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Retail sales surged in March, even though many physical stores remained closed, while the reopening of non-essential stores and outdoor...
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Retail sales surged in March, even though many physical stores remained closed, while the reopening of non-essential stores and outdoor...
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Since the start of the pandemic, eurozone countries have been able to relax fiscal policy without worrying about the eurozone’s...
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Global trade is recovering so strongly that infrastructure seems unable to support it. As shipping costs reach new highs, reports...
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The Egyptian economic recovery is struggling to gain traction following a robust performance in 2020. We expect the economy to...
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The rapidly swelling second wave has taken a big toll on the country’s health infrastructure. The health system has collapsed...
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Tracker data suggests that growth across the ASEAN bloc improved to a 1.5% y/y contraction in February following a 2.9%...
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Egypt has proven to have one of the most resilient emerging market economies on the globe in the face of...
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Attempts to salvage the JCPOA have intensified as discussions through European intermediaries kicked off in Vienna on 6 April. Negotiators...
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While we expect broad US dollar strength in the rest of 2021, we still seemodest gains in the Korean won...
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The US Recovery Tracker rose 1.3ppts to 90.2 in the week ended April 9, its first reading above 90 since...
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The current spread of Covid-19 in the region has yet to be brought undercontrol, leaving us cautious over the prospects...
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March’s pickup in inflation will mark the beginning of a sharp rise over the next few months, as sizeable base...
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Sweden’s economy looks increasingly resilient to the latest round of activity restrictions. Despite stricter lockdown measures and a slow vaccine roll-out, Swedish...
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In line with trends seen across the GCC, the twin shock of the coronaviruspandemic and low oil prices has put...
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The next stage of the US travel recovery has commenced. After a challenging fall and winter, signals are turning positive....
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After spending over $5tn in cumulative cyclical fiscal relief, Congress is now contemplating President Joe Biden’s structural stimulus package worth...
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In an unwelcome development, global Covid case numbers are rising sharply again. Although this adds downside risk to our economic...
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Asian currencies have broadly struggled in recent months due to the strengthening of the US dollar on the back of...
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Boston has recovered 49% of its lost jobs from the pandemic as of Q1. This was below the US recovery...
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Africa's travel industry has still been devastated by the ongoing restrictions and reduced tourist sentiment from the global health crisis....