UK GDP
Eminently well above forecasts at 0.5% q/q 2.3% y/y
Very strong contributions from
a) Mining/Oil 5.2% q/q (vs. Q2 2.8%)
b) Transport/Communications 2.2% q/q (Q2 0.6% q/q)
c) Distribution, Hotels, Catering 1.1% (vs. Q2 1.1%)
Services overall 0.8% q/q
Weakness in Manufacturing -1.0% q./q though this is a correction to Q2's Easter timing effect 1.6% increase
Construction weakness also unsurprising -1.4% q/q
Forget any idea about a rate cut next week, and think about Forbes saying QE should be stopped immediately
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Marc Ostwald
Strategist
ADM Investor Services International