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...Lea County’s unemployment rate sat at 3.7 per cent in November, roughly in line with the national average....
...“I’d say we’re boom territory again,” said Dustin Armstrong, head of the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce. “And for me, I judge it just by the traffic.”...
...Ypi: https://on.ft.com/3GHmi1J –Alec is on Twitter at @AlecuRussell, and Imogen is on Twitter @ImogenWK –Rob Armstrong’s profile of Larry Gagosian: https://on.ft.com/3ImMiBr Original music by Metaphor...
...Arian collaborated on the details of Stewy with Succession’s creator Jesse Armstrong. Arian is Iranian, and he insisted that Stewy be Iranian, too....
...“It’s a big number,” said Lea Overby, an analyst at Wells Fargo. “This is material.” Recent examples show hotels being especially hard hit, given the collapse in tourism and business travel....
...Ruth Lea: Very little. There is no need for any change in interest rates at the moment....
...Ruth Lea, adviser to Arbuthnot Banking Group, recommends Switzerland’s position: inside EFTA (but not in the EEA), while still enjoying favourable access to EU markets in financial services....
...Ruth Lea, economic adviser to the Arbuthnot Banking Group agreed, although she said there was little chance of a rate rise in 2017 itself....
...Ruth Lea, economic adviser, Arbuthnot Banking Group I expect inflation to rise to about 2½%, though much will depend on oil prices, as well as the exchange rate....
...I am also dubious about growth being 2.1% in 2019 Angus Armstrong, director of macroeconomics, National Institute of Economic and Social Research Weaker economy will lead to lower revenues....
...Ruth Lea, economic adviser, Arbuthnot Banking Group Not very much....
...The River Lea in east London. River Lea is the name of a track on 25, the latest album by Adele....
...However, it remains unclear what the “cut-off point” will be for this arrangement and when we will see the implementation of a new(ish) migration policy Angus Armstrong, director of macroeconomics, National...
...Ruth Lea, economic adviser, Arbuthnot Banking Group I expect GDP growth to be around 1½% to 2%, much as it would have been if there had been no Brexit vote....
...I also suspect that some sectors of the economy could suffer if the UK follows too stringent an immigration policy Angus Armstrong, director of macroeconomics, National Institute of Economic and Social...
...“Our little girl – Tricia, the six year old – named it Checkers....
...This approach is based on the concept of “open innovation” – the belief that big ideas can come from anywhere – according to Lea Armstrong, a spokeswoman from Philips North America....
...Ruth Lea, Arbuthnot Banking Group: I am no expert on Scotland – and I do not expect them to vote for independence....
...Angus Armstrong, NIESR: Falling productivity can persist as long as creditors have no incentive to end forbearance....
...Angus Armstrong, NIESR: House prices are too high. The existing stock of houses must eventually be bought by the young from the old....
...Angus Armstrong, NIESR: Whether this happens is difficult to tell given the changes in Europe, but it is inconceivable that there will not be adverse consequences to leaving....
...Angus Armstrong, NIESR: We expect output will grow in 2013 but not at a fast enough rate which will absorb some its spare capacity....
...Ruth Lea, Arbuthnot Banking Group: I do not expect the Treasury to change the Bank’s monetary policy remit....
...Angus Armstrong, NIESR: The last detail of Plan A was abandoned in the Autumn Statement. Our argument has been that Plan A could not be met (satisfying the fiscal rules as a necessary condition)....
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