be spread reasonably widely....
...Diane Coyle, Enlightenment Economics They should do so soon to move away from the distortions such low rates are causing....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale: That it is still as puzzling as ever!...
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale: The main worrying symptom at present is the acceleration in house price inflation....
...Brian Hilliard, Société Générale: I am looking for a change in the February 14 Inflation Report. I think it most definitely should. The forward guidance is a big mess....
...Diane Coyle, Enlightenment Economics: If there are no further shocks, there is every prospect of growth continuing – but at a mediocre pace....
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