Peter Spencer Quotes

"We are certainly not out of the woods yet. Growth is still well below par -- just hitting the euro-zone average -- and with consumer spending dropping and the pressure piling on exports to take up the slack, we could be in for a bumpy 2006."

"We are certainly not out of the woods yet. Growth is still well below par - just hitting the euro-zone average - and with consumer spending dropping and the pressure piling on exports to take up the slack, we could be in for a bumpy 2006."

"With the election well out of the way, the chancellor's forecasts have taken a step back towards reality."

"But a prudent chancellor would keep some money in the bank so that he could do something about it."