David Brown Expected Quotations

Unemployment is on the upward march and that is hitting consumer optimism dramatically. In terms of the expected recovery in 2003 it will cause problems.

It doesn't seem to be as crowded as we expected it to be.

It can be a large burden for a child to have to undertake a caretaker role that would be expected for someone more in adulthood. You might, in some ways, end up having (the child) sacrifice their opportunity to be a child.

The first impressions are that the headline figure looks a lot softer than expected but if you add in the previous month's revisions it's still pointing towards a solid recovery and U.S. growth being on a solid footing.

The fundamentals for sustained M&A activity remain strong, and deal activity will be driven more by a buoyant economy, industrial restructuring, ongoing privatization and continuing regulatory and A-share reform. Major deals can also be expected in outbound investment as Chinese companies gain greater confidence in 2006.