In the first Handelsbanken Insights episode of our new season, James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney recap what happened while we were away, including the impact of the first interest rate cut of the current cycle.

Plus as the rumour mill cranks into life ahead of Rachel Reeves' first budget, James explains why we should look out for "kite flying".

And James digs into what data on commercial property reveals about emerging trends.

All in under 15 minutes. Listen, rate and subscribe on your favourite podcast app.

For the final episode of this season of Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update, James and Dan welcome Jasmine Crabb from our Capital Markets Desk to answer some of the most-asked questions from our event audiences.

They explain what causes inflation, where are interest rates going, which data they all look at when making their economic forecasts, and also share their favourite piece of economic trivia.

It's a bumper edition until we see you again in September.

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As we launch our third annual Property Investor Report, join us for an in-depth look at our findings and broader housing market trends. Handelsbanken UK Chief Economist James Sproule and Lucian Cook, Head of Residential Research at Savills speak to Sonia Rothwell, Handelsbanken's Strategic Content Lead about how property investors view the UK property market. We’ll discuss which property types are popular, which areas investors are targeting, and in a general election year, how a new government may want to reshape the property sector. It’s a longer episode than usual so we’ve broken it down into bite-sized chapters. Listen and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. 00:00:00 Welcome 00:00:41 What’s driving the market at the moment? 00:05:12 Interest rate expectations and impact 00:09:14 Is residential or commercial favourite? 00:13:51 Investor hotspot regions 00:17:02 Least popular regions 00:18:18 Should we raise minimum EPC ratings? 00:22:03 New government, new property rules?

🔗 Read the Handelsbanken 2024 Property Investor Report here: https://www.handelsbanken.co.uk/tron/gbpu/info/contents/v1/document/52-226294

On this week's Economic Update with James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney. James and Daniel look at the latest data releases on business confidence, how energy prices are leading to starkly different inflation rates for different income groups, and they look at UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's recently-announced financial support package. All in under 15 minutes. Don't forget to subscribe and rate us wherever you get your podcasts.

On this week's Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update. Following news that inflation has hit 9% we take a look at whether there are indications we are seeing the dreaded wage price spiral; plus are there any signs of optimism for the UK economy from the latest retail sales and consumer confidence data releases? Finally as government bond yields rise and investors demand higher returns on other assets, how will the UK's property market be affected? All in under 15 minutes.

On this week’s Economic Update:
What does the news on retail sales in China mean for the global economy?
Plus, we have a couple of UK data releases later in the week - inflation and consumer confidence - we’ll be looking at what we might expect from those.
And how is the UK’s journey back to the office working out? We'll be looking at what Google mobility data says.
All in under 15 minutes.

On this week’s Economic Update, James Sproule and Sonia Rothwell look at the seemingly unstoppable rise of house prices. Plus, following the Bank of England's rate rise last week, what did we learn about the prospects for the UK economy and how does consumer confidence feed into that outlook? Finally, James considers if there are any bright spots (at all) on the economic horizon - all in under 15 minutes. 

On this week's podcast, UK economist Dan Mahoney chats to Sonia Rothwell about all of the top economics stories you need to know.  UK GDP figures show the economy grew more slowly than predicted – we’ll look at why that might be. There has been a lot of discussion about the inverted US Treasury yield curve - does that signal the US is heading for recession? Plus Dan and Sonia talk about the UK’s attempts to solve the energy crisis. All in under 15 minutes.

On this week’s Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update podcast:

Sonia Rothwell and UK economist Dan Mahoney take a deeper dive into what recent UK data says about inflation and the labour market. Plus, how are businesses responding to the current economic challenges, and Dan gives his opinion on what this means for the economy in the short to medium term.

All in under 15 minutes.

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James and Handelsbanken's UK economist Daniel Mahoney look into the prospects for wage growth amid challenging conditions in the UK economy, and the rather mixed picture for the country's housing market. Plus the team unpicks what the latest high frequency data says about how covid continues to affect the return to the office. 

All you need to know in under 15 minutes.

James and UK economist Daniel Mahoney round up the fallout from the Chancellor's Spring Statement, plus, why do consumers and business owners disagree about what's in store for the economy? Find out in the latest Handelsbanken Insights podcast.

James and Daniel Mahoney from our UK economics team look at what could be in the Chancellor's Spring Statement; how the latest Bank of England rate rise could impact house prices; and James explains the different factors that are driving inflation in the UK and the US. All that, plus analysis of the latest Google and ONS data releases.

In another packed Economic Update, James and UK economics team colleague Daniel Mahoney unpick what the latest data releases mean for the UK economy. In this episode they look at the UK housing market, the impact of the Ukraine crisis on global commodity prices, and why it could be good news that growth in green jobs has been slow and steady.

On the podcast this week, James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney explain why the Bank of England is interested in the latest jobs and earnings figures, plus what do you do with your time? James shares interesting new insights into productivity and how we spend our time has changed since the pandemic (spoiler: gardening's lost out). Finally James sounds a cautious note about house price rises for 2024. All in under 15 minutes. Stream, listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

James joins Daniel Mahoney from our UK economics team to discuss the start of quantitative tightening and what that means for the economy. Also, they look at how the conflict in Ukraine is affecting energy supply and costs, plus James' regular commentary on the last week's high-frequency data - all in under 15 minutes.

For our 50th episode join James and Daniel Mahoney from Handelsbanken's UK economics team as they discuss the economic fallout from the Ukraine crisis, how the UK hospitality sector is faring, and why James doesn't see "unsaving" happening at the moment.

Join James, and Daniel, our UK Economist, for this week's UK economic update. In this episode, James delves into High Frequency Data, Earnings and Employments, Inflation, Retail Sales, and Renewable Energy.

Join us to hear from Handelsbanken's UK Chief Economist, James Sproule, and UK Economist Daniel Mahoney, as they delve into this week's economic data. Discussing; the UK's high frequency data, GDP, business investment, drivers of US and UK inflation, housing and finally, retail. All, in just under 20 minutes.

Welcome to this week's Economic Update with UK Chief Economist James Sproule. In this episode, James and Daniel Mahoney from the Handelsbanken UK economics team discuss the Bank of England's interest rates decision, UK inflation, energy prices, and the property economics of "Pretty Cities". 

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Welcome to this week’s economic update with Chief Economist of Handelsbanken in the UK, James Sproule. In this episode, Daniel Mahoney, our new Economist, chats through the latest data with James. Looking at; Europe’s post-Christmas return to normal after Omicron, UK PMI’s, the UK’s budget deficit, the potential increase in the cost of living, the European savings flow, ONS data, and finally, a brief insight into the outlook from our Economists in their Global Markets Forecast. Plus, much more!

On this week’s episode James shares his insights on the latest Covid data, and how quickly we may go back to ‘normal’. James also shares the recent high frequency data, employment and earnings, inflation and finally, prime residential property.

Welcome to this week’s economic update. James gives a full view on the UK’s economy this week, sharing his insights on getting back to work, UK GDP, trade, unemployment, inflation, interest rates and finally, productivity and how this can effect economic growth.

Welcome back to the first Economic Update of 2022, with James Sproule. In this episode James talks through the high frequency data for 2021, supply chain and energy costs at the end of last year, PMI's, the Bank of England's Mortgage and Consumer credit data, and lastly, property.

Join James for his weekly insights on the UK's economic data. This week, sharing his thoughts on; Covid and a potential new wave, UK GDP and trade figures, interest rates, rates of return and life satisfaction.

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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Join us for our weekly economic update. This week, James shares his insights on freight rates, mortgage and credit data, PMIs for the UK and EU, business investment in 2022, and finally, house prices.

Listen to our latest instalment of Handelsbanken Insights, with Richard Winder, Head of Sustainability UK and James Sproule. Chief Economist for the UK, as they share their thoughts on COP26, and what this means for banking and the UK economy. 

Join James for his weekly discussion on the UK economy. This week, focusing on Google and Apple’s data on our movements here in the UK, but also internationally and discussing what the future of our working patterns look like. James also shares his insights on the UK Purchasing Managers Survey, foreign exchange markets amongst the emergence of lockdowns, before finally turning to the UK workforce, the shortage of workers and migration.

Join us for our weekly discussion on the UK economy with James Sproule. This week, James looks at Apple’s data on our movements, employment figures and ‘the great resignation’, inflation concerns, retail sales as we near Christmas, GDP and UK housing.

Join us this week as James shares his thoughts on high frequency data, GDP figures, UK trade and an insight into our recently released Global Markets Forecast. James also looks at COP 26, and the effects of sustainability on housing and UK businesses.

In this week's economic update, James discusses the ‘new normal’ high frequency data, the Bank of England’s recent decision on interest rates, employment and furlough, house prices, the decrease in business support, foreign travel and, finally, global connectivity. 

Tune in for this week’s Economic update with James, sharing his insights on the UK macro-economic forecast, inflationary concerns, consumer confidence, Government borrowing, business confidence, shipping, and of course, the Budget.

Join James for his weekly economic update. This week we dive into the latest high frequency data, GDP figures, earnings and employment data, trade figures, construction and the industry, and finally, a new government wellbeing survey and the effect on the economy.

Join James for a discussion on the latest economic data. This week James shares his insights on the latest business surveys, savings and their effect on the economy, the start of new businesses, moving back in to the office, what indicators show the improvement of the economy, consumers and their behaviour, shipping costs and finally, chip shortages and what this means for inflation.

In this week's episode James talks us through the latest high frequency data, inflationary concerns, swaps and spreads, business and property investment, housing in a downturn, and finally house prices.

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. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

This week in our economic update, James shares his thoughts on high frequency data, the Purchasing Manager’s Index, Quantitative Easing, energy prices and the effects of Brexit, Public Sector Net Borrowing and then lastly, looking ahead to the Budget.

Chatting to our Chief Economist James Sproule, in this week's episode we discuss the UK’s latest economic data. We look at how London and the North of England compare in terms of recovery, at UK employment and earnings data, inflationary concerns, wealth in the UK in comparison to Europe, retail sales figures, and finally, non-cash transactions and what the implications of this could be for the economy

Join us on this week's episode to hear James' views on how the UK is fairing compared to other major industrialised economies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the effect of the Delta variant and the 'pingdemic' on the latest monthly GDP figures, trade and tax rises, the wider inflationary impact of rising shipping costs, house prices, and, finally, the European Central Bank, monetary policy and tapering. 

Join Richard Winder, Head of Sustainability at Handelsbanken, as he discusses the role banks will play in retrofitting the UK’s diverse and aging housing stock with director of sustainability strategy consultancy RePattern, James Vaccaro, in our latest podcast episode.

Tune in for this week's episode in which James shares his insights on what mobility data is saying about how quickly we are getting back to our offices, the latest PMI data, UK credit numbers and what they mean, house prices, and, finally, the impact of globalisation on inflation. 

Join James this week as he discusses the latest market data. Focusing this week on, retail and air travel, UK employment figures, the Purchasing Managers Index, the big event of last week, the Jackson Hole Central Bankers Summit and finally, a quick update on our recent release of the Global Markets Forecast. 

In this week’s economic update James shares his insights on summer holiday data, asking - are people getting out and about, and are they shopping? We also take a look at inflation, debt markets and areas of concern, earnings and employment data and, finally, public sector borrowing.

Join us this week for a discussion on the effects of Coronavirus on the UK and the economy – asking, is it still a danger? We also take a look at GDP, Cap Gemini’s World Wealth Report, before finally turning to property and the ‘dash for space’.

This week we're back focusing on the UK economy. James shares his insights on how quickly we might reach 'normal', Handelsbanken's Global Market Forecast, UK PMIs, news from the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, online retail sales and lastly, house prices. 

Back from his staycation, James shares his views on the latest UK economic data, and this week, in a special bumper edition, shares insights on the environment and the economy – all in under 10 minutes.

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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Join James for a discussion on the latest economic data – taking a look at Halifax’s house prices, June’s Purchasing Managers Index, GDP and production data, and finally, share trading. 

Join our Head of External Affairs, Richard Winder, and CEO of The Chartered Banker Institute, Simon Thompson, for a discussion on the rise of green and sustainable finance. 

In this week’s economic update James looks at shipping rates, house prices, consumer credit and the overall state of the economy, consumer spending and finally last week's Mansion House speeches.