Bill Evans
Bill Evans
William John "Bill" Evanswas an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked in a trio setting. Evans' use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today...
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth16 August 1929
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We look to 2007 for the next move when the current global move for higher interest rates is likely to be reversed and Australia will play its part.
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We expect steady interest rates for the remainder of 2005 and most of 2006.
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Confidence is steadily improving from the lows of the second half of 2005, when sharp rises in petrol prices and interest rates uncertainty hampered consumers.
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Confidence is steadily improving from the lows of the second half of 2005. Relatively stable petrol prices and continuing good news on the interest rate front have settled consumers.
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Economists are interested in why 70 percent makes it. It's surprising to us that so much makes it.
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Despite low unemployment, wage growth remains contained. With job gains slowing, the risks from wage inflation appear to be receding. Interest rates will remain on hold in 2006.
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A recovery of growth to around trend in the first half of 2006 will not threaten interest rates in either direction.
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Actually, I'm not interested in Zen that much, as a philosophy, nor in joining any movements. I don't pretend to understand it. I just find it comforting. And very similar to jazz. Like jazz, you can't explain it to anyone without losing the experience. It's got to be experienced, because it's feeling, not words.
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After a particularly volatile year in 2005 for consumer sentiment, we may be entering steadier times in 2006. However, given households' high levels of debt and sensitivity to interest rates, this calm would be dramatically disturbed if interest rate concerns returned.
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People are complacent about interest rates now. The risk of the emerging strength in this data is that the media coverage of interest rate risk will start to intensify again and that will start to worry people.
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People are complacent about interest rates now. There is a risk that the emerging strength of the data will result in more intense media coverage of the risk to interest rates.
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Retailers will be disturbed to see that. Our view is that interest rates will remain steady for the rest of the year and most of 2006.
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I want to play as good as I can, not necessarily as different. I am not interested in consciously changing the essence of my music. I would rather have it reveal itself progressively as I play. Ultimately, what counts is its essential quality, anyway, and differences vanish in a short time.
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We don't think the inflation numbers are strong enough to justify a preemptive move and would bet against a hike next week.