Connecticut Consumers Maintain Faith in State Economy - 2004-02-03
Connecticut consumers continue displaying increasing faith in a state economy that seems to be on the mend, despite the lack of job growth, according to a poll released Monday.

David Marcantonio agreed business has been particularly busy the last six months. Marcantonio is president of Action Funding, a commercial and business mortgage company in Torrington that specializes in helping entrepreneurs who don't qualify for lending through traditional avenues.
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Outlook: As interest rates start to go up, how far can they go? - 2004-02-03
Interest rates will be going up again by the end of this week. Of that there is no doubt, yet the question mortgage holders really want answered is how far they'll increase before they stop.

If the Chancellor is right in his forecast of 3 to 3.5 per cent growth this year, then it is easily possible to imagine the base rate rising to 5 per cent or possibly even higher by the end of this year.
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