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Although the risk of hard energy rationing has diminished, demand destruction triggered by the surge in energy prices has led...
Are we now stuck in a high inflation world? Temporarily high inflation has lasted for longer than anyone predicted and inflation is set to rise further from here. Might we have actually entered into a new, higher, regime for inflation? Find out more about our GDP inflation forecast.
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Although the risk of hard energy rationing has diminished, demand destruction triggered by the surge in energy prices has led...
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The acceleration in nominal wage growth rates in Central and Eastern European (CEE) economies over the past couple of quarters...
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The MENA region is a key player in the energy sector as a large producer of oil and gas, but...
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We have long been expecting a dovish pivot from the ECB at the turn of the year as supply-driven core...
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A combination of recession on the horizon, high inflation forecasted for the short term and rapid central bank tightening is...
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The minutes from the July ECB meeting, when the bank ended the period of the negative interest rates in the...
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The Norway mainland GDP forecast has been raised 0.5ppts to 3% following a slight growth surprise in Q2 and a...
Our modelling suggests incorporating owner-occupied housing costs would lower eurozone headline inflation from Q3 2022 by 0.3ppts, with negative contributions...
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We have cut our 2023 GDP growth forecast for Finland by 0.3ppts to 0.5%. Although growth in Q2 remained resilient...
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We have increased our 2022 GDP growth forecast for Sweden by 0.4ppts to 2.4%, as growth in Q2 surprised on...
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We estimate consumer spending in the eurozone increased by 0.8% q/q in Q2, despite persistent elevated inflation denting real incomes...
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As European inflation reaches record levels, the impact varies across cities and regions. We estimate that most large European cities...
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The July Global Risk Survey was conducted at a time when central banks in major economies were sharply raising policy...
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As expected, the FOMC delivered its second consecutive 75bps rate hike, lifting the target range for the federal funds rate...
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Inflation is sufficiently elevated globally that even a month without any increase in prices still leaves inflation in most economies...
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The BoE today announced a 50bp rise in Bank Rate to 1.75%, despite publishing a forecast that suggests the UK...
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Higher inflation and weaker external demand as Europe battles with energy shortages have led us to lower our Norwegian mainland...
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The ECB's decision to hike rates, abandon forward guidance and introduce an anti-fragmentation tool appear to reflect a balancing act...
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The BoJ's quarterly Outlook Report revised up the median CPI forecast to 2.3% from 1.9% for FY2022, but estimates for FY2023 at 1.4% and FY2024 at 1.3% remain short of the BoJ's 2% target.
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Despite a better start to 2022 than previously estimated, we have kept our forecast for this year unchanged due to...