Spring Statement 2025: UK economic growth forecasts halve to 1%
OBR cuts GDP expectations amid elevated global uncertainty
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‘Cause for concern’ as UK inflation rises unexpectedly to 3%
The BoE will be trying to avoid stagflation as economic growth becomes a top priority for future rate cuts
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UK economy contracts 0.1% in October
Falling below expectations of a modest 0.1% increase, according to the ONS
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Franklin Templeton: Can China’s newly-bolstered growth be maintained?
With economists upping their GDP forecasts for China, Marcus Weyerer examines how effective new fiscal policy will be in revitalising growth
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Will the European Central Bank cut interest rates faster than expected?
The bank is forecast to cut rates earlier than expected after being ‘spooked’ by a rapid fall in inflation
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UK GDP stagnates in July for second month running
Industry commentators weigh in on no GDP growth in July
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UK economy grows 0.6% in Q2
Continuing momentum from the 0.7% growth in Q1
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Macro matters: Why managers are buying China again
Those investors who fled China have flocked back in recent weeks after a pivotal shift in policy that has gone mostly unnoticed by wider markets
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UK GDP ‘grinds to a halt’ in April due to poor weather
UK rainfall during April was 155% higher than the long-term average
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UK slips into recession as economy contracts 0.1% in December
GDP fell 0.3% in Q4 as a whole, marking second quarter of negative growth
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Will the Year of the Dragon reignite investors’ interest in China?
China has lost $7trn of market capitalisation over the past three years
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Ashmore suffers net outflows of £3.6bn as investors remain underweight emerging markets
More than 60% of the firm’s portfolios beat their benchmarks over 12 months