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1988 Jan 9 - 1988 Jun 24
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2086
Economic Policy (Domestic monetary policy) (Part 18)

Document type: File list item
Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Jul 21
Classification: Secret
Page count: 397
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88 Jun 1 Wed Monetary Policy: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("Markets") [pound has moved downwards; Lawson will urge 0.5 per cent rate rise tomorrow; "looks right"; MT agreeing] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Jun 1 Wed Monetary Policy: Treasury minute ("The Reserves in May 1988") [$676 rise in the reserves, $814m underlying] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 May 6 Fri Monetary Policy: Treasury minute ("Monthly Monetary Assessment: April 1988") [moderation in growth of economic activity] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Mar 30 Wed Monetary Policy: Treasury minute ("Monthly Monetary Assessment: March 1988") [indicators suggest a strong economy] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Feb 5 Fri Monetary Policy: Treasury minute ("Monthly Monetary Assessment: January 1988") [indicators have been more mixed] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Mar 10 Thu Monetary Policy: Treasury minute ("Money Supply in February: 'First Guess' for M3 and Outturn for M0") [low outturn for M3] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Jun 2 Thu Monetary Policy: No.10 record of conversation (MT-Chancellor of the Exchequer) [Lawson proposed immediate 0.5 per cent increase in interest rates and MT agreed; possible further 0.5 per cent discussed] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Mar 31 Thu Monetary Policy: Paul Gray note to MT (Financial Times) [proposed article by Alan Walters; MT concerned at scope] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Jan 9 Sat Monetary Policy: Paul Gray minute to Lawson PS (Bundesbank profits) [request for comment on Financial Times report] [declassified Jul 2016]
88 Feb 9 Tue Monetary Policy: Lawson PS minute to Paul Gray ("EMCF Swap") [MT asked about apparent negative impact on the reserves, in fact there was none] [declassified Jul 2016]