Markets

5.25-5.5% hold

Economy weaker than forecast

In line with expectations

Averaged 7.3% in Q3

Gita Gopinath

GDP growth just 0.8% in 2024

In the wake of recent underperformance, healthcare is entering the new year with compressed valuations just as innovation picks up and a post-COVID reset winds down. That should make for a positive outlook, say Portfolio Managers Andy Acker and Dan Lyons.

Unemployment falls to 3.7%

abrdn and Schroders chair among the ranks

Rise in candidate supply