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The chancellor has told conservative mps the government is working at pace to show the markets it has a clear plan. but as they prepare to gather for their conference in birmingham, with labour well ahead in the polls, some tory mps need convincing, too, that the government is on the right path. simon jones, bbc news. to discuss the 0br meeting further... i'mjoined by sir to discuss the 0br meeting further... i'm joined by sir charles bean. who is a former deputy governor of the bank of england for monetary policy. how good have 0br forecast been previously forgiving credibility for government...

But there has been that meeting. has that helped was an agnostic magnet has helped. 0ne that helped was an agnostic magnet has helped. one of the things bothering the people in the financial markets is that we had to climb the 0br of an assessment of the governments finances and what the governments finances and what the impact would be a of its proposed policy changes. they do see that as a kind of an indication of, from the 0br, that the governments financial sums add up as being a very reassuring thing if the government can get back from 0br. thank you. let's bring in fiona. confidence is k...

Today, revised figures said the economy did not shrink as previously thought for six months in a row, the technical definition of a recession, and markets were calmer. andy verity, bbc news. our business correspondent marc ashdown is with me. let's just talk about the mac or widen what exactly is it and why does it matter? haste widen what exactly is it and why does it matter?— widen what exactly is it and why does it matter? ~ ., , , does it matter? we hear these terms batted around — does it matter? we hear these terms batted around but _ does it matter? we hear these terms batted around...

Restore calm and it certainly seems to have had some partial success on that although the situation remains a little volatile at the moment. the bank is also expected to raise interest rates again sometime in the coming weeks. the reasons for this stormy time on the market are disputed. the government argues it is an international problem and it must be said that inflation, higher interest rates, currencies falling against the dollar are very widespread indeed, but critics do argue it's more acute here and the government has mishandled its policy announcements and undermined confidence in the ...

The key thing about the formation of the 0br is that it took forecasting outside the treasury and gave it to an independent agency. and that meant it wasn't subject to some of the pressures and wishful thinking that has been plaguing treasury forecasts in the past. you can't claim that 0br forecasters are bound with greater wisdom or anything. their forecasts won't necessarily come to pass, but the key thing is they are not particularly biased in any direction and they are based on the best available evidence at the time. because of that, they lend credibility to the government's fiscal and ec...