Africa Economics Update Rising inflation, weak naira push CBN into large hike The Central Bank of Nigeria upped the pace of its tightening cycle today, increasing the benchmark rate by 150bp, to 15.50%, as officials have become increasingly concerned about sky-high inflation... 27th September 2022 · 2 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Chart Pack Policymakers on alert as EM currencies tumble The ramping up of the US Fed’s hawkish rhetoric has turbocharged the dollar’s appreciation against EM currencies, with most falling by 2-6% against the greenback since the start of the month... 27th September 2022 · 8 mins read
Latin America Chart Pack Inflation at a turning point Latin American currencies have come under pressure this month which will put further upward pressure on inflation, but the bigger picture is that headline rates are at, or close to, a peak across the... 27th September 2022 · 12 mins read
Asia Economics Update Stronger dollar to keep policymakers in tightening mode A strong US dollar is a threat to countries with lots of foreign currency debt and/or inflation problems, and is putting pressure on central banks across the region to raise interest rates more... 27th September 2022 · 3 mins read
Latin America Data Response Brazil IPCA-15 (September 2022) The fall in inflation in Brazil to a 16-month low of 8.0% y/y in the first half of September confirms that the monetary tightening cycle is over. By the same token, the fact that inflation remains... 27th September 2022 · 2 mins read
RBA Watch RBA will cut rates next year Other analysts are catching up to our view that rates will rise well above 3%. But with Australia not facing a wage-price spiral and higher interest rates set to reverse the recent surge in goods... 27th September 2022 · 8 mins read
Japan Data Response Japan Flash PMIs (Sep. 2022) September’s flash PMIs indicate yet another slowdown in the manufacturing sector, while services appear to be recovering from the recent record virus wave. 26th September 2022 · 2 mins read
Africa Economics Weekly Ghana’s economic woes, perpetual power cuts in SA Despite the release of better-than-expected Q2 GDP growth figures in Ghana, the economic outlook remains gloomy as policy tightening to address the country’s debt woes will increasingly bite. And in... 23rd September 2022 · 7 mins read
Global Economics Update Central banks won’t flinch at weak PMIs Another month, another batch of PMIs pointing to Q3 GDP having fallen in major advanced economies. Yet despite the deterioration in real activity, as well as some further signs that pipeline price... 23rd September 2022 · 3 mins read
Canada Economics Weekly Hawkish Fed forces the Bank to do more The hawkish message from the Federal Reserve this week has prompted us to revise up our forecast for the peak policy rate in Canada to 4.0%, even as the latest data suggest that inflationary pressures... 23rd September 2022 · 5 mins read
US Economics Weekly Fed resolute in battle to slay the inflationary dragon The Fed’s transformation from inflation-denier back to Volcker-style inflation-slayer is all but complete. As Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged in his press conference this week, “we have got to get... 23rd September 2022 · 6 mins read
Global Inflation Watch Inflation to fall more slowly in Europe than in the US There has been growing evidence that pipeline price pressures have eased, underlining our view that inflation will fall sharply next year. Commodity prices and shipping costs have fallen, product... 23rd September 2022 · 16 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Turning point for inflation has been reached While the exchange rate has only played a minor role in the surge in “core” goods inflation to a record-high, the further depreciation of the Australian dollar over the past month will tilt the... 23rd September 2022 · 6 mins read
Africa Economics Update Hawkish majority to rule the SARB for some time Today’s decision in South Africa to raise the benchmark rate by 75bp, to 6.25%, despite weakness in the economy suggests that policymakers are prioritising tackling inflation above all else. We think... 22nd September 2022 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Chart Pack Inflation pressures showing signs of easing Inflation now seems to be approaching a peak across the region. Commodity prices have fallen, supply constraints have eased, pipeline price pressures have softened and firms’ selling price... 22nd September 2022 · 14 mins read
