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...Lucy O’Carroll, chief economist, Aberdeen Standard Investments Unfortunately not. The “productivity puzzle” is a global affliction, not only a UK one....
...Lucy O’Carroll, chief economist, Aberdeen Standard Investments Not much of a pay rise, given how low unemployment is....
...Lucy O’Carroll, chief economist, Aberdeen Standard Investments Feel about the same as 12 months ago....
...Lucy O’Carroll, chief economist, Aberdeen Standard Investments Arithmetically 2018 could be an easier year for UK households, since the squeeze on pay from rising inflation should diminish....
...Lucy O’Carroll, Chief Economist, Aberdeen Standard Investments UK activity looks set to disappoint relative to peers once again in 2018....
...Lucy O’Carroll, chief economist, Aberdeen Standard Investments One rate rise from the bank in 2018, if they can. It’s a tricky one for the Monetary Policy Committee....
...Coyote” moment, having continued to spend while wages have fallen, writes Gemma Tetlow....
...Lucy O’Carroll, chief economist at Aberdeen Asset Management, said the latest inflation figures were “going to kill the chances of a rate rise in the short term”....
...Gemma Tetlow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies explained that, as national average earnings have generally risen faster than prices since 1980, the relative generosity of pensions has been eroded....
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