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The latest data released by the UK Office for National Statistics show that several UK macroeconomic indicators in August significantly exceeded market expectations. GDP grew by 2.1% year over year in August, above the expected 1.7%, while rolling three-month GDP growth was 0.7%, comfortably above the forecast of 0.5%. Meanwhile, manufacturing output surged 1.2% month over month in August, and industrial output rose 0.8%—both far better than the contractions previously expected.

The stronger-than-expected rebound in economic data was mainly driven by gains in the industrial, manufacturing and services indices, overturning near-term market expectations that the UK economy would quickly slide into recession. However, looking at the underlying dynamics, robust real-economy activity could delay the Bank of England’s (BOE) easing cycle. With inflation still proving sticky, an overheating economy could instead reinforce expectations that interest rates will remain high for longer; the fundamentals have not fully emerged from the shadow of stagflation.

In macro-financial markets, the data provided short-term support for sterling, but government bond yields faced upward pressure. High borrowing costs not only constrain the scope for valuation growth in risk assets, but also deepen expectations of tighter global liquidity. In particular, the repeated shifts in the anti-inflation paths of major central banks in Europe and the US have kept overall risk premiums elevated.

For cryptocurrency markets, delayed expectations of rate cuts by major overseas economies generally weigh on liquidity. The prospect of borrowing costs remaining high limits the willingness of incremental capital to flow into risk assets such as $BTC . Investors should remain alert to potential pullback risks stemming from tight liquidity in a high-interest-rate environment and stay cautious until a macroeconomic turning point is firmly established.

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