Economics / Markets

SCOTLAND

Hargreaves Lansdown has flagged up five key investment themes to benefit from the announcements made in yesterday's Autumn Statement.

The Chancellor George Osborne said the "great recession" seen after the global financial crisis in 2008 had an even more detrimental impact on the UK economy than previously forecasted.

The Chancellor has cut the UK's borrowing levels substantially in the Autumn Statement, significantly revising down March's forecast.

The UK's surprise economic recovery looks on course to continue as Chancellor George Osborne raised his forecast for UK growth over the next few years, based on figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

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MEGA TRENDS

Managers and fund buyers have begun rotating out of UK mid- and small-cap stocks in anticipation of a mega-cap resurgence.

On Thursday George Osborne will use his annual Autumn Statement to provide an update on the government's economic plans.