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High-frequency data on numbers of employees and median pay suggest that the Covid-19 pandemic has not made the ‘north-south divide’...
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We expect Latin America to return to low trend growth in 2022, as policysupport is withdrawn and the easy gains...
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Canada will likely usher in another minority government when voters hit the polls on Sept 20, led by either the...
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Recent political shifts have increased the odds of Germany loosening its tight national fiscal rules after the September elections, which...
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Oil exports from Saudi Arabia soared to SAR61.5bn in June, a 123% increase from a year earlier, as oil output...
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Sweden’s economy grew by 0.9% q/q in Q2 according to the flash estimate. This was below our forecast and driven...
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Saudi Arabia’s GDP rose 1.5% y/y in Q2 according to the flash estimate. This was mainly driven by a boost...
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Oil prices have stabilised around $75pb following the OPEC+ deal earlier thismonth to taper production cuts starting in August. The...
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Sweden’s economy grew by 0.4% in May according to the monthly GDPindicator. This followed strong growth in March and a...
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Canadian Households accumulated C$184bn in gross excess savings between Q1 2020 and Q1 2021. That pool likely expanded as tighter...
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Due to ongoing pandemic-related spending needs, we now expect Indonesia’s fiscal deficit will narrow to 3% of GDP only by...
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If implemented, the global tax reforms agreed at this month’s G7 meeting would set a floor for corporate tax rates...
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Our June forecasts contained a substantial upward revision to growth in 2021 and 2022. We now forecast growth of 5.3%...
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Current climate action pledges won’t contain global warming to well below 2°C in line with the Paris Agreement. If decisive...
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The South African government has been struggling to rein in the public sector wage bill in the past. This seems...
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Though the budget deficit remains very high, monthly borrowing totals haveconsistently undershot the OBR’s forecasts. We expect this to continue...
With the American Rescue Plan, US President Biden is implementing a stimulus program of historic proportions. Coming on top of...
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Australia’s remarkably strong economic performance since the onset of the pandemic has led to a marked revision to the budget...
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The Canadian economy will get a significant fiscal stimulus boost as it emerges from the coronavirus crisis. We see the...
As the Australian economy recovers from the COVID-19 recession, we are at a critical juncture in policy in Australia. Policy...
