Jessica Pols 
I am both honoured and energised to step into the role of Chief Executive Officer at Oxford Economics. Having spent the last 8 years here, including 5 as Chief Global Economist, I’ve seen first-hand how our people, our clients, and our shared purpose have made Oxford Economics the trusted name it is today. As we look ahead, I want to take a moment to reflect on what defines Oxford Economics and where we’re headed next.
Oxford Economics, the world’s leading economic forecasting and advisory firm, announced today the appointment of Innes McFee as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 4th December.
We’re excited to share that Oxford Economics has acquired a majority stake in Alpine Macro, a prominent global investment research firm based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
On 2 April 2025, the US Administration announced a set of tariff increases, bringing the US back to levels of protectionism last seen in the Great Depression era. This significant shift in trade policy is set to have far-reaching implications for the global economy.
Research Briefing European Retail City Index Which European City Centres Offer the Best Opportunities for Retailers?
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Oxford Economics was commissioned by Zalando to produce an assessment of the company’s economic impact. The report, “The Economic Impact of Zalando in Europe” highlights Zalando’s significant contributions to the European economy in 2023.
As the US election approaches, the potential economic outcomes are on everyone’s mind. Regardless of the result, the economy is poised for significant changes driven by the policy decisions of the next president and Congress.
2024 is likely to show global consumer markets growth for the fourth consecutive year. Despite the general economic slowdown, most major markets will experience growth – but there are exceptions.
Which cities are better positioned to navigate this challenging economic period, and which will grow fastest? Oxford Economics explores these questions in several research reports.
Oxford Economics set the stage for the year ahead, at our inaugural Global Economic Outlook Conference, in London on Wednesday, 24th January.
Concerned about the lingering effects of inflation, rising interest rates, and the impact of geopolitical turmoil, many consumers are tapping the brakes on spending while businesses reconsider their investment strategies. Despite this slowdown, certain industries will continue to offer growth opportunities in the coming year.
A palpably cautious mood has settled over central banks, economists, and corporate leaders. In many countries, the rise in interest rates – and thus borrowing costs – is slowing, sparking optimism that the worst of the global inflationary surge has passed. Still, global volatility is causing experts concern.
In our latest monthly forecast, we raised our aggregate 2023 GDP growth forecast for emerging markets (EMs) by 0.1ppt to 4.1%. We raised our 2023 GDP growth forecast for China by 0.1ppt to 5.2% after a slight outperformance in Q3, consistent with the official growth target of “around 5%”. We maintain our 2024 aggregate EM growth forecast at 3.6%.
Our blog will allow you to keep abreast of all the latest regional developments and trends as we share with you a selection of our latest economic analysis and forecasts. To provide you with the most insightful and incisive reports we combine our global expertise in forecasting and analysis with the local knowledge of our team of economists.
Our latest research has focused on what the most extreme and persistent inflation overshoot of the inflation targeting era means for monetary policy cycles in the medium term.
In this week’s Beyond the Headlines, join Innes McFee, Chief Global Economist, as he discusses how inflation expectations are clearly less well-grounded than policymakers had hoped.
Our blog will allow you to keep abreast of all the latest regional developments and trends as we share with you a selection of our latest economic analysis and forecasts. To provide you with the most insightful and incisive reports we combine our global expertise in forecasting and analysis with the local knowledge of our team of economists.
This week we turn our attention to Brazil. Latin America’s strongest economy just reported stronger than expected growth in Q1, and the lower House of Congress voted to approve a new fiscal rule.
Marcos Casarin, Chief LatAm Economist, explores Brazil’s surprisingly strong start to the year in this week’s Beyond the Headlines video.
The US debt ceiling continues to make headlines, and the drop dead date is fast approaching.
Hear the latest from Ryan Sweet, Chief US Economist as part of our weekly video series, Beyond the headlines.
Over the past six years we’ve maintained the unique modelling and analysis that clients and the media have come to rely on from BIS Shrapnel while incorporating Oxford Economics’ rigorous global modelling and analytical framework to complement it,” said David Walker, Director, Oxford Economics Australia.
