FTSE 100 ends flat as weak GDP data keeps recession fears alive

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FTSE 100 ends flat as weak GDP data keeps recession fears alive
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Sept 13 - London's FTSE 100 was flat on Wednesday after data showed July economic output contracted at the fastest pace this year, sparking recessionary concerns, while a boost from Aviva offset some declines from earlier in the session.

British economic output contracted by a larger-than-expected 0.5% in July from June, data showed, worse than what economists had forecast in a Reuters poll that pointed to a 0.2% retreat in gross domestic product . "Rate hikes may be biting more, consumer resilience to squeezed income may have weakened, and/or global trends may be dragging more," said Robert Wood, UK economist at BofA Global Research.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan on Wednesday cut their forecasts for the UK's full-year 2023 GDP after the July GDP data.

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