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The race to succeed long-term Chancellor Merkel and lead Europe’s largest economy is wide open. But we think Germany will...
Research Briefing
The race to succeed long-term Chancellor Merkel and lead Europe’s largest economy is wide open. But we think Germany will...
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The US Recovery Tracker carried the stalled progress we saw in the month of July into August, falling 0.3ppts to...
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The US Recovery Tracker plateaued in July after a five-month winning streak. While consumers and businesses continue to spend, peak...
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We now expect the long-run nominal neutral policy rate – i.e., the rate at which the economy is in equilibrium...
The construction sector did not escape the coronavirus-induced economic downdraft unscathed. Activity at the global scale fell 1.4% in 2020,...
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There have been long, multi-year cycles in the US dollar over the last 50 years, often linked to divergent monetary...
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Eurozone inflation is set to push above the ECB’s 2% target for the first time since 2018. But we think...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has played a key role in leading India’s pandemic policy response. While elevated inflation...
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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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Despite a flattening of the yield curve and some position squaring of the socalled reflation trade, we believe our key...
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The Colombian economy is finally showing hints of an inflation build-up, with monthly CPI rising above its seasonal average in...
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The US economy is unlikely to experience an inflation regime shift. But after a decade of glacial price rises in...
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Beyond leaving monetary policy settings unchanged at meeting on 18th June, the Bank of Japan also extended the deadline of...
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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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The eurozone is heading into a strong economic rebound this month, driven by a services sector boom as restrictions are...
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Inflation is on the rise in Asia following hefty commodity price increases, and it may in some economies even increase...
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The public sector wage bill is one of South Africa’s largest line items on the expenditure side, accounting for roughly...
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Our baseline forecast sees a strong rebound in eurozone economic activity as vaccinations bring the pandemic under control, but this...
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The Canada Recovery Tracker (CRT) rose 1.4ppts to 87.4 in the week ended May 7 and is once again heading...
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Emerging Markets’ reputations for delivering on fiscal commitments has never been so important as it is now, given the need...