
Faisal Islam: Are latest UK growth figures good or bad news for the economy?
Depending on the timeframe you look at, the GDP figures can be seen as glass half full or half empty.
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Faisal Islam is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and an occasional presenter of Newsnight. He was the political editor of Sky News from 2014 to 2019, and from May 2004 was business correspondent and later economics editor of Channel 4 News until June 2014.
Depending on the timeframe you look at, the GDP figures can be seen as glass half full or half empty.
Rates are now at their lowest since March 2023 even though inflation is well above target.