Research Briefing
Household consumption increased a robust 1.5% q/q in Q1. Spending exceeded our expectations, with the Omicron outbreak proving to be...
Research Briefing
Household consumption increased a robust 1.5% q/q in Q1. Spending exceeded our expectations, with the Omicron outbreak proving to be...
Research Briefing
Africa's most important contribution to combating climate change will not be by foregoing the exploitation of its hydrocarbons resources. Rather,...
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The resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson could leave a policy vacuum in the UK as the Conservative Party embarks...
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We now see gas rationing this winter in European economies most reliant on Russia as very likely. Our modelling finds...
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Surging inflation across Europe has led us to lower the outlook for real growth in consumer spending this year, although...
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Asian cities are facing several challenges to economic growth, including the slowdown of the Chinese economy, supply chain problems, and...
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With increased uncertainty on the horizon, we have reduced our forecasts for GDP for most US metros. However, all of...
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The short-term outlook for China's major cities has deteriorated further since our last release in March. While the global surge...
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Memories of the inflationary tsunami that hit the UK in the 1970s have been rekindled by inflation surging to a...
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After negotiating the Omicron wave in Q1, Canadian households in all provinces are now facing high inflation and—as we expected—the...
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Salt Lake City’s low costs and outdoor amenities have attracted in-migration, spurring robust population over the last few years. The...
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The eurozone's labour market has outperformed expectations since the start of the pandemic, but current headwinds to economic growth are...
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Risks to the global economy remain skewed to the downside, based on our latest survey of risk perceptions. But businesses...
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Africa’s greatest potential asset is its youth – the population of those younger than 25 years is set to more...
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We have raised our inflation forecast for the GCC to average 3.2% this year, up from our projection of 2.8%...
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“Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C [in line with the Paris Agreement]...
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The expectation of a strong recovery in the tourism sector, coupled with the divergence between resilient services activity and a...
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The ground has shifted and cheap budget funding in frontier markets is a thing of the past. In the current...
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We have increased our 2022 GDP growth forecast for Finland to 1.8% from 1.5% last month, due to a stronger-than-expected...
The Federal Reserve is worried about inflation and has made a big step to tackle it, raising the federal funds...