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After expanding strongly in Q2, global GDP growth slowed in Q3 in response to the Delta disruption and ongoing supply...
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Research Briefing
After expanding strongly in Q2, global GDP growth slowed in Q3 in response to the Delta disruption and ongoing supply...
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Our new index of European real estate obsolescence finds that the Nordic countries have the lowest risk of obsolescence and...
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We’ve lowered our 2022 Danish GDP forecast 0.1ppt to 3%, with the Omicron variant expected to slow activity in Q1....
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Egypt has become a bit too reliant on portfolio inflows to keep its external position afloat. This is a vulnerable...
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) left monetary policy unchanged at today’s meeting, maintaining current short- and long-term interest rates. Commodity...
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We have kept our growth forecast for this year unchanged at 3.2%, as we expect the impact of the Omicron...
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The pandemic has tested the adaptability and resilience of transport and logistics companies. With consumers focusing their spending on goods...
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Much has been written about the rebound in US retail fundamentals with some real estate commentators suggesting that the strengthening...
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A strong outturn for November took the output measure of GDP above its pre-pandemic peak. Given GDP is likely to...
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Strong industrial production numbers for November offer some hope that the worst is over, supporting our view of a gradual...
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Our forecast for Finland’s GDP growth is 2.3% this year and 1.5% in 2023, both unchanged from last month. Despite...
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This week’s talks between Russia, on one side, and on the other the US, NATO and the Organisation of Security...
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We expect the solid recovery of the labour market and the lagged impact from the 2021 inflation surge to trigger...
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Our eurozone Recovery Tracker saw further deterioration over the Christmas period, falling 1.5pts to 79.1 in the three weeks ended...
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The hit to UK GDP from Omicron is likely to be much smaller than previous Covid waves
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Our US supply-chain stress tracker offers some encouraging news to kick off the new year. However, logistics bottlenecks remained.
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The US Recovery Tracker recorded its second straight loss in the week ended Dec. 24. Typical weakness ahead of the...
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The news for Europe at the start of the year has been mixed. The spread of the Omicron variant has...
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The latest data point to a strong recovery underway in London in Q4 2021. But this pace of expansion will...
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That movements in consumer credit and households’ savings in November returned to levels more akin to pre-Covid norms offered further...