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May 2014  As we hoped, the US economy shows signs of resuming the growth we saw before bad weather in the early part of the year gave rise to fears that growth was slowing. The most recent unemployment release, for April, saw a sharp fall from 6.7% in March to 6.3%.Read more |
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May 2014  It is fair to say that equity performance year to date has been subdued and that the surprise has been the strength in bonds. Poor weather in the US has affected economic releases, giving rise to concerns over growth and earnings downgrades. Worries about slower Chinese growth and rising debt,...Read more |
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April 2014  The latest UK unemployment figures have broken below 7%, the level previously set by Mark Carney, The Governor of the Bank of England...Read more |
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April 2014  Each month, the bank's archivist Pamela Hunter publishes an illustrated article which looks at a single item from our historical collections and the story behind it. Read more |
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April 2014  We believe that the global economy will continue to show sustainable growth, but that emerging markets will remain exposed to headwinds....Read more |
