Research Briefing
The impact of the lockdowns and Covid-19-related restrictions in China were severe in the second quarter of 2022. We have...
Research Briefing
The impact of the lockdowns and Covid-19-related restrictions in China were severe in the second quarter of 2022. We have...
Research Briefing
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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The global economic environment has shifted with international price inflation surging, monetary conditions being aggressively tightened, and a number of...
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Inflationary pressures continue to build, with input costs rising at a rapid pace. The economic landscape is also constantly shifting:...
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The spread of Omicron across Europe coupled with the holiday season will probably result in a surge in infections over...
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Our Recovery Tracker continued its downward trajectory in early December as the resurgent pandemic, reimposed restrictions, and voluntary social distancing...
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The spread of Omicron across Europe will probably see a surge in infections over the coming weeks that could surpass...
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The surge in Covid cases continues across Europe, prompting governments to announce new restrictive measures that will impact economic growth...
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As Covid cases continue to rise in Europe, some governments have started to introduce new restrictions, while others have been...
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The outlook for retail demand is mixed. As lockdowns ease, relaxed tradingrestrictions will drive sales. However, this will also facilitate...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has played a key role in leading India’s pandemic policy response. While elevated inflation...
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Amid deadlock within OPEC+, speculation is rising that Saudi Arabia and the UAE have reached a compromise over production quotas,...
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States are starting to relax lockdown measures as the second wave of Covid infections is showing signs of plateauing. As...
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Our Latin America Recovery Tracker (LART) rose 0.5pts during the week ending May 21 – a considerable slowing after the...
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India’s new lockdown strategy, which is being led by states, seems to be working. The sustained decline in the daily...
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Our Latin America Recovery Tracker (LART) climbed 3.4pts during the week ending May 14, the largest weekly gain since last...
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As we feared, the second coronavirus wave is playing havoc with India’s health system and more states have adopted stricter...
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Our Latin America Recovery Tracker (LART) improved by 0.9pts during the week ending May 7. Although less than the revised...
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Our Latin America Recovery Tracker (LART) jumped 1.9pts during the weekending April 30, after the previous week’s 0.1pt drop was...
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The rapidly swelling second wave has taken a big toll on the country’s health infrastructure. The health system has collapsed...