The Bank of England’s monetary-policy committee reckons that output will be flat, but even that may prove optimistic.
英格兰银行的货币政策委员会认为产量将放平，但即使这样仍然显得有些乐观。
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The economy stagnated in the three months to June. Gloomy forecasts come not just from think-tanks: the governor of the Bank of England says that growth will be flat for a year.
二季度的经济陷入了滞胀，不光是智库提出了悲观的预测：英国央行也预测今年经济增长将表现平平。
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Citigroup's Horowitz forecast loan loss provisions and net charge-offs of bad debt at Bank of America will stay flat or improve modestly from the first quarter.