Research Briefing
We forecast that over the period 2020-22 Shenzhen will be the fastest growing of the world’s major cities, not only...
Research Briefing
We forecast that over the period 2020-22 Shenzhen will be the fastest growing of the world’s major cities, not only...
Research Briefing
The week was full of events that could potentially become policy shakers. While the PMIs showed economic growth keeps cooling,...
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The recent escalation of the conflict between Poland and the European Union has significantly increased the odds of a decisive...
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Saddled with high costs that has led to out-migration, San Francisco has recovered only 40% of its lost jobs since...
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Tentative travel recovery has begun with some significant improvements in activity during the middle of the year, and notably in...
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Although the outlook for Sweden is strong with all restrictions removed, there are downside risks related to persistent supply-chain bottlenecks...
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The pandemic and a fragile political base will provide little room for new PM Fumio Kishida to make drastic changes...
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Our new monthly Asia Pacific Recovery Tracker shows overall momentum stalling in recent months amid the Delta-driven surge in Covid...
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Inflation has been elevated in many Asian economies for several months now. Indeed, the Bank of Korea and the Monetary...
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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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Canadian metros are rebounding strongly in 2021. We expect every metro to surpass their pre-pandemic GDP levels by the end...
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We have cut our global GDP growth forecasts again, and now have reduced our 2021 estimate by a total of...
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The Danish economy expanded 2.8% q/q in Q2, sending GDP comfortably above its pre-pandemic level. As a result, we have...
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South Korea’s economy continues to recover despite the surge in Covid cases due to the Delta variant, and should enter...
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Finland’s GDP in the last few quarters has been revised up slightly, lifting our growth forecast for 2021. High-frequency indicators...
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A sustained pandemic with scarring effects would reduce Canada’s economic growth by close to 0.3ppts per annum between 2021 and...
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The UK economy made more progress in August in returning to its pre-Covid size. But supply-side friction and pressure on...
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It’s not runaway inflation, and it’s certainly not stagflation. In fact, the US economy is going through a bout of...
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The US Recovery Tracker slipped to 97.5 in the week ended October 1, down 0.6pts from its post-pandemic high in...
Research Briefing
The US economy has lost some luster, but demand appears resilient in the face of lingering supply-chain disruptions.