Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update

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.

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.

In this week’s economic update James discusses how the UK compares to other countries when it comes to opening up, public sector borrowing figures, PMI’s, the Bank of England’s continuation of Quantitative Easing, MPC investment forecasts and finally, the Consumer Confidence Survey.

Tune in the for the second episode of our two-part Pride podcast series. Helen Chaplin, Senior Legal Advisor and member of our D&I forum, speaks to our colleagues Bernie Charles, Frankie Taylor and Leonie Hughes as they share their stories as members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and their thoughts on inclusion in the workplace and how we can all be better allies.

Join James Sproule, our Chief Economist, for a quick discussion on last week's economic activity. In this week's episode, James focuses on the high frequency data, employment and earnings statistics, UK inflation, retail sales figures, working from home and lastly, the Australian trade deal - all, in just under 10 minutes.

In this first episode of our two-part series, Helen Chaplin, Senior Legal Advisor and member of our D&I forum, speaks to our colleagues Stephen Chan, Ailish Sinclair, Declan Halton-Woodward and Mark Harrowell about their experiences as members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

In this episode, James shares his thoughts on the impact of Covid-19 on our economy from last week’s data, the big GDP number we saw, heading back into the office, the housing market, UK trade figures and lastly the G7 summit and corporation tax.

Taking a look at the economic data from the past couple of weeks, James shares his thoughts on the return to the office, increased government spending, inflation, shopping habits and also giving a fresh perspective on the impact of the pandemic. Finally, James briefly revisits the topic of Brexit, and what that means for businesses in 2021.