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Economy: Alan Walters diary [US money supply less than forecast][released 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/2
Editorial comments: Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking: Minor
Word count: 82
Themes: Monetary policy

Friday 16th July 1982

Conrad Adenaur Foundation meeting at Cons Central Office on Unemployment

Sold IG’s [Indexed Gilts] - IG

Tranchettes - 1992 - ½ gone

- 1990 - ¼ gone

- 1984 - ¼ gone

- 1998 - none

Selling stock on long position

Low coupon shorts were now looking dear rel to IG - Demd for ’88’s small

Big Demd for 2011

<£100m - less than that morning

US money supply $5.9 Bn less than forecast

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