Economy: Alan Walters diary [Saatchi’s shares plummet on rumours Tories drop them; exchange rate up, band 1 down][released 2012]
| Document type: | Declassified documents |
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| Source: | Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS3/1/2 |
| Editorial comments: | Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here |
| Importance ranking: | Major |
| Word count: | 111 |
| Themes: | Monetary policy, Trade unions, Strikes & other union action |
Monday 18th January 1982
Daniel Rubini (Argentina) - wanted me to help with Port Pricing
Bernard Asher (HSBC) phoned to ask what would ministers welcome in the way of joint arrangement with
Band I down to 145⁄16
Exchange rate up on rumours that miners will not strike.
PM saw me - first Satchi’s
- called Cecil
Interest rates again. Greenwell’s point out tightness in M1, M0 etc.
What can she do for Governor
Jock B-G