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Three previously mutually owned organisations – Friends Provident, Scottish Provident, and Scottish Life – have announced that, subject to members’ approval, they are to lose their mutual status. Should all three de-mutualisations go ahead, figures in the …
4th May 2001
Around 8% of the UK’s total livestock has already been destroyed as a result of the foot and mouth outbreak. However, the ultimate impact on output in the livestock sector will be proportionately much larger than this because of the effect of movement …
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30th April 2001
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23rd April 2001
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20th April 2001
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … The MPC’s loosening bias …
9th April 2001
Today’s ¼ point cut in base rates is proof that, for all the indications that the fundamentals of the UK economy remain in good shape, the MPC is fully aware of the potential impact that a rapid slowdown in the global economy might have on the UK. … …
5th April 2001
I believe that the MPC will cut interest rates by 0.25% on Thursday, although, unlike in February, it may not be a unanimous decision. … Rates to fall amidst risks to …
2nd April 2001
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Confidence on the brink? …
For the first time in a decade the world has to confront the serious possibility of a recession – or even a slump. In the United States the fundamentals still suggest a major slowdown. More importantly, the scale of previous financial imbalances, in both …
30th March 2001
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Have rate expectations fallen too far? …
26th March 2001
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19th March 2001
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16th March 2001
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12th March 2001
The official target measure of inflation, RPIX, is not only running well below target, but is probably seriously exaggerating true inflationary pressures. … Inflation is in the Eye of the …
7th March 2001
This is a much tighter budget than financial markets might have feared from a Chancellor awash with cash and soon to face an election. A great deal of sound and fury was made about many measures to impress the electorate but the total “give-away” is …
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Housing set for take-off? …
5th March 2001
Agriculture accounts for 2% of GDP while the livestock sector is probably 1% or less. Accordingly, a 10% reduction in livestock output would reduce GDP by 0.1% for as long as it lasts. This accords with estimates from the National Farmers Union, which put …
1st March 2001
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Is the industrial turning point upon us? …
23rd February 2001
Although the backdrop to the Budget of an excellent fiscal position and a strong economy is a familiar one, there are some key differences from previous years. The general election is just months away and the risks to the economy have shifted to the …
22nd February 2001
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16th February 2001
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9th February 2001
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2nd February 2001
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26th January 2001
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19th January 2001
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12th January 2001
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5th January 2001
There are as many opinions on the “new economy” as there are economists – in fact, probably more. But amidst all the hype on the one hand and the outright scepticism on the other, there has apparently been a beacon light to guide the path for sceptics and …
30th December 2000
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15th December 2000
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8th December 2000
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24th November 2000
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16th November 2000
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Mr Brown’s fiscal drip-feed …
9th November 2000
The package of policy measures announced in the Pre-Budget Report was more generous than generally expected. The loss of revenues due to the freeze in fuel duties and the extra spending on pensions will cost the Chancellor roughly £4bn per annum, more …
8th November 2000
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Surveying the slowdown …
3rd November 2000
Although the Pre-Budget Report normally contains little in the way of policy measures, this year could be different. The Chancellor is under intense pressure to devote extra funding to several highprofile causes for which there is considerable public …
2nd November 2000
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … The export puzzle continues …
27th October 2000
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20th October 2000
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Is Goods Deflation Coming to an End? …
16th October 2000
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29th September 2000
One of the defining features of the economic and political landscape in recent years has been the steady improvement in the public finances. This trend has already allowed the Government to announce the biggest increases in public spending for decades. …
27th September 2000
20th September 2000
This report is only available as a PDF. Click to download. … Philosophical stand-off at the MPC …
18th September 2000
Sharp swings in the housing market have become an accepted characteristic of the UK economy over the past 30 years. Indeed, so pronounced have the swings in the housing market been that they have often seemed to be the defining characteristic of the UK …
27th June 2000
