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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. International Trade, December 2023

  • In one line: Further narrowing likely this year, reducing sterling’s sensitivity to the risk profile of foreign investors.

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UK Datanote: U.K. RICS Residential Market Survey, January 2024

  • In one line: Further evidence to support our view of a material recovery in house prices this year. 

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UK Datanote: U.K. Car Registrations, January 2024

  • In one line: Very weak, but should now recover in line with consumers' confidence. 

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25 January 2024 UK Monitor Improving PMI data signal no need for the MPC to rush to cut rates

  • January’s composite PMI data point to GDP rising at a near-trend 0.2% quarter-on-quarter pace in Q1.
  • S&P’s survey also points to 0.2% q/q growth in employ- ment, which would stop unemployment rising further.
  • Producer output prices remain flat despite shipping disruptions, but services inflation is fading only slowly.

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UK Datanote: U.K. Retail Sales, December 2023

In one line: It’s always darkest before the dawn.

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UK Datanote: U.K. RICS Residential Market Survey, December 2023

  • In one line: Consistent with a recovery in 2024. 

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19 January 2024 UK Monitor House prices to start rising in Q2, bolstered by lower mortgage rates

  • The official house price index will fall further in Q1, in response to last year's rise in mortgage rates...
  • ...But mortgage payment affordability will improve rap- idly this year, as rates come down and incomes rise.
  • The timeliest indicators of house purchase demand have rebounded; prices will return to their peak by year-end.

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UK Datanote: U.K. Official House Price Index, November

  • In one line: Further falls and additional downward revisions should mean a 5% peak-to-trough fall. 

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

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

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12 January 2024 UK Monitor Sterling Likely to Appreciate Modestly in 2024, Despite the Election

  • We expect sterling to continue to appreciate gradually against the dollar, reaching $1.30 by the end of the year.
  • Markets’ expectations for Fed rate cuts look well founded, but the MPC will be more cautious than investors expect.
  • Public opinion would have to shift dramatically for the election to lead to a sterling-damaging hung parliament.

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8 January 2024 UK Monitor Immigration Will Continue to Boost the Workforce Strongly, Despite Reforms

  • Net migration has jumped over the past two years, following a sharp drop in 2020 and 2021.
  • The government estimates that this year’s policy changes will reduce immigration by 25%...
  • ...But Skilled Worker visa numbers won’t fall by much, and total arrivals will spike in Q1, before the rules change.

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5 January 2024 UK Monitor Mortgage Lending Stayed Weak in November but Should Rise from Q2

  • Growth in money supply remained weak in November, largely due to subdued mortgage lending...
  • ...But a recovery should take hold from Q2, as buyer de- mand picks up in response to the falling mortgage rates.
  • Consumers probably continue to borrow more to fund consumption, as borrowing costs start to come down.

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4 January 2024 UK Monitor Strong Balance Sheets to Temper Interest Rates' Impact on Capex

  • Business investment as a share of GDP still was in line with its 2015-to-19 average, despite falling in Q3.
  • We think it will fall further in the first half of the year, as firms continue to grapple with high borrow ng costs...
  • ...But strong balance sheets and recovering sentiment should prevent a sharp decline.

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

  • In one line: Downturn in manufacturing output has further to run. 

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2 January 2024 UK Monitor Forecast Review: CPI Inflation to Fall to 2% During Q2, Spurring Rate Cuts

  • The economy flirted with recession in 2023, but green shoots emerged towards the end of the year.
  • A sharp fall in energy prices suggests CPI inflation will continue to fall quickly, probably touching 2% during Q2.
  • Markets' interest rate expectations, however, have fallen too far; we still think the MPC will wait until May.

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UK Datanote: U.K. Retail Sales, November

In one line: A gradual recovery should be sustained next year. 

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UK Datanote: U.K. CBI Industrial Trends Survey, December

  • In one line: Manufacturing output likely has further to fall. 

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

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

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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. S&P Global/CIPS Services Survey, November 2023

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

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