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Consumer spending in 2022 is stronger in London than in other UK nations and regions, although most—if not all—of the...
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Consumer spending in 2022 is stronger in London than in other UK nations and regions, although most—if not all—of the...
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Africa is disproportionately affected by climate change. It accounts for only 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, in contrast to...
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Higher inflation and weaker external demand as Europe battles with energy shortages have led us to lower our Norwegian mainland...
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Mortgage payment boycotts in China are a worrying development. But rather than being a potential trigger of crisis, we think...
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We have significantly downgraded our global real estate outlook since the launch of the Real Estate Economics Service six months...
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After multiple assertions that it would continue servicing its debt, Ukraine's government finally gave in to the inevitable, proposing to...
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A switch to electric vehicles (EVs) is vital if cities are to achieve net zero carbon emissions. In Europe the...
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The resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi is going to leave a policy vacuum in Italy. Snap elections are now...
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With its Black Sea ports under blockade, Ukraine's grain silos are brimming with millions of tons of cereals, with no...
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The ECB's decision to hike rates, abandon forward guidance and introduce an anti-fragmentation tool appear to reflect a balancing act...
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The BoJ's quarterly Outlook Report revised up the median CPI forecast to 2.3% from 1.9% for FY2022, but estimates for FY2023 at 1.4% and FY2024 at 1.3% remain short of the BoJ's 2% target.
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A consumer recession is almost inevitable in Chile and Colombia due to overheating domestic demand combined with the need to...
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Despite a better start to 2022 than previously estimated, we have kept our forecast for this year unchanged due to...
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We have kept our growth forecast for Sweden in 2022 largely unchanged but lowered it for next year to 1.6%...
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2022 is proving to be a very disappointing year for global GDP growth, with risks that the outlook could worsen....
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Housing affordability deteriorated in Q1 2022 in both the US and Canada, according to our updated Housing Affordability Indices. Income...
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We have cut our 2022 GDP growth forecast for Denmark by 0.7ppts to 3.1% to reflect the prospect of energy...
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Global economic uncertainty remains elevated, despite an easing in concerns about the fallout from war. Evidence suggests risks to growth...
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Increased borrowing costs are raising corporate default fears in the US, but we believe higher interest rates alone won't be...
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Supply chain dynamics improved for the third straight month in June, according to our tracker. Pressures eased most on the...