Interest rate rises will come at a bad time

WITH 2009 finally laid to rest expect the search for the green shoots of recovery to start. 2010 is expected to end the depression with either no, or low, growth expected this year.

What’s important is that most economists think the worst is over.

Just in case we get carried away the unemployment figures, based on the Live Register, showed some further weakness in December as the number of those climbing benefit went up by 3,300.