Despite all the optimism, it will take some time before UK GDP recovers back to levels seen before the pandemic
For some context, as of February this year, UK GDP is still seen some 7.8% below the levels seen in February 2020 – before the pandemic weighed on the economy.

Does the market really care about one bad miss on payrolls?
As we get into trading today, it is still all about digesting and gauging the reaction to the surprisingly poor US jobs reports on Friday .