Hints and tips:
...Geoffrey Dicks, Novus Capital Markets: Since it’s all a bit of a mystery I don’t know....
...Geoffrey Dicks, Novus Capital Markets: I’ve never bought into the simple house price average earnings ratio though goodness knows how anyone can afford to buy in London....
...Geoffrey Dicks, Novus Capital Markets: 2013 looks like another hard grind....
...Geoffrey Dicks, Novus Capital Markets: No change to CPI remit; no move to money GDP target; maybe a bit more explicit on need to support growth....
...Matthew Oakley, Policy Exchange: The Chancellor has no option but to stick with ‘Plan A’ in 2013....
...Matthew Oakley, Policy Exchange: The credit crunch has played a major part in the UK’s weak growth since 2010. But this did not need to be the case....
...Geoffrey Lunt, senior portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management, said: “If they were to move more cuts into the welfare budget, then that could be a problem....
...Geoffrey Lunt, senior portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management, added: “The government needed to show that they were acting to reduce the budget deficit, but the jury is out over what effect this...
...Geoffrey Lunt, senior portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management, said: “We have seen a steepening of the yield curve as the short end is being held down by expectations that rates will remain low...
...Additional reporting by David Oakley...
...It is difficult, however, to see the other British hopes, Youmzain (trained by Mick Channon) and Dragon Dancer (Geoffrey Wragg), figuring in the finish....
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