27 January 2023 Hunt Delivers "A Lecture, Not a Plan"

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has attempted to lay out an optimistic vision for the UK economy but industry reactions say his speech lacked the detail required to shift the dial on a pessimistic outlook.

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20 January 2023 Innovative Measure of U.S. Layoffs Suggests Fed Right to Stay Course

New and innovative research from Goldman Sachs provides a more timely measure of layoffs in the U.S. job market and suggests Federal Reserve (Fed) officials  are right to be dismissing recentl…

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18 January 2023 UK Economic Outlook is "Promising" says Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank says an era of higher interest rates should be embraced as it introduces the very real prospect of 'real' growth in the UK economy.

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17 January 2023 Investors "A Lot Less Bearish", Shift Out of U.S. Stocks: Bank of America Global Fund Manager Survey

A much-watched survey of fund managers shows a thawing in the gloom that characterised the final quarter of 2022 as recession fears abide and money is allocated to Emerging Markets and the European…

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13 January 2023 U.S. Inflation Moderation Bolsters Forecasters' Confidence in 'Fed Pause'

Moderating inflation in the all-important U.S. services sector has led some independent research consultancies to become more confident in earlier forecasts that February's anticipated interest rat…

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13 January 2023 UK Economy's Near Miss with Recession: Economist Views and Forecasts   

The UK economy eked out a second month of growth for the final quarter in November, suggesting a recession has been avoided while inviting economists to reconsider their assumptions and forecasts f…

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11 January 2023 FTSE 100: JP Morgan Overwieght the UK in 2023

Equity strategists at JP Morgan say it is worth staying overweight on UK-based stocks as they look ahead to 2023.

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