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This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Outlook bleak for manufacturers …
23rd September 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Interest rates to end next year at 4% …
19th September 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Public sector pay rises are not a problem …
16th September 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … UK growth may disappoint, US-style …
14th September 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Surveys warn of job losses on the way …
9th September 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Sir Andrew Large appointed Deputy Governor of the Bank …
3rd September 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … MPC to resist a cut for fear of exacerbating the imbalances …
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Consumers not throwing the towel in just yet …
2nd September 2002
The long-awaited slowdown in consumer spending is finally underway. For companies closely connected with consumers, this is likely to mean a significant change from the exceptionally buoyant conditions of recent years. … The consumer slowdown – who will …
28th August 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … A delicate re-balancing act …
26th August 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Rate expectations on the up, but they won’t go far …
19th August 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Jubilee delays the recovery …
12th August 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … America’s weakness is bad news for the UK …
5th August 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … No rate rise from the MPC – nor will there be one this year …
1st August 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Rates to remain at 4% - for the rest of 2002 …
29th July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Q2’s growth rate will not be sustained …
Structural differences between the UK and continental European housing markets are a major barrier to Britain adopting the euro. Because of the large proportion of variable-rate mortgages in the UK, and its high level of home ownership, Britain is …
26th July 2002
For the second time in five years, monetary policy has saved the world from what looked like certain recession. If this signals that monetary policy has become more effective in smoothing the path of the global economy, then the implications are …
23rd July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … The next move in interest rates could be down …
22nd July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … No change to the spending increases – or the risks …
15th July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Industrial recovery will not force rates up yet …
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Cause for concern …
8th July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Lower exchange rate not sufficient for early euro entry …
5th July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … No rate rise - yet …
3rd July 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … First hints of re-balancing …
1st July 2002
Having pulled the economy along almost single-handedly in recent years, the consumer express train is about to hit the buffers. … A major rebalancing of the British economy is on the way (Q3 …
27th June 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Inflation numbers will keep interest rates down …
26th June 2002
We have long argued that houses are over-valued, based on evidence from the house-price earnings ratio (HPE). But some commentators argue that the HPE is no longer a credible leading indicator of housing valuations. This Focus looks at whether evidence …
20th June 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Stockmarket falls won’t derail recovery …
17th June 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Has the MPC dropped a stitch? …
10th June 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Housing market boom stepping up a gear? …
5th June 2002
The Q1 GDP figures display a clear disparity between the nominal figures, which show a healthy 1.3% rise in the first three months, and the real figures, which imply that output stagnated over the same period. The disparity was caused by a sharp increase …
31st May 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Base rates to remain unchanged …
29th May 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … The MPC switches to amber …
20th May 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Inflation Report to confirm no hurry to raise rates …
13th May 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Rates on hold – and fears of early hikes are wide of the mark …
8th May 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Mr Brown’s numbers still look too optimistic …
6th May 2002
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29th April 2002
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22nd April 2002
The leaks about this year’s budget were half right. The increases in spending are indeed enormous, concentrated on the NHS, but the tax rises on individuals are smaller than we had been led to believe. (Surprise, surprise.) Moreover, they only come into …
17th April 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Give manufacturers a chance …
15th April 2002
House prices are currently rising by between 14% and 16% a year, giving rise to fears of a looming crash. A key indicator of whether or not house prices are sustainable is their relationship to earnings, as given by the ratio of average house prices to …
12th April 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Oil price rises cut both ways …
8th April 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Rates on hold for a while yet …
4th April 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Base rates to remain on hold – but don’t expect early hikes …
3rd April 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Balance of payments still okay...for now …
2nd April 2002
The world economy has shown encouraging signs of recovery in the last three months. Surveys of business and consumer confidence have rebounded, and industrial orders have started to rise again. And in the US, even the labour market appears to be …
30th March 2002
In contrast to his previous five Budgets, Mr Brown will present his sixth against a deteriorating fiscal background. Coupled with the pressures to maintain strong spending growth in key public services, this has led to expectations that taxes will rise …
28th March 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Strong sales won’t force rates up …
25th March 2002
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Rate cuts fade away, but rises are nowhere in sight …
20th March 2002
