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Growth in Q3 and previous quarters was revised up, pushing up our 2021 forecast to 4.7% from 4.3%. But we...
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Growth in Q3 and previous quarters was revised up, pushing up our 2021 forecast to 4.7% from 4.3%. But we...
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Even though Omicron is casting a huge shadow over the UK economy, the BoE today raised Bank Rate to 0.25%...
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will deliver a 2% boost to US construction activity over the next two...
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Our forecast for Finland’s GDP growth is 3.5% this year before a slowdown to 2.3% in 2022, both unchanged from...
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be one of only two major regions globally (the other being ASEAN) to grow...
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Inflationary pressures have strengthened and broadened in Central and Eastern Europe recently, prompting a hawkish turn by the region’s central...
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Downward revisions to Q2 and Q3 GDP figures and concerns about the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant have led...
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The top 900 Global Cities currently produce almost 60% of all world economic activity, and they will grow in importance...
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Recovery in international travel will gather pace during 2022, but there will be some further reductions in activity early in...
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We see signs that the worst is over and we expect eurozone industrial production to grow a strong 4% in...
Latin America’s economy enters the new year on a weakened footing. Our 2022 themes revolve around the inherent struggle between...
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It appears to be a forgone conclusion that the ECB council will agree to end its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme...
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Canada’s full economic recovery from the pandemic has been delayed, notderailed. The economy continues to benefit from reopening amid highvaccination...
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We think the government’s shift to its Plan B Covid strategy is unlikely to have a significant impact on output....
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The health situation is deteriorating across Europe, prompting strongercontainment measures. Beyond the direct impact that renewed restrictions will have on...
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The US Recovery Tracker fell sharply in late November as news of the Omicron variant hit financial markets, exacerbating the...
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Japan’s foreign direct investment (FDI) position nearly tripled over the past decade, even as domestic investment stagnated. Currently, 40% of...
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The Nordic countries will exit 2021 in much better shape than when they entered it. Considerable progress on vaccine rollouts...
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A December rate hike would require the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to be satisfied that the end of the furlough...