Heather Ridout Quotes (4 Quotes)

Consumers are worrying about interest-rate risks, their high credit-card bills and the fact that their houses haven't risen in value as much as last year.

New orders jumped sharply in the month. Manufacturing experienced moderate growth in December to end the year in positive territory.

This relatively positive end to 2005, if sustained early in the new year, could help rebuild confidence in the sector.

This shake-up of the personal income tax scale would boost incentives for lower-income earners to participate in the workforce. It would be of greatest benefit to low- and middle-income families.