In the U.K., the increase in consumer prices in the 12 months ending in June accelerated to 3.6%, after having fallen below the bank's 2% target to as low as 1.7% in September. The Bank of England is ...

Recent domestic and geopolitical issues have caused a sharp reversal in investor sentiment, moving from a resilient, record-setting market to a sell-off triggered by disappointing July jobs data and ...

There have been mixed messages on the consumer front from both economic gauges and Q2 earnings reports. Read more here.

In our view, the current economic backdrop is one of below-trend growth but not yet showing signs of an outright contraction ...