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UK Publications

Below is a list of our UK Publications for the last 5 months. If you are looking for reports older than 5 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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Datanotes Weekly Monitor Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)

UK Datanote: UK Final Services and Composite PMI, April 2025

  • In one line: Back-to-back rate cuts are likely as sentiment collapses, but accelerating inflation will keep MPC guidance cautious.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Car Registrations, April 2025

  • In one line: Car registrations tank as duties increase.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Nationwide House Prices, April 2025

  • In one line: House prices fall in April as the rush to beat stamp duty increases unwinds, they will rise in H2.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK GfK Consumers' Confidence Survey, April 2025

  • In one line: Consumers' major purchases held up, but downside risks to the retail spending build.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: Retail Sales, March 2025

  • In one line:Retail sales were heating up before President Trump’s tariffs upended the outlook.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

28 April 2025 UK Monitor Week in review: the MPC has to retain some caution

  • The economy was growing solidly prior to tariffs, powered by consumers opening their wallets.
  • Soft data are creaking, but they likely overstate economic weakness, the PMI in particular.
  • A 50bp May rate cut is off the table, but we see a decent chance of 25bp reductions in May and June.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Public Finances, March 2025

  • In one line:The public finances are weak heading into the trade war, difficult choices lay ahead for the Chancellor.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Consumer Prices, March 2025

  • In one line: Erratic computer games and hotel prices drag inflation down, headline inflation will still likely jump to 3.5% in April.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Labour Market Data, February / March 2025

  • In one line: Enough softening for the MPC to cut, but strong wage growth will keep rate setters cautious.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. Official House Price Index, February 2025

  • In one line: House prices rise in February but property price inflation will ease in Q2.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: U.K. BRC Retail Sales Monitor, March 2025

  • In one line: Retail sales continue to grow strongly but slowing global growth clouds the outlook.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

22 April 2025 UK Monitor Week in review: tariffs hang over a previously solid outlook

  • Weaker-than-expected March inflation makes a May interest rate cut a racing certainty.
  • Solid pre-tariff growth means we look for only three more 25bp Bank Rate cuts this year…
  • …But downside risks allow earlier moves; we expect back-to-back ‘insurance’ cuts in May and June.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Report on Jobs Survey, March 2025

  • In one line: Solid jobs and accelerating wages will keep the MPC cautious heading into the trade war.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK GDP February 2025

  • In one line:GDP soars in February but the MPC will look through the pre-Tariff data.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK International Trade, February 2025

  • In one line: Fracturing global trade will begin to weigh on the trade balance in the coming months.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK RICS Residential Market Survey, March 2025

  • In one line: The housing market is cooling now but activity will pick up in H2.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

14 April 2025 UK Monitor Week in review: GDP jumps in February but tariffs will hurt growth

  • GDP growth soared in February as industrial production and services activity rose higher…
  • …But the ongoing global trade war has made incoming data obsolete.
  • The MPC will be challenged by a broken trading environment and CPI at 3.5% in H2.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: Bank of England Decision Maker Panel, March 2025

  • In one line: Jobs market passes the worst as prices and wages prove persistent.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: UK Final Services and Composite PMI, March 2025

  • In one line: Strengthening domestic spending can cushion the tariff blow.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

UK Datanote: Construction PMI, March 2025

  • In one line: The Construction sector will continue to recover as planning reforms and Government spending boost sentiment.

Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK

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