Markets unperturbed as China GDP growth hits 25-year low
China’s gross domestic product growth slipped to a 25-year low of 6.9% in 2015 it was confirmed today, but markets were largely unconcerned.
China’s gross domestic product growth slipped to a 25-year low of 6.9% in 2015 it was confirmed today, but markets were largely unconcerned.
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The Eurozone has been a major beneficiary of the shift in terms of trade between energy producers and consumers.
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The upward revision to US GDP data may not suggest real strength in the US economy, but it cements the case for a December rate rise, argue fund managers.
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With market confidence still fragile after the China-inspired slump, the last thing UK equities funds needed was soft economic data to be released.
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UK investors with consumer spending exposure are enjoying their time in the sun now, says Smith & Williamson’s Mark Boucher, but will have to look at paring back as the interest rate rise looms.
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UK GDP is estimated to have grown 0.7% in the second quarter the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday, up from 0.4% reported for Q1.
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Mixed messages on the health of the United Kingdom’s economy are making deciding on a UK equities weighting a particularly tricky task right now.
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Asset managers have strongly outperformed during the past 25 years, says Tim Guinness, CIO of Guinness Asset Management, so is it time to look at the business behind the fund managers?
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Picking up consumer-orientated companies is the best way for investors to capitalise on emerging market GDP growth, says Franklin Templeton Investments’ Mark Mobius.
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The prevailing consensus has settled around the expectation that the first UK interest rate hike is a considerable way off, but there are reasons to think this could quickly change once again.
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Slowing growth numbers in both Brazil and India have raised expectations of a more dovish monetary stance in both countries Schroders said on Friday.
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Inflation should return to its 2% target within the next two years, the Bank of England said on Wednesday, but labour productivity remains the key uncertainty, as it downgraded its forecast for UK GDP growth from 2.9% for 2015, to 2.5%.
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