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While we don’t expect the looming announcement of QE tapering by the US Fed to trigger a sharp rise in...
Research Briefing
While we don’t expect the looming announcement of QE tapering by the US Fed to trigger a sharp rise in...
The construction sector has been one of the most resilient areas of the economy during the pandemic. As many other...
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We have cut our near-term growth forecasts, in part due to the spread of Delta, and are likely to fine-tune...
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The fiscal and monetary response to the pandemic will leave a lasting mark on the net trade position of the...
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The US Recovery Tracker carried the stalled progress we saw in the month of July into August, falling 0.3ppts to...
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Our recovery tracker has taken a step down due to the Greater Sydney lockdown and snap lockdowns in other capital...
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Business failures in Japan have been stemmed thanks to massive government and bank liquidity support. However, there’s mounting concern regarding...
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Headline CPI inflation rose 5.4% y/y in July 2021, but regional inflation is uneven, with prices up 5.9% y/y in...
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Our Recovery Tracker recorded a second consecutive mild contraction in the week ending July 25, falling 0.3pts to 85. This...
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The protracted Greater Sydney lockdown, and return to lockdown conditions in other capital cities and regions has led to a...
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The rapid spread of the Delta variant has resulted in a third wave of Covid-19infections, almost as severe as the...
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We estimate world GDP surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Q2. But in recent weeks surging cases of the Delta variant have...
Rising coronavirus cases have resulted in London moving further from normality throughout June and into July. London’s normality score in...
For most product-based businesses, the supply chain problems that have defined the Covid-19 era are not going away quickly. Executives...
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Recovering consumer demand has clashed with supply constraints, causing inventories relative to demand to fall in several industries, such as...
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Headline CPI inflation in Canada was up 3.1% y/y in June, and we expect that a transient release of pent-up...
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The US Recovery Tracker plateaued in July after a five-month winning streak. While consumers and businesses continue to spend, peak...
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Despite having a diverse economy, Philadelphia has recovered only 55% of its lost jobs from the nadir of the pandemic....
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Atlanta has recovered 56% of its lost jobs from the nadir of the pandemic. Its net decline of 4.7% from...
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The Delta coronavirus variant poses the greatest risk to the global economy, according to our latest survey of risk perceptions....