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28th July 2023
The world has changed immensely over the past three years: the coronavirus outbreak and associated lockdowns resulted in an unprecedented monetary and fiscal response and a temporary supply/demand mismatch which caused inflation to start rising.
26th July 2023
PMI services and manufacturing data came in this week for the UK, Eurozone and US. With regards to the UK, manufacturing PMI reflected a decrease in production from a downturn in orders both domestic and foreign.
19th July 2023
The news at the start of the week spoke of the noise surrounding China’s latest GDP figure. Reports noted that GDP grew 0.8% in Q2, versus 2.2% in Q1.
12th July 2023
Data this week showed signs of a loosening labour market in the UK. From March to May 2023, the UK witnessed a rise in its unemployment rate, reaching 4.0%.
5th July 2023
Manufacturing PMI data released on Monday came in lacklustre for both the Eurozone and the UK. In relation to PMI, a figure above 50 indicates an expansion while anything below indicates a contraction.
28th June 2023
Even as the economy softens, the European Central Bank (ECB) have not yet declared victory in their battle with inflation that remains ‘too high’, it was revealed on Tuesday at the ECB Forum on Central Banking.