Weekly outlook: Good Money Week; UK GDP and US CPI
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 7 October
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 7 October
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 9 September
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 8 April
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 25 February
Economy contracted as Theresa May delayed her Brexit vote
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 11 February UK GDP and inflation; banks’ earnings
Brexit stockpiling provides some respite in fourth quarter PMIs
Beer and barbecues help Q2 GDP growth play catch-up from a disappointing Q1
Services have bolstered UK GDP growth less than a week after Prime Minister Theresa May outlines plans to pursue a Brexit trading relationship with the European Union focused on goods.
Below-consensus UK GDP growth of 0.1% has caught the City off guard and thrown bullish predictions from the likes of Neil Woodford and Richard Buxton into question.
The UK economy exceeded forecasts as the gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.5% in the last quarter of 2017, up from 0.4% in the third quarter.
The UK economy grew 0.4% between July and September this year according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, but year-on-year quarterly GDP growth fell to its lowest rate in four years.