That should limit the impact of the rate rise on the manufacturing sector, which normally borrows cash for longer periods of time, while taking some steam out of consumer spending.

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In December a three-day strike led to hundreds of children on the island taking the steam train to school.

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There is a strong sense that, taking advantage of an administration rapidly running out of steam, the Europeans got what they came for.

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Buyers of retail property have been taking advantage of debt financing available from the sale of commercial mortgage-backed securities, a market that has been gathering steam.

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