Icymi - credit suisse raised its s&p 500 year-end forecast to 4,70, from 4050

A boosted forecast for US equities from CS, info comes via Reuters:Credit Suisse citing a decline in the near-term U.S. recession risk"Our base case i...

July 18, 2023, 11:41 pm

Bank of england's hall speaks on tuesday, 20 june 2023 - not on monetary policy

Noting this even though it does not appear we'll get remarks on monetary policy. The Bank looks set for further hikes regardless though. 1500 GMT/1000...

June 20, 2023, 2:23 am

niesr forecasts uk gdp to bounce back by 0.3% in apr

National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) forecasts a modest rebound in UK’s monthly GDP in April with growth of 0.3%, largely driv...

May 12, 2023, 12:32 pm

Uk think tank says uk inflation to remain well above target - see a boe rate hike today

Reuters reporting on new economic forecasts published by the UK's National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR): estimated annual consume...

May 10, 2023, 11:09 pm

Niesr: uk gdp grew 0.1% in q1, to expand 0.3% in q2

niesr estimated that UK GDP grew by 0.1% in Q1, an upgrade from prior forecasts -0.1% contraction. The ...

April 13, 2023, 12:48 pm

niesr forecasts uk gdp to contract -0.1% in q1, outlook continues to improve

niesr forecasts UK GDP to contract -0.1% in Q1, a shallower contraction of -0.2% in prior forecast. Pau...

March 10, 2023, 12:54 pm

British pound latest: gbpusd pushing higher on us dollar weakness

The UK is likely to avoid a technical recession this year, according to the NIESR, but with growth expected close to zero, it may be a close-run thing...

February 9, 2023, 12:00 pm

Uk gdp forecast cut, inflation forecast raised

The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) in the UK with a worsening outlook:

• UK GDP +0.2% in 2023, +1.0% in 2024...

  February 8, 2023, 12:12 am

niesr expects 0.1% uk gdp growth in q4, q1 risk on the downside

After today’s UK GDP release, niesr forecasts that GDP in December will fall relative to November. Bu...

January 13, 2023, 12:30 pm

Boe will need to raise bank rate to 4.75% to tame inflation - niesr

The think tank says that the BOE will have to keep with rate hikes until probably about 4.75% in order to bring...

November 11, 2022, 12:07 pm