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Weak demand, profit margin compression, easing pipeline pressures, and abating supply bottlenecks mean we see core goods inflation strongly coming down...
Research Briefing
Weak demand, profit margin compression, easing pipeline pressures, and abating supply bottlenecks mean we see core goods inflation strongly coming down...
Research Briefing
Indonesia's domestic demand has proved surprisingly resilient to monetary tightening in 2023, prompting multiple upgrades to our growth forecast this...
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The rapid surge in interest rates will continue to weigh on the Nordic economies next year with little external support,...
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Inflation will likely decelerate in 2024 as the impact of imported inflation wanes. We expect the Bank of Japan will...
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We forecast no rate cuts by the Fed up to and including the July meeting, while the market prices 72bps....
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In 2024, the main influence on Asia is likely to be a global slowdown, particularly in China and the US....
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After a year of stagnating activity, the eurozone economy will continue to struggle to gain traction in the near term...
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The UK's house price correction has been mild so far and recent data has indicated the market may be more...
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More market participants appear to have become confident that the wage-driven inflation is real, which will encourage the Bank of...
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With the US Fed expected to remain on hold for a prolonged period, rate decisions in Asia are likely to...
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We expect weak consumer spending in the eurozone to persist throughout 2023 and into early 2024. Consumption has mainly been...
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The Office for National Statistics' (ONS) recent decision to suspend publication of data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) has...
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The Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep Bank Rate at 5.25% at November's meeting. The lack of significant news on...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left short- and long-term policy rates unchanged at -0.1% and around 0%, respectively, at the...
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We have revised our forecasts up for bond yields in the long term by 50bps in the US and UK and by 20 to 25 bps in Japan and Germany....
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) maintained the policy rates at its September meeting, following a tweak in its yield curve...
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Most measures of inflation expectations eased in recent months, with the notable exceptions not as bad as they look. This...
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Despite today's (28th July) surprise tweak to YCC policy, we continue to believe that Governor Ueda is determined to avoid...
Central banks may be nearing the end of the rate hiking cycle, but does that mean it is a good...
Advanced economy central banks have received a lot of criticism for their policy decisions over the past two or three...