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UK Publications

Below is a list of our UK Publications for the last 6 months. If you are looking for reports older than 6 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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UK Datanote: U.K. GfK Consumer's Confidence Survey, December

  • In one line: Recovery should gather momentum next year. 

UK

UK Datanote: U.K. MPC Decision & Minutes, December

  • In one line: Continued hawkishness suggests May still is the earliest plausible date for the first rate cut.

Samuel TombsUK

15 December 2023 UK Monitor MPC to Wait a Little Longer Than the Fed and ECB to Cut Rates

  • The MPC still thinks that monetary policy will need to be restrictive “for an extended period of time”.
  • It downplayed recent downside data surprises and continued to fret about upward inflation risks.
  • It will wait for clarity on fiscal policy and the impact of the NLW hike before easing; the first cut will come in May.

Samuel TombsUK

14 December 2023 UK Monitor GDP Still Unlikely to Fall in Q4, Despite the Poor Start to the Quarter

  • Most of October’s 0.3% month-to-month fall in GDP probably was reversed in November...
  • ...Some sectors struggled in October due to bad weather; survey and employee data point to modest GDP growth.
  • The near-term outlook for real household disposable income is positive; a recession is still only a tail risk.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. International Trade, October 2023

  • In one line: Narrowing trend to re-emerge during the rest of Q4.

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UK Datanote: U.K. GDP, October 2023

  • In one line: A broad-based drop, but expect a recovery in the final two months of 2023.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Labour Market Data, October/November 2023

  • In one line:  The trend in wage growth is weakening, but not as dramatically as October’s data imply.

Samuel TombsUK

13 December 2023 UK Monitor October's Fall in Wages Is Implausible, but the Rising Trend Is Weakening Fast

  • The first estimate of a month-to-month drop in wages in October likely will be revised to a small rise soon...
  • ...but the rising trend has weakened greatly since Q2, and PAYE RTI data point to further near-term weakness.
  • Wage growth will accelerate only slightly in the run-up to April’s NLW hike; the MPC can cut rates in May.

Samuel TombsUK

12 December 2023 UK Monitor November Services Inflation to Print Below the MPC's Forecast, Despite Rising

  • Services CPI inflation likely rose to 6.6% in November, from 6.5%, but undershot the MPC’s 6.9% forecast.
  • Surveys point to an ongoing slowdown in service price rises; the energy price shock has filtered through...
  • ...But accommodation services and TV subscription prices likely picked up in November.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. Report on Jobs Survey, November 2023

  • In one line: Consistent with unemployment rising more quickly than the MPC expects.

Samuel TombsUK

11 December 2023 UK Monitor MPC Unlikely to Endorse the Decline in Rate Expectations Just Yet

  • Recent CPI inflation and wage data have undershot the MPC’s expectations...
  • ...and it will judge that sterling’s appreciation will offset the boost to inflation from lower rate expectations.
  • But Mr. Bailey has repeatedly pushed back against the fall in rate expectations; don’t expect a dovish tone yet.

Samuel TombsUK

8 December 2023 UK Monitor Risk to the MPC's Q4 Forecast

  • We think GDP rose by 0.1% month-to-month in October, despite disruption from Storm Babet.
  • The composite PMI points to a decline in activity, but we think it has been excessively weak recently.
  • Output in the health sector likely increased again, driven by a pick-up in Covid booster vaccinations.

Samuel TombsUK

7 December 2023 UK Monitor Official Labour Market Data to Preserve Q2 Rate-Cut Hopes

  • Employee numbers likely were broadly unchanged month-to-month in November.
  • PAYE figures and ONS survey data point to a further loss of upward momentum in wages in October...
  • ...But rises in the Real Living Wage and public- sector pay likely supported growth temporarily

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. S&P Global/CIPS Services Survey, November 2023

In one line: Recession fears should be quelled by November’s PMI. 

UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Car Registrations, November 2023

  • In one line: Still weak, but car sales should rebound next year. 

UK

UK Datanote: U.K. BRC Retail Sales Monitor, November 2023

  • In one line: Consistent with a modest revival in retail sales; expect a fuller recovery in 2024.  

Samuel TombsUK

6 December 2023 UK Monitor PMI Data Point to Benign Mix of Positive GDP Growth and Falling Inflation

  • The composite PMI topped 50 in November for the first time since July and is likely understating GDP growth.
  • S&P’s bespoke seasonal adjustment process is depressing the PMI; public-sector output will rise in Q4.
  • S&P’s survey also signals slowing service price rises and flat employment; a May Bank Rate cut is still in play.

UK

5 December 2023 UK Monitor High-Frequency Data Show Labour Market Weakening at a Faster Pace

  • Redundancy notifications jumped in mid-November; the rise isn’t just due to one big business failure.
  • Both the Adzuna and Indeed measures of job vacan- cies also have fallen during the fourth quarter.
  • Some measures of employment intentions are robust, but job hoarding might ease as unemployment rises.

Samuel TombsUK

UK Datanote: U.K. S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing Survey, November 2023

  • In one line: Manufacturing output is being hit by retailers running down their inventories.

UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Nationwide House Prices, November 2023

  • In one line: Don’t get too excited about the prospect of a sustained recovery just yet,  

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