Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [Alarmed at interest rate rise][released 2012]

Document type:	Declassified documents
Source:	Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1
Editorial comments:	Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking:	Major
Word count:	64
Themes:	Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing

Friday 11th September 1981

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Burns, Middleton, Ridley [Adam Ridley] on Ec. - Alarmed at interest rate rise - already signs of rates falling. M & B used exchange rate as main criterion. M3 shooting up due to personal sector borrowing exp. (&163;1,200 in Sept) - but I argued no effect on house prices or stock market. [end of crossed out section]

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