Monthly Review1985 - Finance |
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activity assets balance of payments Bank of England base rates Big Bang borrowing British British Telecom Budget building societies capital markets cent Chart competition consumer continue corporate costs countries current account D. M. Turner debt decline deficit demand deposits dollar domestic economic effect equity estimated Euro-sterling exchange rate expected expenditure exports factors fall financial markets fiscal forecast foreign funds further Government higher House important income increase inflation interest rates investment investors issues Japan labour Limited lower major Midland Bank Group Midland Bank plc monetary policy money supply months North Sea oil OECD oil prices output overseas period pharmaceutical private sector productivity profits PSBR public sector quarter recent reduce reflected relative research intensity rise securities share small firms SROs sterling Stock Exchange substantial surplus target trade trend unemployment United West Germany West Midlands whilst