Hints and tips:
...“I’m not deaf to the fact politicians face elections,” he said....
...(If the creature was to extend downwards into the ground, it would carry on for another 20.)...
...I’m referring to a recent research paper from the IMF, which showed that the flare-up could happen several years after the initial shock....
...“I’m more concerned that we might be underplaying the downside risks.”...
...Andrew MontlakeI’m going to guess. I’m going to say it’s around about 50 grand. Nathan BrookerNow you’re at 68. Exactly....
...“I’m not going to put a date on when I expect the UK to start the process of loosening monetary policy, but it is clearly the case that will be the direction of travel,” she added....
...The 3.5 per cent annual increase in the March consumer price index followed a 3.2 per cent gain a month earlier, damping Biden’s argument that inflation is moving steadily downwards....
...“I’m hopeful that we can certainly get into the twos,” she said, in a nod to the Fed’s official target....
...“I’m chancellor because I want to change that,” he told the House of Lords economic affairs committee....
...Here’s what else I’m keeping tabs on today: US-China relations: The US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen will depart for China later today....
...Sonja HutsonI’m Sonja Hutson and here’s the news you need to start your day. [MUSIC PLAYING] Nato is drawing up plans for a $100bn aid package to help Ukraine....
...Eventually, some think rates could trend downwards....
...“Head of Julia II”, downward-glancing, is radiant, lovely, self-effacement achieved through inner strength....
...UBS may have to wait until it has finished integrating Credit Suisse, however, before it tackles more M&A....
...But with spreads so tight, they could double if something went wrong, which would move prices dramatically downward....
...I’m Sonja Hutson, and here’s the news you need to start your day. [MUSIC PLAYING] Microsoft has hired the co-founder of Google’s DeepMind....
...I’m at tony.barber@ft.com....
...I’m Tej Parikh, the FT’s economics leader writer, and I am standing in for Martin Sandbu, who is away this week....
...Jens Magnusson, chief economist at Swedish bank SEB, said the “surprises on the downside [in Norway’s inflation data] were fairly broadly based and we will revise our near-term inflation forecast downwards...
...“I’m a little sceptical; I don’t think we’re going to continue to see the rapid improvement that we’ve seen in the past few months.”...
...No surprise there; in fact, the only thing I’m surprised about is that the numbers weren’t higher....
...“If supply from West Africa does not turn out to be as bad as feared, the market is in store for an aggressive downward correction.”...
...I’m going to cover the basics first. Then something different. I will explain in a foolproof way how best to invest in gold — at least in my opinion....
...That explains why allocations were (I’m reliably told) strongly skewed towards “long-only” investors and away from hedge funds....
...Sonja Hutson I’m Sonja Hutson, and here’s the news you need to start your day....
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