FX Markets Update Taking stock of the outlook for the renminbi The depreciation pressure on the renminbi has abated over recent months and the USD/CNY rate is currently trading around our end-2024 target of 7.10. But with US interest rate expectations on the rise... 21st October 2024 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily Assessing the relative prospects for EM equities The recent outperformance of emerging market equities, relative to their developed market peers, has almost entirely reversed in October and we think this may be a sign of things to come. 21st October 2024 · 5 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Asia to drive next phase of the EM easing cycle The outcomes of the EM central bank meetings since the beginning of October underscore the point that Asia will lead the next phase of the EM easing cycle. Central banks in Central and Eastern Europe... 21st October 2024 · 4 mins read
China Rapid Response China Loan Prime Rate (Oct. 2024) Today’s reductions to both the one-year and five-year Loan Prime Rates (LPR) continue the PBOC’s efforts to support the economy. We expect additional easing to follow in the coming quarters, but this... 21st October 2024 · 2 mins read
Commodities Weekly Oil risk premium shrinks; China leaves us guessing The risk premium in oil prices collapsed this week after reports suggested that Israel would not target Iran’s oil and nuclear facilities in any retaliatory strike. With the fundamentals of weak oil... 18th October 2024 · 4 mins read
China Economics Weekly Baby steps to support housing won’t drive a turnaround While the Ministry of Housing introduced no significant new measures and gave little additional detail on plans to support the property sector during Thursday's press conference, it did announce an... 18th October 2024 · 5 mins read
Asia Economics Weekly Korea’s property doldrums, Indonesia’s new president Concerns that interest rate cuts could lead to a renewed property price bubble in Korea look overblown. With housing transactions close to multi-year lows and the stock of unsold homes high by... 18th October 2024 · 7 mins read
India Economics Weekly Economy cooling The latest activity data have brought further evidence that India’s economy has entered a softer patch. Coupled with the RBI's change in policy stance, this suggests that monetary policy easing is... 18th October 2024 · 3 mins read
China Rapid Response China GDP (Q3) & Activity (Sep. 2024) After slowing in Q2, the economy regained some momentum last quarter. A boost from fiscal stimulus should help narrowly meet the annual growth target this year and support activity in the coming... 18th October 2024 · 3 mins read
Japan Economics Weekly Ishiba trying to shore up support ahead of election PM Ishiba has signaled that this year’s supplementary budget will be larger than last year’s. That’s largely motivated by concerns that the LDP won’t do well in next week’s Lower House elections... 18th October 2024 · 3 mins read
Japan Rapid Response Japan Consumer Prices (Sep. 24) While the resumption of electricity subsidies resulted in a plunge in headline inflation in September, inflation excluding fresh food and energy rose to a three-month high and should remain around 2%... 18th October 2024 · 2 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Focus EM debt restructurings: light at the end of the tunnel? Several EMs have reached provisional agreements with creditors to restructure their sovereign debts in recent months, including Zambia, Ukraine, Sri Lanka and Ghana. In principle, restructurings... 17th October 2024 · 21 mins read
Global Economics Update China stimulus unlikely to have big spillovers to DMs We may learn more about the size and structure of China’s fiscal package over the next couple of weeks, but based on what we know the impact on advanced economies will probably be small. The bigger... 16th October 2024 · 6 mins read
