Hopefully, the Boston College administration will take some action to make sure whatever bowl affiliation their conference has with the MPC Computers Bowl is terminated immediately. Kill this bowl deader than the blue field they plan on.
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Although it is clear the Bank is planning to keep rates on hold for now, our view is the MPC is still too optimistic on growth.
With one member of the MPC voting for an interest rate cut in December and Bank of England chief economist, Charlie Bean, recently making some dovish comments, the odds of an interest rate cut early in 2006 are rising.
The MPC is keen to assess pay deals after the New Year and consumer spending over the Christmas period. Only then will it be willing to think about further rate cuts.
We understand that the MPC must make difficult choices. But there is a clear risk that without corrective action the upward trend in unemployment would accelerate. We continue to believe that a cut in interest rates will be needed in the next few months, and we urge the MPC to consider early action.
Today's cuts add a bit of pressure, ... but they're not the key factor. We're at dramatically different stages of the economic cycle (from Europe), and there are perfectly good reasons for the MPC to lower rates aggressively regardless of events on the Continent.
The decision how and when to invest in RD in China is a strategic choice. By investing more heavily and in more complex areas of RD in China, an MPC can signal its commitment to the Chinese market and strengthen relationships with key opinion leaders and officials there -- thus increasing its chances of thriving in the health care market now taking shape in China.
Taken together with the buoyancy of the service sector, the manufacturing figures leave us on track for trend GDP growth, or even slightly better, going into this year, which is consistent with the MPC keeping interest rates on hold.
We can use electronic instruments like synthesizers and sequencers and things like that. I'm not sure this is what's going to happen, but the last time we were in the studio, like months ago now, we were fooling around with an MPC groove box and some keyboards. We were only in there a few days but we came up with a few things that were very promising. They were the type of thing that two people could perform, maybe three. I love working with a big band, and if there's any way we could do it, that's what I would do, but the music business is so crazy right now.
December survey evidence showing robust service sector activity, stronger retail sales and firmer house prices has temporarily at least alleviated some concern over the economy's softness and eased pressure on the MPC for an imminent cut in interest rates.
The Bank has chosen to follow a steady course. This is particularly understandable given current mixed economic signals. The slightly less negative recent news from the housing and retail sectors contrasts with increasing pressures on manufacturers from the high cost of fuel and materials. The MPC should stay alert to further weaknesses in the economy and must remain on standby to cut rates over the coming months.
British business is disappointed that the MPC felt unable to act more boldly to counter the worsening economic circumstances and the sharp slowdown in the pace of economic activity.
Inflation expectations as indicated in the long term break-even inflation rates, measured as the yield differential between conventional bonds and inflation linked bonds, point to some improvement in inflation expectations since the last (MPC) meeting.
The continued rise of our three-month average since October 2005 still shows strength in the market and, significantly, this discouraged the MPC from cutting interest rates in February.
We are disappointed that the MPC felt unable to take action to counter the adverse pressures affecting the economy.
MPC, Moving Picture Company, they're really excellent, they did the majority of the effects.