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We recently concluded that, judging by China’s export performance in the last two years, there is little evidence so far...
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We recently concluded that, judging by China’s export performance in the last two years, there is little evidence so far...
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Our recovery tracker has taken a step down due to the Greater Sydney lockdown and snap lockdowns in other capital...
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Inventories – normally a strong predictor of the business cycle – are uncharacteristically low, even though global growth is at...
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A decent rise in GDP in Q2 confirmed hopes that the relaxation of Covidrestrictions would trigger a strong response from...
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Finland’s GDP for 2020 has been revised down, with a larger contraction in the first half of the year and...
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Business failures in Japan have been stemmed thanks to massive government and bank liquidity support. However, there’s mounting concern regarding...
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Headline CPI inflation rose 5.4% y/y in July 2021, but regional inflation is uneven, with prices up 5.9% y/y in...
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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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Our Recovery Tracker recorded a second consecutive mild contraction in the week ending July 25, falling 0.3pts to 85. This...
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The protracted Greater Sydney lockdown, and return to lockdown conditions in other capital cities and regions has led to a...
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The rapid spread of the Delta variant has resulted in a third wave of Covid-19infections, almost as severe as the...
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We estimate world GDP surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Q2. But in recent weeks surging cases of the Delta variant have...
Rising coronavirus cases have resulted in London moving further from normality throughout June and into July. London’s normality score in...
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Recovering consumer demand has clashed with supply constraints, causing inventories relative to demand to fall in several industries, such as...
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Headline CPI inflation in Canada was up 3.1% y/y in June, and we expect that a transient release of pent-up...
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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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Despite having a diverse economy, Philadelphia has recovered only 55% of its lost jobs from the nadir of the pandemic....
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The PMIs for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar all remained in expansionaryterritory in July at 55.8, 54.0 and 52.2...
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Atlanta has recovered 56% of its lost jobs from the nadir of the pandemic. Its net decline of 4.7% from...
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The Delta coronavirus variant poses the greatest risk to the global economy, according to our latest survey of risk perceptions....