Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update Handelsbanken UK

Reaction to the Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates is top of the podcast this week, as our chief UK economist James Sproule explains why he may change his view of when rates will start to fall.

Plus, James looks the latest ONS data on the level of so-called eco taxes around Europe, and also talks about new insights from the surveyors' organisation, RICS, on the outlook for house prices for the rest of 2024.

All in under 15 minutes.

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On Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update this week, James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney run through some of the external challenges facing the global economy. Plus, are the latest housebuilding starts and completions numbers matching government ambitions?
All in under 15 minutes.
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On this week's podcast, following further military action in the Middle East, Sonia Rothwell and Daniel Mahoney look at the impact on market activity.

Plus, how will last week's earnings and inflation figures influence the Bank of England's plans for interest rates?

And on the subject of how the bank communicates about its plans, we look at a recent report by former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke that may sound the death knell for fan charts.

All in under 15 minutes.

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Our UK Chief Economist James Sproule joins Sonia Rothwell to talk about how yet another external geopolitical shock could influence the path of the global economy - are we in a "new normal"?
Plus in a week of data releases, James picks out a few which he'll be watching and explains why.
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Daniel Mahoney joins Sonia Rothwell on this week's podcast, where he casts his eye over some positive recent economic news.

Have house prices bottomed out? Are we out of recession? And has inflation been brought under control?

Listen in to find out.

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Positive noises have been coming from the Bank of England lately in terms of when it will start to cut interest rates. James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney look at the bank's latest rates decision and at other indicators to gauge when we might see rates come down. They also look at how that links to what's happening to mortgage rates.

Plus, they explain why a new ONS rental index suggests that the property market fall may be at an end.

All in under 15 minutes.