Thursday preview: UK GDP, trade figures
Stock watchers will be able to buff up their mince pie eating skills on Thursday while UK economists will be able to join them in gluttonous habits once a slew of economic data is out of the way at 9:30am.
Stock watchers will be able to buff up their mince pie eating skills on Thursday while UK economists will be able to join them in gluttonous habits once a slew of economic data is out of the way at 9:30am.
The Office for National Statistics is expected to confirm its previous estimate of a 0.5% increase in gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter.
The UK current account deficit in the third quarter is expected to widen to £4.3bn from £2.02bn in the previous quarter.
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House Price Index (US) (15:00)
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Index of Services (09:30)
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