Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke
Alan Clarkewas an English television and film director, producer and writer...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 October 1935
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As the data continue to firm and upside risks to inflation build, we believe the MPC will adjust interest rates higher in the New Year,
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Growth has come back and there's still some further improvement left in the pipeline. I think the sentiment on the rate-setting committee is also evolving. With the data continuing to improve we could see a 9-0 vote fairly soon.
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This certainly lends support to the (Bank of England) hawks that suggest the official retail sales data may not be a fair representation of broader consumer demand in the first quarter of the year.
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The coming three months of data will be dominated by energy prices given utility bill hikes in excess of 20 percent.
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The worst news on UK inflation is yet to come. The probability of a further rate cut is clearly reducing.
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The rise in equity withdrawal is consistent with the rebound in house price inflation. It shows spending growth is increasingly dependent on equity extraction on top of take home pay.
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As the majority of the fraud was committed in prior periods, there was no impact on the company's recent interim result, or future results.
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Mortgage approvals highlight a significant probability that we will see double-digit house price inflation this year. The MPC would do well to learn from last year's mistakes and react sooner rather than later.
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With growth back to trend, housing market indicators trending higher and consumer spending substantially improved from the mid-2005 weak spot we continue to believe the next move in rates is up not down.
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This was another body blow for those still clinging on to the hope of lower interest rates.
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We believe that with inflation rising rapidly, and concerns among the hawks that it will be harder to bring under control ... the door has been closed to further cuts.
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Not even the most dovish of forecasters expects interest rates to be cut at Thursday's meeting.
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It's a healthy increase. It shows the retail sector is not on the brink of falling off a cliff. I still firmly believe the next move in interest rates is more likely to be up than down.
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Tourism is a barometer of normalcy, and tourism is doing exceptionally well. Of course, we are starting from a low base, but we are a rising star in Europe.