Handelsbanken Insights Economic Update

On an extended edition of our regular podcast, Cameron Willard from our Capital Markets team joins Sonia Rothwell and Daniel Mahoney to take stock of the markets fallout from President Trump's tariff diplomacy.

And Dan explains how an unusual Saturday session of Parliament is linked to economic resilience.

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Our economics experts James Sproule, Johan Löf and Daniel Mahoney share their insights to help you understand how markets are dealing with President Trump's tariff diplomacy and what could be the impact.

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James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney pick out the most eye-catching announcements from the Chancellor's Spring Statement, and James takes a look at housing affordability and commercial property yields.

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James Sproule joins Daniel Mahoney to look at the choices and data facing Chancellor Rachel Reeves as she prepares to deliver her first Spring Statement.

Plus, our Head of Forecasting Johan Löf joins Dan and James to explain how countries are responding to President Trump's tariffs, and sifts through some of the data to figure out their impact on business and consumer sentiment in the US.

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The Bank of England votes this week on whether to move interest rates, however most analysts are expecting it to hold base rate at 4.5%.

Handelsbanken's UK Chief Economist James Sproule joins Daniel Mahoney to explain what this and other recent data means for Rachel Reeves' options as we count down to the Spring Statement, and James rounds up relevant economic news from the US.

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James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney have the latest on the fallout from President Trump's developing trade tariff strategy, plus where is UK business confidence at - according to CFOs? And James looks at what the latest global demographic data shows and how it could affect the UK economy.

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Daniel Mahoney looks at why the Bank of England's raised its forecast for inflation, and our Head of Forecasting Johan Löf joins the pod to explain why President Trump's call for more European defence spending will affect Chancellor Rachel Reeves' choices for the Spring Statement.

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James Sproule and Daniel Mahoney look across the continent to discuss what the results of Germany's elections mean for Europe's economic powerhouse. James takes an in-depth look at prospects for commercial property. And Cameron Willard from our Capital Markets team joins the pod for a preview of the latest Rate Wrap newsletter.

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This week, as well as giving their thoughts on the latest UK productivity figures, the team takes an in-depth look at trends in the commercial property sector including the effects working from home continues to have.

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On this week's slightly longer than usual episode,Daniel Mahoney,James Sproule andJohan Löf dig into the Bank of England's latest rate decision, President Trump's trade tariff diplomacy and the potential impact, andJames has a roundup of news from the UK housing market.

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