UK Publications
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Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)
- In one line: Further narrowing likely this year, reducing sterling’s sensitivity to the risk profile of foreign investors.
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- In one line: Further evidence to support our view of a material recovery in house prices this year.
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- In one line: Very weak, but should now recover in line with consumers' confidence.
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- January’s composite PMI data point to GDP rising at a near-trend 0.2% quarter-on-quarter pace in Q1.
- S&P’s survey also points to 0.2% q/q growth in employ- ment, which would stop unemployment rising further.
- Producer output prices remain flat despite shipping disruptions, but services inflation is fading only slowly.
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In one line: It’s always darkest before the dawn.
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- In one line: Consistent with a recovery in 2024.
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- The official house price index will fall further in Q1, in response to last year's rise in mortgage rates...
- ...But mortgage payment affordability will improve rap- idly this year, as rates come down and incomes rise.
- The timeliest indicators of house purchase demand have rebounded; prices will return to their peak by year-end.
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- In one line: Further falls and additional downward revisions should mean a 5% peak-to-trough fall.
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- In one line: Narrowing trend to re-emerge during the rest of Q4.
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- We expect sterling to continue to appreciate gradually against the dollar, reaching $1.30 by the end of the year.
- Markets’ expectations for Fed rate cuts look well founded, but the MPC will be more cautious than investors expect.
- Public opinion would have to shift dramatically for the election to lead to a sterling-damaging hung parliament.
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- Net migration has jumped over the past two years, following a sharp drop in 2020 and 2021.
- The government estimates that this year’s policy changes will reduce immigration by 25%...
- ...But Skilled Worker visa numbers won’t fall by much, and total arrivals will spike in Q1, before the rules change.
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- Growth in money supply remained weak in November, largely due to subdued mortgage lending...
- ...But a recovery should take hold from Q2, as buyer de- mand picks up in response to the falling mortgage rates.
- Consumers probably continue to borrow more to fund consumption, as borrowing costs start to come down.
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- Business investment as a share of GDP still was in line with its 2015-to-19 average, despite falling in Q3.
- We think it will fall further in the first half of the year, as firms continue to grapple with high borrow ng costs...
- ...But strong balance sheets and recovering sentiment should prevent a sharp decline.
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- In one line: Downturn in manufacturing output has further to run.
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- The economy flirted with recession in 2023, but green shoots emerged towards the end of the year.
- A sharp fall in energy prices suggests CPI inflation will continue to fall quickly, probably touching 2% during Q2.
- Markets' interest rate expectations, however, have fallen too far; we still think the MPC will wait until May.
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In one line: A gradual recovery should be sustained next year.
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- In one line: Manufacturing output likely has further to fall.
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- In one line: Recovery should gather momentum next year.
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- In one line: Narrowing trend to re-emerge during the rest of Q4.
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