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Hoursr in hal af an time. 4sbcs First Quarter hit 5. 9 billion. It will contemplate share buybacks as and when appropriate. Anna edwards spoke with the banks cfo and asked whether 2017 will be the end of revenue decline. I have to say id be a happy man if i could close out 2017 right now. Revenued to see 4 growth over the course of 2017 and notwithstanding a very good start in the First Quarter. That is the guidance we are holding as we move into discussions with investors. Anna can i ask you about share buybacks . Were were some that disappointed to not see another. Last summer he talked, you said the ratio target of 12 . If youre about that you will contemplate returning cash. You are well above that. Why no cash right now . We have just finished a 1 billion buyback on the 12th of april. When you add to what we did last year, that is 3. 5 billion. I would not encourage investors to think we are going to do buybacks every quarter. Were very happy at 14. 4 . As we said, the happier las
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Fix will involve tax hikes of some sort, and spending cuts as well. We spoke with economist dean baker from the center for economic and policy research, and economist Douglas Holtz eakin of the American Action forum. N. B. R. s Washington Bureau chief darren gersh began the discussion by asking baker what tighter federal policy will mean for the economy in the coming year. Insofar as we get austerity, we get tax increases, spending cuts, thats going to slow the economy. I anticipate a deal so we are dont see the full, you know, 500 billion tax increases 100 billion spending cuts but whatever we do see in tax increases, spending cuts will be a drag on growth which is really not what we would see. If i had my choice we would have more stimulus, more tax cuts, more spending, boost the economy. Are we headed for europeanstyle like austerity,. We shouldnt have to be. What we should be doing is fix the longterm debt problem. And that should happen in the spring. Between now and the spring we
Fix will involve tax hikes of some sort, and spending cuts as well. We spoke with economist dean baker from the center for economic and policy research, and economist Douglas Holtz eakin of the American Action forum. N. B. R. s Washington Bureau chief darren gersh began the discussion by asking baker what tighter federal policy will mean for the economy in the coming year. Insofar as we get austerity, we get tax increases, spending cuts, thats going to slow the economy. I anticipate a deal so we are dont see the full, you know, 500 billion tax increases 100 billion spending cuts but whatever we do see in tax increases, spending cuts will be a drag on growth which is really not what we would see. If i had my choice we would have more stimulus, more tax cuts, more spending, boost the economy. Are we headed for europeanstyle like austerity,. We shouldnt have to be. What we should be doing is fix the longterm debt problem. And that should happen in the spring. Between now and the spring we