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...Philip Davies, the Tory MP for Shipley, was sceptical of whether the more diverse ministerial line-up was chosen entirely on talent....
...Gary Styles, director and economist, GPS Economics We expect average earnings growth to be broadly similar to 2017 at around 2.3 per cent — 2.5 per cent....
...Gary Styles, director and economist, GPS Economics We do not expect to see this happen in the short to medium term....
...Gary Styles, director and economist, GPS Economics Inflation is expected to ease in 2018 and this should help consumers to some extent....
...Gary Styles, director and economist, GPS Economics We would expect bank rate to reach 0.75 per cent to 1 per cent by the end of 2018....
...Gary Styles, Director and Economist, GPS Economics Our central forecast with all the usual caveats predicts growth of around 1 per cent in 2018....
...Don Smith, chief investment officer, Brown Shipley More optimistic than 12 months ago....
...Gary Styles, director, GPS Economics Inflation looks set to end 2016 at around 1.2-1.3%. We expect CPI inflation to approach 3% during 2017 and the risks are skewed to the upside....
...Gary Styles, director, GPS Economics On balance I expect no change in Bank Rate in 2017....
...Don Smith, chief investment officer, Brown Shipley Sterling appears less vulnerable in the wake of Donald Trump’s US Presidential Election victory....
...Gary Styles, director, GPS Economics UK economic growth looks likely to be 0.5-0.75% lower in 2017 than in 2016....
...Don Smith, chief investment officer, Brown Shipley More pessimistic than 12 months ago Less optimistic....
...Don Smith, deputy CIO Brown Shipley The challenges faced by the UK economy this coming year are by no means insignificant....
...Gary Styles, Director, GPS Economics a. The short run impact would be very small (concealed in the rounding). b. The medium term outlook is a much tougher ask under this scenario....
...Don Smith, deputy chief investment officer, Brown Shipley b) will struggle to impose his planned spending cuts but revenues will remain on target or better; There is a good chance that GDP growth will...
...The Bank will feel it needs to make a small, but symbolic step towards normalising policy Gary Styles, Director, GPS Economics Monetary policy is only likely to tighten slightly in 2016 if at all....
...Gary Styles, Director, GPS Economics Far too much reliance on consumer spending fuelled by higher borrowing and excessive house price optimism....
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