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Overall, we are slightly more bullish on commodity prices across the forecast horizon as we expect higher metal prices than...
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Research Briefing
Overall, we are slightly more bullish on commodity prices across the forecast horizon as we expect higher metal prices than...
Research Briefing
We find emerging, but not overwhelming, macro proof to support the recent geopolitical narrative of excess Chinese goods production that...
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Many states have far more job openings than available labor as per the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)...
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The Biden administration's additional tariffs on China are essentially a rounding error for inflation and GDP, carrying no implications for...
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This Research Briefing details the third of our four scenarios for South Africa's general election on May 29. In this...
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The Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep Bank Rate at 5.25% at May's meeting, but it also sent a clear...
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We are cautiously optimistic on the Turkish lira and have recently moved the currency to an overweight in our Emerging...
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While electrification promises more sustainable growth and a reduced environmental impact, global industry continues to rely strongly on fossil fuels,...
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More frequent adverse supply shocks mean eurozone inflation is likely to be more volatile and possibly higher on average in...
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The Federal Reserve will likely signal next week that its confidence that inflation is on a sustained path to 2%...
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Our baseline forecast for policy rates is consistent with central bankers continuing to focus almost exclusively on inflation. Their laser-like...
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A return to the sustained 'lowflation' of the 2010s is unlikely, in our view. But we also doubt that the...
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Generative AI has the potential to substantially improve the medium-term growth outlook for the economy. It arrives at a perfect moment – labour is going to...
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Beijing's reinvigorated support for manufacturing is quite the economic gamble. With property still in the doldrums and the post-Covid services recovery having largely run its course, the rationale is that manufacturing...
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We have recently added CPI estimates for selected major metros in the US to our US Cities and Regions Service....
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The outlook for the global economy has improved since the previous quarter’s Global Scenarios Service report and a soft landing...
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After getting carried away at the turn of the year with the likely extent of Federal Reserve rate cuts in...
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This briefing sets out the second of our four scenarios for South Africa's general election: the ANC wins only 40%...
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There has been a meaningful normalisation in Australia's trading relationship with China over the past 12 months. The removal of...
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Two scenarios in which former President Donald Trump returns to the White House in the 2024 election show global GDP...