GDP (Q3, First Estimate)

While the burst of growth means that the economy avoided a recession in Q3, it’s pretty clear that underlying growth is soft and that the risks to our Q4 GDP forecast of 0.2% q/q are to the downside. This could mean that the Bank of England is more inclined to cut rates in the near term.

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