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Our Watchlist 2025 unpacks the likelihood of a South African economic boom and Kenya falling off a fiscal cliff. We...
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Our Watchlist 2025 unpacks the likelihood of a South African economic boom and Kenya falling off a fiscal cliff. We...
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Vietnam's economy has been the region's outperformer in 2024, with full-year growth likely at 6.7% y/y. In 2025, we think...
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The creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with the incoming Treasury secretary's goal of halving the deficit...
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We now believe that the Bank of Japan will wait until January to hike the policy rate. We previously assumed...
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Slow economic growth will likely continue in Canada in 2025 as significant policy shocks threaten to reshape the landscape.
In the context of a Trump-fuelled boost for US and global GDP in 2025, four themes will be key for...
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We expect Trump's tariffs will reduce global trade values by more than 7% by 2030 compared to our pre-election forecasts.
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The commodity markets are poised for significant shifts influenced by geopolitical developments, economic policies and global demand dynamics in 2025.
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Deflationary risks are the biggest concern for Chinese economy in 2025.
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We expect the euro to stabilise against the dollar and trade around its current levels over the next year. Economic...
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The three major policy proposals planned for the second Trump administration—expansionary fiscal policy, lower immigration, and tariffs—will have mixed implications...
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In 2024, US short-term rentals will add more incremental demand than hotels and cruises combined. Additionally, US-based cruises are set...
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A secular labour shortage will continue to raise wages and inflation in a sustainable and irreversible manner in Japan.
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The risks around the forecast for federal government employment are skewed to the downside because of the limited scope for...
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The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) concluded with the announcement of a new core climate finance target to assist...
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Trump's first term was marked by policies and pronouncements that strained international relations, including trade tariffs and a travel ban...
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January poses a triple threat to US imports
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The spread between French and German government bonds has reached its highest level since the height of the eurozone sovereign...
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We expect growth will pick up in 2025 in Sweden, Norway and Finland, with Denmark as the exception, where we...
Our latest global industry forecasts reflect the impact of a second Trump presidency on industrial sectors. The US industrial forecast...