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
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Is October the ‘harbinger of recession’? UK GDP falls 0.3% for the month
Investment professionals react to GDP falling by more than consensus estimates
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Big trouble in China
China investors watch on with growing concern as the world’s second-largest economy slips into deflation and the hoped-for stimulus remains elusive
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UK GDP stalls between July and September
Higher interest rates ‘slowing down the pace of activity’
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UK economy ekes out growth in August but not enough to prompt more rate rises
A modest 0.2% rise in GDP was reported
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‘Economy buckling under strain of rate rises’: UK GDP falls 0.5% in July
The slide was much greater than forecasts of 0.2%
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Will China’s weakness derail global growth?
Bad news for China doesn’t have to be bad news for Asia overall
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Five investment trust managers, five sectors, five conviction plays
Five investment trust managers share their outlooks and opportunity sets
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UK GDP falls by less than forecast despite extra bank holiday
The economy contracted by 0.1% in May
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GDP growth a false dawn for the UK economy
Industry commentators remain unconvinced by October’s 0.5% rise