GDP

  • Schroders Botham India could grow 5pc

    Schroders Botham India could grow 5pc

    Schroders is expecting a modest pickup in Indian growth, reaching 5% this year.

  • Business confidence hits record high says ICAEW

    Business confidence hits record high says ICAEW

    Confidence in UK business has reached a record high though floundering exports could mean this is short-lived.

  • Economic surprise FOR Osborne  in 2014

    Economic surprise FOR Osborne in 2014

    This year has seen sentiment towards the UK economic outlook turn full circle, from worries about a triple-dip recession to talk of an unsustainable housing boom, writes Ian Kernohan, Royal London Asset Management economist.

  • Investors buy back into gold at 1980s prices

    Investors buy back into gold at 1980s prices

    Last month was the worst November for gold prices in more than 30 years, but investors pounced on the precious metals weakness to add to their positions.

  • Mid caps to boom as UK GDP surges

    Mid caps to boom as UK GDP surges

    Mid-cap stocks look to be key beneficiaries following the encouraging UK GDP data from the Office for National Statistics, according to industry commentators.

  • pa analysis uk recovery already over

    pa analysis uk recovery already over

    So that was the UK recovery. Did you enjoy it? Recent industrial production figures show unpromising signs for the UK economy with manufacturing data falling and the jobless rate remaining high despite benefits claims coming down.

  • china gdp growth 7 per cent

    china gdp growth 7 per cent

    China's GDP continues to grow but its level of growth dropped for the second consecutive quarter as Premier Li Keqiang's policies to rein in his country's credit boom start to kick in.

  • MandGs Vaight underweights key EMs

    MandGs Vaight underweights key EMs

    Coca Cola became too big, and many opportunities in key emerging markets are now too expensive, according to value-driven Matthew Vaight, manager of M&G's Global Emerging Markets Fund.

  • Mixed fortunes for BRIC GDP

    Mixed fortunes for BRIC GDP

    Weaker consumption and sluggish manufacturing pulled GDP growth in China back during the first quarter of 2013, from 7.9% in Q4 2012 to 7.7%.

  • Follow the trends when investing in Asia

    Follow the trends when investing in Asia

    Consumer trends and not GDP growth should be the key consideration for investors looking to take advantage of opportunities in China, suggest specialist investment firm Matthews Asia.

  • fiscal drag could wipe out us gdp growth

    fiscal drag could wipe out us gdp growth

    As the US tax cuts delayed from 1 January kick in, Russ Koesterich looks at the effect on US GDP growth as well as its equity markets and what it all means for investors.

  • Pound falls following BofE announcement

    Pound falls following BofE announcement

    A less than rosy economic forecast by the Bank of England caused the pound to fall to a six-month low against the dollar and to one of its lowest levels against the euro for 15 months on Wednesday.