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...Moreover, there are signs that the fact that all European economies are pursuing similar strategies simultaneously is producing “spillover” effects, so that each country is feeling the pinch of fiscal consolidation...
...Households are also feeling the pinch of rising interest rates; the percentage of those reporting rising rates is the highest since August 2008....
Record low interest rates have not stopped home loan rates from rising
...David Miles, an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee, singles out those coming up to retirement as one group that is clearly feeling the pinch....
...Ocado, which delivers groceries to the well heeled, said that even its upmarket customers are feeling the pinch, and Tesco is launching a campaign of price cuts to help it win business in the tough environment...
...Meanwhile, there are signals from a variety of consumer-facing businesses that households are feeling the pinch of stagnating incomes, rising taxes and rising prices....
...Those relying on domestic spending, such as building group McAlpine, are feeling the pinch. Cuts in government spending are hurting, it said. The high street had more good news....
...The “golden generation” of ageing baby boomers is struggling much more in the downturn than is commonly believed, according to a survey, with those aged 50 to 59 feeling the pinch to a greater extent than...
...But pay is still rising much more slowly than prices and, with a wave of public sector redundancies about to hit, it is little wonder that households are feeling the pinch....
...The latest survey comes amid anecdotal evidence that the nation’s high streets are beginning to feel the pinch of the drop in real incomes....
...Customers, too, are feeling the pinch. Imperial Tobacco benefited from customers trading down to roll their own....
...Those who purchased it for the rental income are feeling the pinch, too; insolvent occupiers cannot pay rents....
...“As such, we suspect the [Bank’s] monetary policy committee will treat them with a pinch of salt when considering the overall strength of the household sector.”...
...Mr Ellis noted that the pinch on householders’ incomes and reduced mortgage availability are severely constraining demand for housing....
...consumer confidence figures and anecdotal evidence,” said Jonathan Loynes, economist at Capital Economics. “”As such we suspect that the (Bank of England’s) Monetary Policy Committee will treat them with a pinch...
...Even if consumers still felt the pinch they “should not expect sharp interest rate reductions in the near future”....
...The Commission said private consumption was likely to fall further in the second half of 2008, as consumers felt the pinch of tighter credit conditions, weaker housing and labour markets and stagnating real...
...Financial services and businesses linked to housing – from estate agents to suppliers of furniture – are feeling the pinch, while retail businesses such as restaurants, hairdressers and gyms have also experienced...
...Pale and pinch-lipped, the dark-haired Mr Greifeld carried with him the intensity of a man who believes that the deal that he has contemplated for over a year is now within his grasp....
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