A lot of research in intelligence has not been that great. I would hope by this modest descriptive study to put things on an empirical footing. |
Although it is clear the Bank is planning to keep rates on hold for now, our view is the MPC is still too optimistic on growth. |
And we find the most intelligent children started off with a relatively thin cortex, but it then got thicker relatively rapidly, reached its peak thickness in certain key areas several years later but then also got thinner quicker. |
As a result, fears over a significant near-term increase in personal or corporate taxation have virtually disappeared. Most expectations, including our own are for a broadly neutral stance. |
Base rates will almost certainly remain on hold at 4.5%. |
Both the input price and prices charged components are up on the month as well so this reduces the chance that rates will come down over the next couple of months. |
Children might inherit certain genes that incline them to interact with their environment in very 'stimulating' ways. This stimulation could then influence brain development. . . . What is less likely is the idea that we are born with a certain set of genes which 'fix' at birth our intelligence and the trajectory of our brain development. |
Children with the most agile minds have the most rapidly changing cortex. |
Continued developments in Iraq will be the main factor driving markets. |
Economic news since the 4 August easing has been a mixed bag and consistent with rates remaining on hold. |
Everybody's looking toward consumer confidence in the States tomorrow, followed by other data later in the week. |
I was surprised that the relationship between intelligence and brain structure changed so much as a child grows up. In early childhood, the smartest children had a thinner cortex -- this is the opposite of what you'd expect. By late childhood, the pattern had changed completely. |
If there are any signs that the economy will grow at or above trend, then the MPC will be even more reluctant to cut interest rates again. |
In reality, Gordon Brown's forecasts will have to be slashed to around 1.75 percent, |
It was a case of the panic being overdone, ... U.S. institutional investors were going to sell their European assets, but the coordinated action removed the fear about a weaker euro. |