Global Economics Chart Pack Low-inflation recovery continues Advanced economies grew fairly rapidly in the second quarter, with GDP growth likely to have rebounded strongly in the US, Japan and the UK and to have accelerated a little in the euro-zone. This in... 6th July 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Strong growth, weak inflation Global economic growth is likely to pick up a bit in the second quarter, led by household consumption, which is being boosted by an upturn in consumer confidence. The recovery continues to be broad... 5th June 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Weak Q1 global growth just a blip Global economic growth slowed in the first quarter, but we expect it to rebound in the second. The US economy looks set to regain momentum as consumption seems almost certain to pick up. Meanwhile... 4th May 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Firing on all cylinders… The world economy has entered the second quarter in good shape. Business surveys edged higher in March and point to strong global growth in Q1. Consumer confidence in advanced economies has risen to a... 5th April 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Signs of strong global growth continue Business and consumer surveys suggest that the strong start to the year continued in February. The global composite PMI remained close to a three-year high and is consistent with world GDP growth of... 6th March 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Global growth picking up Business surveys point to a pick-up in activity at the beginning of the year, particularly in advanced economies. Indeed, the US economy and labour markets are approaching full capacity even though... 3rd February 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack World economy entering 2017 with some momentum The world economy is entering 2017 with stronger growth and rising inflation, but prospects for the rest of the year are more mixed. Activity has picked up in unison across the major economies in... 6th January 2017 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Year ending on a positive note After accelerating a little in Q3, business surveys suggest that the world economy has continued growing at a fairly rapid pace in the final months of 2016. Labour market data for the US have been... 6th December 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack World economy in decent shape on eve of US elections Investor concerns about the outcome of the US presidential election have caused substantial currency and equity market movements in the past few weeks. However, the Vix “fear gauge” has not yet risen... 7th November 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack US election and “Brexit” having little economic impact The upcoming Presidential election does not seem to be having much impact on economic activity either in the US itself or elsewhere. Admittedly, it looks at first sight as if recent movements in... 6th October 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack No post-Brexit crisis, but world economy still struggling The latest surveys suggest that the UK economy has slowed but not slumped following the EU referendum, while growth in the world as a whole has remained sluggish. The US economy looks set to pick up a... 6th September 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack World economy shrugs off Brexit vote The initial evidence suggests that the UK’s vote to leave the EU has caused its economy to slow sharply. That has already prompted the Bank of England to ease policy, and we suspect it will cut rates... 4th August 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Brexit vote not a game-changer for world economy It’s early days but we see no reason to change our view that the global economic fallout from the UK referendum result should be minimal. The UKrecovery will probably falter due to heightened... 5th July 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack All eyes on the Fed and the UK referendum The weak US non-farm payrolls data for May and uncertainty ahead of the UK referendum on EU membership, scheduled for 23rd June, may push back the next Fed rate hike until July at the earliest, if not... 3rd June 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack US to regain momentum, euro-zone to slow The US economy looks set to regain some momentum in the second quarter after a weak performance in Q1 as the drags from previous dollar strength and the slump in oil prices continue to fade. But... 6th May 2016 · 1 min read
Global Economics Chart Pack Growth still weak, but not slowing sharply Business surveys edged up in March but still point to global economic growth of only around 2%. In the US, jobs growth remained strong and, with core inflation pressures building, we think the Fed... 6th April 2016 · 1 min read
