Economy
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The week ahead from Aberdeen
Thomas Watts, Senior Investment Analyst at Aberdeen MPS, comments on the economic data releases this week. “The coming week could be defined as…
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CG Asset Management: Productivity is the biggest UK economic challenge
Productivity, or the lack of it, is the biggest single issue facing the UK economy. On this there is almost universal agreement.…
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Spending Review signals a shift in fiscal direction—what wealth managers need to know
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her first Spending Review to Parliament, laying out the government’s funding plans for the next three years—and…
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All eyes on Reeves as spending review tests fiscal resolve: we explore what tomorrow might bring
Reeves prepares to prove her ‘iron clad’ fiscal credentials Chancellor Rachel Reeves will take centre stage tomorrow with the release of her…
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UK labour market softens as unemployment rises and wage growth slows — implications for investors and asset allocators
This morning’s update from the Office for National Statistics points to a cooling UK economy, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.6%…
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All eyes on the dollar, says J. Safra Sarasin’s Claudio Wewel
In FX, all eyes remain on the dollar. In early May, the currency experienced a short comeback as President Trump struck a…
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T. Rowe Price: US dollar faces multi-year structural headwinds
In the short term, heading into the summer, we can expect the greenback to rebound after its steep sell-off in April. But…
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Hargreaves Lansdown: Global markets eerily calm
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, has commented on the state of the global markets. “UK markets are in a…
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Lower services inflation will embolden the doves – Vanguard senior economist looks ahead to Thursday’s ECB decision
The ECB is set to deliver its latest interest rate decision this Thursday, 5th June. Sharing his thoughts on what they might…
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Morningstar: The economy isn’t out of the woods yet after US court block tariffs
The decision by the US Court of International Trade, which invalidates the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)…
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