Latin America Economics Weekly Mexico back in Trump’s firing line President Trump’s renewed threats to a) place a 25% tariff on vehicle imports from Mexico and b) close the southern border would, if acted on, deal a substantial hit to Mexican GDP. But we think they... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Commodities Weekly Maybe the good news is priced in? All the signs are that US-China trade talks are progressing well. On Friday, there were even media reports that the two sides had agreed timelines for implementing a deal. Given the good news on trade... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Weekly A further dovish shift from the Bank? During a speech this week, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz refused to commit to the possibility of further rate hikes and suggested that the neutral range was not a good target for investors to... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Capital Daily Rise in US payrolls does not alter our bullish view of Treasuries 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
US Economics Weekly Economic slowdown set to continue The data releases this week strengthen our belief that the apparent weakness of GDP growth in the first quarter won’t just be a temporary blip. We expect a continued economic slowdown to convince the... 5th 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
Nordic & Swiss Economics Weekly Manufacturing woes spreading to Switzerland The sharp drop in the manufacturing PMI in Switzerland in March provides the clearest sign yet that the woes in euro-zone industry have spread over the border. Meanwhile, the manufacturing and... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
US Data Response Employment Report (Mar.) The 196,000 gain in non-farm payrolls March will be greeted with a sigh of relief after the disappointing 33,000 increase in February, but employment growth is nevertheless on a downward trend – with... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Industrial Metals Update Production woes delay iron ore price drop A tropical cyclone and a burst dam will mean lower iron ore output from the three largest producers this year, which we believe will swing the market into a deficit. In our view, this deficit will... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia CPI (Mar.) The small rise in Russian inflation, to 5.3% y/y last month, should help to reassure the central bank that January’s VAT hike hasn’t translated into a marked strengthening of price pressures... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response Labour Force Survey (Mar.) The Bank of Canada won’t worry too much about March’s small drop in employment following previous strong gains and will be more encouraged by the fact that wage growth rose to seven-month high... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
UK Economics Weekly Another Brexit delay looms A no deal Brexit still can’t be ruled out next Friday 12th April, but the risk has been significantly reduced by the Prime Minister asking the EU for another delay until 30th June 2019. We suspect the... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly More weak data ahead of April ECB meeting This week brought more disappointing data for the euro-zone. The ECB is unlikely to respond by loosening policy further at its meeting next Wednesday, but we think that it won’t be long before the... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update Best-performing EM equities unlikely to stay on top We think that the best-performing countries in the MSCI EM Index so far this year will end up nearer the bottom of the class over the rest of 2019. That is because we expect the key factors driving... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economic Outlook Synchronised downturn The emerging world has entered its first synchronised downturn since 2015. Our growth forecasts remain below consensus in nearly all major EMs. With growth slowing and inflation near a decade low, EM... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Weekly Turkish lira risks, CEE consumer boom, Russian data debate The Turkish lira has been fairly steady following last Sunday’s local elections, but there are a number of potential flashpoints that could cause it to come under pressure again in the coming weeks... 5th April 2019 · 1 min read
