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Despite the new government's 2026 budget being slightly more timid than anticipated, we don't plan major changes to our outlook....
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Research Briefing
Despite the new government's 2026 budget being slightly more timid than anticipated, we don't plan major changes to our outlook....
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US construction forecast highlights for 2025–2034, including infrastructure growth, housing outlook, spending trends, and price and rate projections.
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Research Briefing How trade shapes the winners and losers of AI boom Why AI’s biggest trade impact comes from investment...
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Research Briefing US International Inbound: Lessons from 2025, Outlook for 2026 Assessing our forecast and the new shape of US...
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AI-related investment is unlikely to be a near-term driver of GDP growth in the EU, unlike the US where it...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its policy rate at 0.75% at its January meeting. Although our current baseline expects...
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The odds of our baseline view of most US tariffs on Canada and Mexico being removed by mid-2026 are decreasing....
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Japanese government bond yields have surged over the past few weeks. Here, we answer the most frequently asked questions about...
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News-based measures show a sharp rise in uncertainty in early 2026, driven by geopolitics and tariffs. But survey evidence and...
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The ICT sector has been a key engine of economic growth for European cities over the last 25 years.
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The data released over the past week don't warrant changes to our latest baseline forecast for growth to improve this...
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With US tariff threats escalating over Greenland and Europe weighing retaliation, could this standoff trigger a broader trade war and...
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Commercial real estate development pipelines across Asia-Pacific are contracting structurally. Falling supply over the next two-three years is creating a...
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We expect the ongoing memory chip shortage to be particularly harmful for the purchasers of traditional memory chips such as...
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We have upgraded our outlook for business investment and productivity in Japan following the December transition to 2020 as the...
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The Milano–Cortina Winter Olympics 2026 is set to redefine the tourism impact of a Winter Olympic Games. Designed around a...
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We expect economic growth to strengthen in the Gulf Cooperation Council region in 2026. In contrast, growth in Turkey will...
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As progress on climate change mitigation continues and low-carbon technologies are heading into 2026 with strong momentum, significant headwinds await.
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Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday, January 15, for presidential and legislative elections.
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Canada’s 2026 outlook hinges on USMCA renegotiation. If trade risks ease, the year could mark an inflection point for investment...