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Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)
GROWTH HOLDS UP BETTER THAN SURVEYS IMPLY
- …THE MPC CAN CUT ONLY TWICE MORE THIS YEAR
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- Retail sales volumes were trending up at a 2.2% monthly annualised rate until the October Budget.
- Falling UK-specific policy uncertainty has allowed retail spending to rebound from the autumn stumble.
- The BDO industry survey shows non-food retail sales rising at the fastest rate in two years.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- Ofgem’s 6.4% hike to the utility price cap from April is 0.8pp higher than the MPC assumed.
- The news would boost the MPC’s inflation forecast by 3bp, leaving it unchanged to one decimal place.
- We continue to expect CPI inflation to accelerate to 3.5% in April and 3.7% in September.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- Households say that now is almost as good a time to save as during the 2008 financial crisis.
- But we are not worried, because saving intentions have been a very poor consumer-spending indicator.
- Confidence in personal finances is solid, and major purchase intentions signal solid retail volumes growth.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line:Retail sales recover from pre-Budget worries, more gains lie ahead as wages rise solidly.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line:Fiscal pressures pile on the Chancellor as revenues undershoot in January; it will only get worse from here.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Growth is weak but has bottomed while price pressures remain stubborn.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Strong wage growth and falling interest rates will keep supporting consumers’ confidence.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- The PMI signals an almost catastrophic jobs outlook, but more reliable official data are better.
- The official employment data look more plausible to us; payrolls have stalled rather than collapsed.
- Inflation is proving stubborn, as firms increasingly pass through cost increases to prices.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Softer than feared services offset by global price pressures, further inflation acceleration lies ahead.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Seasonally adjusted house prices rise in December to cap a strong year, but house-price inflation will be even stronger in 2025.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: The jobs market holds up better than expected, generating strong wage growth that will keep the MPC cautious.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- Inflation surged as airfares unwound erratic weakness, school fees rose and food prices jumped.
- Rising core goods inflation is offsetting weaker-than-expected services inflation.
- The MPC will have to be careful as inflation heads to 3.7% in September; 4% is not out of the question.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- Labour market data indicate little sign of a sharp job downturn, with payrolls stalling rather than collapsing.
- Vacancies stabilised in January, and jobless claims have dropped since the Budget.
- Pay growth is running at about twice the rate needed to return inflation sustainably to target.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Focus on the hawkish inflation forecasts, rather than the dovish vote.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Employment stagnates but disinflation is over.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- The economy is in better shape than feared, after a consensus-busting 0.4% GDP gain in December.
- The next OBR forecast will be based on lower gilt yields, giving Ms. Reeves back some headroom.
- We expect payrolls to be revised up, strong wage growth, and CPI inflation to jump to 2.8%.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: The BRC kickstarts the year with strong growth, we expect it to continue.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: The trade deficit will be held back by high energy prices and President Trump’s tariff threats in 2025.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Looming end of stamp duty relief causes volatility, longer-term house price outlook still looks solid.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
