Prime Ministerial Private Office files
Monetary Policy: No.10 conversation record (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [market handling in light of bad trade figures; possible increase in interest rates; Lawson agreed need for "a period of significant tightening of policy", rates at 10 percent or higher] [declassified Jul 2016]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
|---|---|
| Source: | PREM19/2086 f4 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other documents from this file. The full file from which this item is taken can be seen here. |
| Importance ranking: | Key |
| Word count: | 2pp |
| Themes: | Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing, Trade, Chancellor of the Exchequer’s meetings, MT's meetings as PM |
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