Bill Evans
Bill Evans
William John "Bill" Evanswas an American jazz pianist and composer who mostly worked in a trio setting. Evans' use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block chords, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines continue to influence jazz pianists today...
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth16 August 1929
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Ordinarily it would have been surprising that consumer sentiment did not increase for a fourth consecutive month, given the range of encouraging economic news.
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After a particularly volatile year in 2005 for consumer sentiment, we may be entering steadier times in 2006. However, given households' high levels of debt and sensitivity to interest rates, this calm would be dramatically disturbed if interest rate concerns returned.
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Australia's two-speed economy remains intact with consumer spending subdued and housing in a downswing. By contrast, business investment is surging.
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Of course, the positives for consumers were considerable.
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It appears that after a particularly volatile year in 2005 for consumer sentiment, we may be entering steadier times in 2006.
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Negative factors for consumers must include the 4.2 percent collapse in the share market in the days leading up to the survey. Consumers may also be somewhat frustrated the petrol prices have not come back further.
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It's just the normal range of ups and downs.
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There's been a lot of fight back from the students on this one. But we don't chase the kegs If we see five kegs go to one house though, we're going to watch it.
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People are complacent about interest rates now. There is a risk that the emerging strength of the data will result in more intense media coverage of the risk to interest rates.
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Be careful what you wish for. I think they're a very good team. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they won the whole thing. I think there are some really good teams standing in their way, and I hope we're one of them.
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It's a big step. We're not looking to creep into the playoffs. We'd like to go in with more than five wins. We have that opportunity with three of our four games at home.
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The index is now giving us considerable comfort that economic growth by late 2005 and into 2006 can pick up to long-term trend or even a little better.
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I would've been very happy to go into halftime at 6-0, but we had a couple upperclassmen get their bells rung and we didn't have the depth to cover it up. That touchdown was a back-breaker,
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Retailers will be disturbed to see that. Our view is that interest rates will remain steady for the rest of the year and most of 2006.