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Faisal Islam: The two big decisions the chancellor must make
He must consider the longevity of Iran war economic pressures and how to sustain modest optimism, writes the BBC's Faisal Islam.
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"It is tough," John Healey admitted to me earlier this month when I asked him if there had been too much doom-mongering?
"Conflicts, uncertainty, driving up inflation, driving up interest rates. But we've got great strengths. We've got good reasons to be confident about the future of Britain," he insisted.
The new scheme to try and help young people get on the property ladder, announced on Saturday, was aimed at boosting confidence in the economy.
Some data companies call it a "Burnham bounce", although the weather and World Cup were also factors.