Mr King's remarks, however, implied that he at least is in no hurry to make an early move: he highlighted the squeeze on living standards from an inflation rate running well ahead ofearningsgrowth.
In Europe full-year estimates for earnings-per-share growth have started to be revised downwards, albeit to a still-high rateof 13%.
在欧洲，全年每股收益增长的预测已下调，尽管还处在比较高的水平——13%。
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Companies are judged by revenue growthrate, earnings-per-share growthrate, and annualized total return. The overall rank is based on the sum of those 3 ranks over a 3-year period.