Pantheon: Drop in oil output could hamper UK GDP
A fall in oil and gas production may see below consensus GDP growth of 0.3% for the fourth quarter of 2017, despite bullish business surveys, consultancy Pantheon Economics says.
A fall in oil and gas production may see below consensus GDP growth of 0.3% for the fourth quarter of 2017, despite bullish business surveys, consultancy Pantheon Economics says.
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Analysts missed the mark more often than not with their FTSE 100 recommendations in 2017, raising more questions about the “value-add” of research, data from AJ Bell has revealed.
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Average weekly household spending rose to its highest level since 2006 for the financial year ending 2017, as retail sales for December declined.
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The prospect of a US government shutdown has seen the pound climb to its highest level against the dollar since Brexit, while cryptocurrency Bitcoin continues to decline.
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Government bonds are “frighteningly risky” and the assets to avoid according to Ashley Lynn, an analyst at Orbis Investment.
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Global fund managers have begun 2018 in bullish mood, dropping cash balances to a five-year low and increasing equity exposures to a two-year high, according to the latest BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey.
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