Insights
In addition to our regular commissioned research documents, the Progressive team provides readers with a variety of timely and insightful content, from a number of different sources and catering to a wide range of interests.
Our HyperNormalTimes content provides in-depth and considered long-term commentary on major macroeconomic and market-shaping themes. The more regular “PROGnosis” offers a concise summary of the major macro events of the past 24 hours, and selected UK company-specific news. Our Property & Construction Daily offers sector-specific comment from leading analyst Alastair Stewart, whose daily perspective on the sector covers quoted and unquoted company comment, alongside analysis of major property market data and the impact of political decisions.


21/09/2023
A hawkish pause?
Bond yields continue rising across the curve despite the Fed's pause. […]

21/09/2023
VANL | Economy – Rent inflation reaches new high, ONS | News – Landlords’ insulation upgrade regulations shelved
Private rental prices paid by tenants in the UK rose by 5.5% Y/Y in August, up from 5.3% in July and […]

20/09/2023
UK inflation lower than expected
UK continues to follow the US inflation cycle with a 3-4 month lag. […]

20/09/2023
SPR, GFRD, HERC, KINO | Economy – Surprise inflation fall fuels rate hopes; Shorter-term mortgage rates fall; House price inflation eases again, ONS
Housebuilders’ shares performed strongly this morning, rising some 4 - 6% (with banks and property […]

19/09/2023
OPEC+ the oil markets’ central bank
Saudi Arabia's oil minister has compared OPEC+ policy on managing the oil market to central banks' c […]

19/09/2023
BOOT, BILN, KINO, SFE, KGF, BLND
A round-up of market statements, news, economics and views from the property and construction sector […]

18/09/2023
Interest rates
It is rate decisions week, with the Fed on Wednesday, BoE on Thursday and BoJ on Friday. […]

18/09/2023
Economy – Prices slip and volumes slide, Rightmove; Rents continue to surge, Zoopla | Fortnight ahead
Housing market. Average new seller asking prices increase marginally by 0.4% this month, lower than […]

17/09/2023
Former Sick Man of Europe Gets Shot in the Arm
the UK's higher GDP number will feed through into quantitative screening models of global asset allo […]

14/09/2023
GLE, KIE, GFTU, GLV | Economy – Sales market continues to decline, while lettings strengthens, RICS
Housing market. Buyer demand, sales activity and prices continued to fall in August, according to th […]

13/09/2023
RDW, MRL, UTG | Economy – Construction output dips in rain-drenched July; Mortgage rates continuing to fall … but arrears reach seven-year high
Average rates for five-year fixed rate mortgages continued to soften for the seventh consecutive wee […]