Research Briefing
We have lowered our mainland 2022 GDP growth forecast by 0.1ppt to 4.2% to reflect the economic impact of the...
Research Briefing
We have lowered our mainland 2022 GDP growth forecast by 0.1ppt to 4.2% to reflect the economic impact of the...
Research Briefing
Our eurozone Recovery Tracker rose 1.4pts to 80.3 in the two weeks ending January 9. We view the reading with...
Research Briefing
In the next two decades, the world’s 900 major cities will experience a combined population increase of nearly 600 million...
Research Briefing
Against a helpful macroeconomic background city economies will continue to recover in 2022.
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Though the scale of December’s fall in retail sales came as a nasty surprise, it was not simply an Omicron...
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The US Recovery Tracker fell 0.7ppts to 97.1 in the first week of January, down for a fourth straight week....
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After emerging as an outperformer in early 2021, the Central and Eastern European region is set to face an eventful...
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We’ve lowered our 2022 Danish GDP forecast 0.1ppt to 3%, with the Omicron variant expected to slow activity in Q1....
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We have kept our growth forecast for this year unchanged at 3.2%, as we expect the impact of the Omicron...
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A strong outturn for November took the output measure of GDP above its pre-pandemic peak. Given GDP is likely to...
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Strong industrial production numbers for November offer some hope that the worst is over, supporting our view of a gradual...
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Our forecast for Finland’s GDP growth is 2.3% this year and 1.5% in 2023, both unchanged from last month. Despite...
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Our eurozone Recovery Tracker saw further deterioration over the Christmas period, falling 1.5pts to 79.1 in the three weeks ended...
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The hit to UK GDP from Omicron is likely to be much smaller than previous Covid waves
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The US Recovery Tracker recorded its second straight loss in the week ended Dec. 24. Typical weakness ahead of the...
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The latest data point to a strong recovery underway in London in Q4 2021. But this pace of expansion will...
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That movements in consumer credit and households’ savings in November returned to levels more akin to pre-Covid norms offered further...
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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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We project that Asia Pacific’s 25 leading cities experience on average 4.5% GDP growth in 2022, and 4.1% over the...