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post: BOE'S PILL: COMBINATION OF LITTLE NEWS AND THE PASSAGE OF TIME HAVE BROUGHT A BANK RATE CUT SOMEWHAT CLOSER. post: BOE'S PILL: OUTLOOK HAS NOT CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE START OF MARCH. post: BOE'S PILL: A CUT IN THE BANK RATE WOULD NOT ENTIRELY UNDO THE RESTRICTIVE STANCE OF POLICY. post: BOE'S PILL: HOW AND WHEN I WOULD VOTE FOR A BANK RATE CUT DEPENDS CRUCIALLY ON HOW SUCH A DECISION TRANSMITS TO INFLATION, IN PARTICULAR ALONG THE MONEY MARKET YIELD CURVE. post: BOE'S PILL: MPC CURRENTLY NEEDS TO MAINTAIN RESTRICTIVENESS IN ITS MONETARY POLICY STANCE.
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US business activity continued to increase in April, but the rate of expansion slowed amid signs of weaker demand. The latest rise in output was the smallest in the year-to-date reflecting reduced rates of growth and falling orders in both the manufacturing and services sectors. April saw an overall reduction in new orders for the first time in six months. ...