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The week ending November 3, 2023, saw a good number of new ETFs enter the market as well as several closures. In all, there were 14 new ETFs including launches from Defiance, First Trust, Innovator, R...

Investors have significantly reappraised the Bank of England outlook over recent weeks, and we think rate hikes have now finished. Rate cuts are likely to be a story for next summer.

The UK is a famously - or infamously, depending on the prevailing style - value-driven market. Over five years, the FTSE UK Growth index beats its value equivalent by 27% to 10.1%.

The disappointing PMI survey results for September mean a recession is looking increasingly likely in the UK. UK business activity slumped in September, with output across manufacturing and services c...

BoE shocks markets by holding off on a rate increase. We believe it is likely we have seen the last rate hike of the cycle.

We're expecting one final rate hike from the Bank of England this week with wage growth and inflation both proving stubborn. Recent comments show the Bank is laying the ground for a pause, and we aren...

Private-sector wage growth in the UK barely increased in level terms between June and July, and alternative data from payrolls showed a second consecutive fall in median pay. We still expect a rate hi...

High inflation and wage growth should seal the deal on a September rate hike from the Bank of England. Emerging economic weakness suggests the top of the tightening cycle is near, and our base case is...

This week saw a total of 17 ETF launches, a major rebound from last week when only six funds debuted and a reversal of the summer trend of fewer launches. ETF closures continued their march forward, w...

A repeat 25bp hike is largely priced for September, but markets are also factoring in an almost 20% chance that the Bank of England keeps rates on hold. Investors expect Bank Rate to be just 40 basis ...