GDP (Oct.)

The 0.5% m/m rise in GDP in October was mostly due to the rebound after September’s extra bank holiday. Even so, the surprisingly strong rise could tilt the Bank of England towards another bumper 75bps interest rate hike on 15th December, rather than 50bps, depending on the labour market and inflation data on Tuesday and Wednesday.

We will be discussing the decisions of the BoE, the Fed and the ECB in a Drop In on Thursday 15th December at 3pm GMT. (Register here.)

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