Global Economics Update What would a Labor victory mean for Australia? Labor has pledged sizeable tax hikes that probably won’t be offset by higher expenditure, which means that fiscal policy will almost certainly be tighter in Australia under a Labor government than... 29th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update India This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for India’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic product... 29th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update South Africa This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for South Africa’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic... 26th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Higher oil price adds to headwinds for world economy While we still think that this year’s rise in oil prices will soon go into reverse, we have bumped up our end-year forecast. The now smaller drop in oil prices we’re expecting doesn’t change the... 24th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Higher oil price adds to headwinds for world economy While we still think that this year’s rise in oil prices will soon go into reverse, we have bumped up our end-year forecast. The now smaller drop in oil prices we’re expecting doesn’t change the... 24th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Soft PMIs dampen optimism about a global turnaround Hopes for an imminent revival of global growth were brought back down to earth by the latest batch of surveys. Falls in the US and euro-zone composite PMIs suggest that it’s too soon to call a global... 18th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Korea This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for Korea’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic product... 18th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Indonesia: Jokowi will struggle to revive economy The two key economic challenges facing President Joko Widodo in his second term are boosting GDP growth and reducing Indonesia’s external vulnerabilities. We don’t think he will succeed in either. 17th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Argentina This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for Argentina’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic... 16th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Mexico This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for Mexico’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic product... 16th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Brazil This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for Brazil’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic product... 16th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Is China blocking other countries’ path to prosperity? Rising automation, excellent infrastructure and the migration of some productive capacity into the cheaper interior mean that China is likely to remain a highly competitive export manufacturing centre... 15th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Labour markets unlikely to loosen significantly Compared to previous slowdowns, the recent resilience of labour markets in advanced economies hasn’t been that unusual. While we expect subdued economic growth to take the shine off the performance of... 12th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Australia This Briefing is a reference guide with our latest views and forecasts for Australia’s economy, including the prospects for key macroeconomic and financial market variables such as gross domestic... 10th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Breaking down the slowdown in world trade A detailed breakdown of global exports suggests that the US-China trade war cannot be blamed for the slowdown in world trade. Instead, the underlying slowdown has featured a wide range of goods, with... 9th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update Breaking down the slowdown in world trade A detailed breakdown of global exports suggests that the US-China trade war cannot be blamed for the slowdown in world trade. Instead, the underlying slowdown has featured a wide range of goods, with... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
