gdp accepted but imperfect economic measure
A country's gross domestic product is the accepted measure of its economic strength but John Husselbee argues this is too narrow a focus and should be broadened.
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uk creeping towards boe 2 inflation target
Neil Williams looks at the impact of all the various QE measures on UK GDP and inflation and hints at the Bank of England Governor leaving office at the end of the year with inflation finally back at its 2% target.
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uk inflation and growth forecasts both fall
In a great day for TLAs, CPI, RPI and the IMF’s forecast for UK GDP have all dropped dramatically.
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Japans improving GDP numbers papering over cracks
Japan may have posted the first positive quarter-on-quarter GDP figures for more than a year but there are still too many economic negatives to make it anything other than a good stock-pickers market.
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Service sector slowdown points to UK economic stagnation
The Markit/CIPS PMI survey data for August shows the services sector falling by near record levels.
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Latest sovereign crisis comes too soon for new bailout fund
European governments have signed off on a 700bn bailout fund that will not kick in until 2013.
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What do output figures actually mean for Q2 GDP?
George Buckley looks at industrial and construction output figures to asses their impact on Q2 GDP.
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BoE Governor forecasts 5% inflation by year end
Mervyn King has suggested that inflation will hit 5% by the end of ths year before falling in 2012.
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Global growth to shrink further, economists warn
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research believes global growth is waning.
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PA ANALYSIS: Goldman Sachs, GDP & equity market potential
More fund houses are starting to play on the link between GDP growth and equity markets.
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UK base rate will hit 2.75% by end of next year, says BCC
The BCC says UK interest rates will rise “at a faster rate than previously envisaged”.
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US economic downside offset by equity opportunities
Bob Doll gives a non-recessionary outlook for the US with equity opportunities on cheap valuations.