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News-based measures show a sharp rise in uncertainty in early 2026, driven by geopolitics and tariffs. But survey evidence and...
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News-based measures show a sharp rise in uncertainty in early 2026, driven by geopolitics and tariffs. But survey evidence and...
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While recent economic developments support the notion that economies aren't heading into a major economic downturn, a global recession remains...
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Our indicators suggest global economic sentiment is improving despite the impact of higher interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and the squeeze...
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Though our baseline forecast this year is a shallow global recession in the first half of the year the uncertainty...
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Canada has likely just entered a moderate recession that will last for much of 2023.
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Tightening US financial conditions over the past year will likely trim 0.2ppts from Q4 2022 GDP growth.
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In a tough global environment, we are below consensus on advanced economy growth and anticipate most will fall into recession...
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There is no perfect measure of nominal wages – each has its own blemishes. So, we've created a wage tracker...
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Swings in oil prices pack less of an economic punch than in the past but sudden increases can still be...
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Surging inflation has dampened the outlook for consumer spending, which will contribute to a global recession over the coming months.
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The outlook for Latin America changed dramatically after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February.
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The global cycle is now rolling over and even if the recession is likely to be mild, the subsequent recovery...
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Our baseline forecast is now for world trade in goods to decline by 0.2% in 2023, a considerable downgrade from...
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We expect real estate values to correct sharply in 2023, but pressure should gradually alleviate as policy rates peak.
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The energy crisis will shape the macroeconomic outlook again in 2023, keeping the eurozone economy in recession at the start...
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We anticipate most advanced economies will fall into recession in 2023 and global growth will be weaker than the consensus...
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Many cities in the world's advanced economies will enter recession in 2023, with soaring inflation and tightening monetary and fiscal...
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While our outlook for emerging markets (EMs) is more upbeat than for advanced economies (AEs), we have cut our 2023...
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The Hungarian economy is being hit by a perfect storm of shocks, particularly surging inflation and a weakening currency. Our...
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Timely October trade data from North Asia are flashing warning signs that Asia's export downturn is gathering momentum. We think...