Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update

Catch up with our Chief Investment Officer at Handelsbanken Wealth and Asset Management, Graham Bishop and Chief Economist for Handelsbanken in the UK, James Sproule for the latest insights on UK economic activity and investing on the Handelsbanken podcast.

Join us for James’ insights on last week’s economic activity. In just under 10 minutes we discuss shipping costs and the effect this has on the market, employment and inflation figures, retail sales data, the “flash” Purchasing Managers Index, and finally looking at the newly created UK Private Rented Housing data. We hope you enjoy. 

In this week’s economic update James talks us through the latest data, including: UK GDP and trade figures, investment, inflation, house prices and finally answering the question – will there be another Scottish referendum?

In this week’s episode James talks us through last week’s economic activity, including the most recent high frequency data, the outcome of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee meeting, inflation and what this looks like both in the UK and elsewhere, and, finally, wrapping up with some findings on entrepreneurship.

Join us in our latest Handelsbanken Insight’s episode to hear from our Financial Crime experts, Alan Cummings, Head of Fraud, Anti Bribery and Corruption and Financial Crime Prevention and Louise Tate, Financial Crime Learning and Development Business Partner for Handelsbanken in the UK. In less than 10 minutes, they’ll talk you through the latest scams, how to spot the red flags and stay safe.

Join us this week for an insightful discussion with our Chief Economist, James Sproule, on our recently released Global Macro Forecast, talking us through the global economic outlook, the role of government stimulus, quantitative easing and inflation and, finally, views on foreign exchange and swaps. 

Join us on this episode as James looks at the latest data after a very busy week, sharing his thoughts on umployment, earnings, retail sales, inflation and a return to normal economy, before finally answering the question – what is 'Britcoin'? 

James shares his insights on how the latest economic data is reflecting the easing of lockdown; what's in store when it comes to UK GDP; what we are seeing on UK house prices and trade figures; and, finally, a look at UK productivity in the pandemic. 

This week James takes us through the latest data, looking at the UK inflation figures, retail sales, PMI’s and unemployment, before finally turning to the trouble faced in Suez and what this could mean for the economy.

In this episode Vesna Miric, our UK Sustainability Manager and Catharina Belfrage Sahlstrand our Group Head of Sustainability and Climate Action, discuss how as a bank built on sustainable values, we are looking at ways to support a sustainable future globally, both for us and for our customers.