Following yesterday’s GDP figures which showed 0.2% expansion in January, analysts report beliefs the UK is on the road to recovery. The figures were driven by a 3.4% rise in retail sales and a 1.1% rebound in construction…
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Sterling has hit midweek generally unmoved, even after potentially market-moving data on jobs and GDP (Gross Domestic Product) this week. The news on the UK economy was good this morning, with GDP growing in January in a way…
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It’s been a long period of rapidly rising wages, but it finally seems the tide is turning. Average weekly earnings including bonuses slowed to 5.8% in the three months to January, the slowest growth since July 2022. Coupled…
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As one of the countries most exposed to Russian energy supplies, Germany is certainly ready to put the struggles of the last few years behind it. Well, there was good news in data released yesterday, which showed energy…
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The Federal Reserve have shifted their tone in recent weeks, warning markets that inflation was proving more of a pest than expected. Now, with core inflation sticky and CPI stalling above 3%, it seems markets are finally waking…
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The UK economy returned to growth in January as GDP increased by 0.2%. The UK recorded a technical recession in the final quarter of 2023, so this morning's figures point to the economic contraction being unusually short and…
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Hollywood was gripped with Oscars fever on Sunday night, with Oppenheimer sweeping a host of awards. The dark tale of the history of the first nuclear weapon provided the backdrop for Joe Biden’s next budget to Congress, which…
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The single currency started the week by clawing back some of its losses to the pound. It could not stop the bleeding against the US dollar, but with the eurozone’s light data schedule the door could be open…
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