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We estimate that the ECB's job of taming elevated inflation will feature an unfavourable trade-off due to the uneven sectoral...
Research Briefing
We estimate that the ECB's job of taming elevated inflation will feature an unfavourable trade-off due to the uneven sectoral...
Research Briefing
Emerging market (EM) central banks' credibility to restrain inflation over the medium-term horizon remains intact despite the tests it's been...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left short-term policy rates at -0.1% and long-term rates at around 0% at today's policy meeting. With...
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We now expect Bank Indonesia to start cutting the policy rate in Q4 2023, earlier than our previous expectation of Q1...
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In view of the surprise PBOC cut to the 7-day reverse repo rate, we now anticipate more rate cuts in...
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Monetary policy is at a critical juncture. After decades of low and stable inflation, the seismic supply adverse shocks and...
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Q1 global industrial activity surprised to the upside, as the impact of tighter monetary policy across numerous economies was offset...
After stalling in Q4, the Canadian economy likely grew modestly in Q1. Labour markets have also shown impressive resilience, with...
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New research by Oxford Economics suggests that construction materials prices have shifted permanently higher due to the shocks of the...
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After a choppy first quarter of GDP data, our novel Activity Trackers (which incorporate proprietary daily sentiment data from Penta)...
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We believe the most significant policy measures to come through in the budget for residential building are the announced tax...
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The Treasury announced its full acceptance of findings and recommendations in the latest release of the independent review of Inland...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left monetary policy unchanged at its first meeting under Governor Kazuo Ueda. Lower global yields...
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We expect the Philippines' 10-year government bond yield to trend down in 2023-2024, after rising continuously since Q3 2020.
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We forecast the Mexican peso will appreciate by 4.9% in 2023 to an average of 19.2/US$, up from 20.2/US$ last...
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Cost and availability of financing are critical to the health of construction markets. With interest rates at historically low levels...
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At Governor Kuroda's final policy meeting, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left short-term policy rates at -0.1% and long-term rates at around 0%. Despite mounting...
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The failure of two US banks caught financial markets by surprise but we believe the macroeconomic implications are minor 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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We think the BoJ’s next governor, expected to be respected scholar Kazuo Ueda, will shift cautiously to a more orthodox policy framework...