UK unemployment rate holds steady at 4.4%
Marginally below the Bank of England’s forecast of 4.5%
Macroeconomics
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Macro matters: German debt debate
As politicians and economists call for fiscal reform ahead of Germany’s federal election, PA asks what policy change might look like and what impact it could have for the wider eurozone market
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UK GDP increases by 0.1% in Q4 2024
An upside surprise versus consensus forecasts of a 0.1% fall
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Macro matters: Power grab
As data centres draw an ever-increasing amount of energy from the grid, fund managers are positioning themselves to benefit from the investments being made to keep up with demand
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‘The Chancellor has a large task ahead’: UK GDP rises by 0.1%
While construction output increased by 0.4% in November last year, production output fell by 0.4%
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‘Not out of the woods yet’: UK inflation falls by 10 basis points in December
The CPI fall to 2.5% came in slightly below consensus forecasts
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UK unemployment rates remains unchanged at 4.3%
Salaries excluding bonuses increased by 5.2% between August and October this year
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Will bond yields stay higher for longer?
Rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing
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UK wage growth ‘ticks stubbornly along’ at 4.8%
‘Significant slowdown in employee pay’ on the horizon, Quilter’s James warns
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Investment industry urges BoE to tread carefully following interest rate cut decision
The Monetary Policy Committee voted 8-1 in favour of a 25 basis-point cut to 4.75%
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Autumn Budget 2024: CPI inflation to average 2.5% in 2024
Will tick up to 2.6% in 2025, but fall to 2% by 2029
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Were markets too complacent about a soft landing scenario?
Investors became concerned that the US Federal Reserve made a policy error