Overall, consumer demand looked pretty robust in Q4 -- aided by ongoing price discounting -- but significant doubts persist in terms of the extent to which demand will hold up in 2006. - Ross Walker Quotes
Overall, consumer demand looked pretty robust in Q4 -- aided by ongoing price discounting -- but significant doubts persist in terms of the extent to which demand will hold up in 2006. Ross Walker
 

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The underlying state of consumer demand is rather lackluster. - Ross Walker Quotes

The underlying state of consumer demand is rather lackluster.

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The faltering global recovery means we would not be surprised to see a rate cut, but with the UK having held up well... we stick to our forecast for rates to remain on hold. - Ross Walker Quotes

The faltering global recovery means we would not be surprised to see a rate cut, but with the UK having held up well... we stick to our forecast for rates to remain on hold.

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With wage inflation still surprisingly muted and an ongoing squeeze on households' disposable incomes from higher energy costs, second-round inflation is likely to remain largely absent, allowing some further modest policy easing. - Ross Walker Quotes

With wage inflation still surprisingly muted and an ongoing squeeze on households' disposable incomes from higher energy costs, second-round inflation is likely to remain largely absent, allowing some further modest policy easing.

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 Energy
Compared with the slowdown at the start of the year, these numbers look a little healthier. In the short term, the numbers don't help the case for rate cuts. - Ross Walker Quotes

Compared with the slowdown at the start of the year, these numbers look a little healthier. In the short term, the numbers don't help the case for rate cuts.

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Some of the concerns out there about CPI hitting 3% ... at least in the short term look overdone, - Ross Walker Quotes

Some of the concerns out there about CPI hitting 3% ... at least in the short term look overdone,

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Some of the concerns out there about CPI hitting 3% ... at least in the short term look overdone. - Ross Walker Quotes

Some of the concerns out there about CPI hitting 3% ... at least in the short term look overdone.

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Some of the concerns out there about CPI hitting 3% at least in the short-term look overdone. Unless we get another surge in oil prices, this may well mark the peak. - Ross Walker Quotes

Some of the concerns out there about CPI hitting 3% at least in the short-term look overdone. Unless we get another surge in oil prices, this may well mark the peak.

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To some extent jobs created in the public sector will compensate for job cuts in the private sector. - Ross Walker Quotes

To some extent jobs created in the public sector will compensate for job cuts in the private sector.

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 Jobs
When you've got inflation rising above the bank's target it reinforces the view that we don't need more rate cuts this year. - Ross Walker Quotes

When you've got inflation rising above the bank's target it reinforces the view that we don't need more rate cuts this year.

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 Inflation
It's not particularly substantial. Especially if you look at it from the point of view of the more than 450 billion pounds of government spending every year. - Ross Walker Quotes

It's not particularly substantial. Especially if you look at it from the point of view of the more than 450 billion pounds of government spending every year.

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