Global Economics Update PMIs suggest that industrial woes are far from over The further fall in Markit’s global manufacturing PMI in July adds to the evidence that industry remained in the doldrums at the start of the third quarter, with forward-looking components suggesting... 1st August 2019 · 2 mins read
Global Trade Monitor Global trade growth set to stabilise at subdued rate May’s small rise in world trade volumes added to evidence that trade growth may have begun to stabilise following the slump that began in Q4 last year. But we see little sign of a recovery coming any... 26th July 2019 · 6 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs imply a weak start to Q3 Advanced economy PMI surveys for July revealed that the relatively resilient services sector struggled to support growth, as the industrial downturn deepened. And the latest results of the Global... 24th July 2019 · 2 mins read
Global Central Bank Watch Personnel changes point to looser policy Recent news about a number of staff changes among the world’s central banks has supported our view that widespread policy loosening is to come. As the next ECB President, we suspect that Christine... 11th July 2019 · 15 mins read
Global Economics Update Ailing auto sector still a drag on global industry The global industrial downturn so far has been fairly broad-based, but cars have fared particularly badly.While some temporary factors have been to blame, the longer-term drivers of the slowdown point... 10th July 2019 · 3 mins read
Global Economics Update Ailing auto sector still a drag on global industry The global industrial downturn so far has been fairly broad-based, but cars have fared particularly badly. While some temporary factors have been to blame, the longer-term drivers of the slowdown... 8th July 2019 · 3 mins read
Global Economics Chart Pack Labour markets succumbing to the gloom The past month has brought evidence of a continued slowdown in global growth and this weakness now seems to be spreading to labour markets. While advanced economy employment growth held up very well... 5th July 2019 · 12 mins read
Global Economics Update Industrial downturn deepens in Q2 The continued broad-based decline in the global manufacturing PMI in June appears to confirm that the industrial malaise worsened in the second quarter. 1st July 2019 · 2 mins read
Global Trade Monitor Hopes of stabilisation in world trade dashed again After rounding off a weak first quarter, world trade volumes fell in April. As the global economy slows further, world trade growth is likely to be sluggish, almost irrespective of developments in the... 25th June 2019 · 7 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs paint a bleak picture of Q2 PMI surveys for June imply that the slowdown in advanced economies worsened in the second quarter, as growth in the US dropped back towards the weak pace already experienced in the euro-zone and Japan... 25th June 2019 · 2 mins read
