IMF Warns UK Faces Weakest Growth in Decades as PPI Sparks Rally

On today's episode of Market Brief – After Hours, the IMF slashed the UK's 2026 growth forecast to just 0.8% and warned the current energy shock rivals the 1974 crisis in magnitude — yet softer-than-expected US producer prices sent the S&P 500 surging within 1% of its all-time high. Oil posted one of its sharpest single-day drops in months, silver surged over 5%, and a biotech rocketed 36% on FDA approval while a major retailer cratered 15% despite an earnings beat. It is a market pulling hard in two directions, and we break down every moving part. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.