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Britain's growth rate could reach as high as 4% this year as the recovery accelerates, economists have said.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management's chief markets strategist - former BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders - forecasts better times ahead for global markets in 2014.

The UK economy grew by 0.8% in the third quarter, confirming previous estimates, the office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced.

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The UK economy has been tipped to breach its pre-crisis peak as early as next year, instead of 2016, as previously forecast, by UK business network the British Chambers of Commerce.

Markets are fickle creatures. This time last year, China was a veritable investment dog for most institutional investors. Now, a short 12 months later, it must qualify as the top contrarian bet for 2014.

Chancellor George Osborne presented his 2013 Autumn Statement to the House of Commons this week, declaring Britain is on the road to economic recovery. Here is our round up of five key points from the Statement.

US treasury yields have jumped and US futures have fallen after the second reading of US GDP growth for Q3 saw a large upward revision.