Hints and tips:
...And so once you get into that place, it’s very easy to be pulled along a) by the loudest voices in your own party and b) by the political arguments about cost....
...Stephen Machin: Doubtful....
...Act 620 is unconstitutional,” wrote Justice Stephen Breyer, an appointee of Bill Clinton, in an opinion joined by the court’s liberal wing....
...The London gallerist Stephen Friedman has signed up three new artists this month: Holly Hendry (b.1990, London); Marina Adams (b.1960, New Jersey) and Leilah Babirye (b.1985, Kampala)....
...Stephen Machin: Not up. Chris Martin: I expect to see regional, economic and social disparities widen in 2021....
...Stephen King, HSBC Very little change but, again, it’s all contingent on Brexit....
...Mrs Clinton has called for Mr Garland to be confirmed, and vowed to appoint justices who would uphold Roe v Wade, the 1973 decision that legalised abortion....
...Keith Wade, Group Chief Economist, Schroders 1.6 per cent well behind the US, Eurozone and probably Japan. Uncertainty over Brexit is holding back capex (which is strong elsewhere)....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders He will need the flexibility to support activity....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders The Bank of England has to retain the illusion that it might raise rates for the sake of the pound....
...Keith Wade, chief economist, Schroders By just over half a per cent as inflation squeezes household incomes and spending....
...Keith Wade, Chief economist, Schroders George Osborne: answer (c) Peter Warburton, Chief Economist, Economic Perspectives b) struggle to impose his planned spending cuts but revenues will remain on target...
...The event closed with the premiere of an original song by the R&B artist The Weeknd. The reaction from the crowd was muted. It had not been a great presentation....
...Keith Wade, Schroders Inflation is likely to be below wage growth meaning that real wages rise for the first time in seven years....
...Moreover, (a) it does not affect companies or funds and (b) purchase costs (including stamp duty) can be offset against capital gains tax....
...Stephen King, HSBC, Senior Economic Adviser The omens are looking good....
...Stephen King, HSBC The concept of full employment is looking decidedly suspect, one reason why forward guidance never really made much sense....
...Stephen King, HSBC On the basis of current trends, they shouldn’t raise interest rates in 2015 — and they probably won’t. A lot depends on wage growth....
...Stephen King, HSBC: The cyclical debate over austerity is tiresome. The issue is not so much whether policy should have been a bit tighter or a bit loser....
...David B. Smith, Shadow MPC: The main issues with Scottish independence are geopolitical and defence ones....
...Stephen King, HSBC: Macropru policies are the most obvious, although they will create distortions....
...David B....
...David B. Smith, Shadow MPC: That employees and employers in the private sector co-operated most sensibly to preserve jobs....
...Stephen King, HSBC: If things carry on the way they are at the moment, it will end in tears....
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