'Wise men' agree to disagree
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Your support makes all the difference.THE 'seven wise men' appointed to advise the Chancellor of the Exchequer agree on average with the Treasury that the economy will grow by about 1 per cent this year, but their individual forecasts differ significantly.
While Wynne Godley, of Cambridge University, feels that recovery will stay subdued, Patrick Minford, of Liverpool, expects a sharp rebound, despite negligible growth this year. Mr Minford and Tim Congdon, of Lombard Street Research, are both optimistic about medium-term growth and inflation. However, Mr Godley believes that growth will be constrained by a widening trade gap and calls for another 10 per cent fall in the pound.
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