Global Economics Chart Pack Global Economics Chart Pack (June 2024) Our Global Economics Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. The latest data suggest that economic activity has continued to improve in the past... 12th June 2024 · 0 mins read
CE Spotlight Spotlight: The future of global macro and markets leadership - Will the US be overtaken? We expect the US to remain the world’s pre-eminent global economy for the foreseeable future. Not only will its own economic performance remain comparatively strong – not least as the advent of AI... 10th June 2024 · 1 min read
CE Spotlight Spotlight: Chapter 3 - Can the US stock market keep outshining the rest? US economic dominance has not always translated into stock market outperformance. Since the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), however, US equities have largely outperformed those in the rest of the world... 10th June 2024 · 25 mins read
CE Spotlight Spotlight: Chapter 2 - Will the US retain its economic lead and who might challenge it? The US’s economic leadership is partly related to its sheer size, but its population also works more than other countries and it fares better on productivity. While the US economy faces various... 10th June 2024 · 39 mins read
CE Spotlight Spotlight: Chapter 1 - How has the US outperformed? For all its flaws, the US has long been a world-leading economy in a number of important respects. It has been an economic leader as the largest economy in the world since the late 1870s. While GDP... 10th June 2024 · 12 mins read
CE Spotlight Spotlight: Executive Summary: The future of global macro and markets leadership We expect the US to remain the world’s pre-eminent global economy for the foreseeable future. Not only will its own economic performance remain comparatively strong – not least as the advent of AI... 10th June 2024 · 6 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap USD bounces back (to unchanged) after payrolls surprise The strong nonfarm payrolls report released earlier today broke the recent streak of downward data surprises out of the US and has renewed strength in the dollar. Even so, the greenback looks set to... 7th June 2024 · 5 mins read
Global Economics Update Why are shipping costs surging again? Container shipping costs have rebounded in the past month amid a pick-up in demand for goods from China and a possible front-loading of festive orders due to concerns about future shipping disruptions... 6th June 2024 · 5 mins read
Commodities Update Attention turns towards the return of La Niña A return of La Niña could provide some respite for those commodity producers who have been hit hardest by El Niño. But it could also pose problems for others – not least in South America – and so... 6th June 2024 · 3 mins read
Energy Chart Pack Energy Chart Pack (Jun. 2024) Our Energy Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. The agreement by OPEC+ to rollover voluntary production cuts into Q3 will keep global oil supply... 5th June 2024 · 1 min read
Event Spotlight 2024: US outperformance and the future of macro and markets leadership 1718265600 The global economy has been marked by the outperformance of the US economy and its financial markets. But past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Metals Chart Pack Metals Chart Pack (June 2024) Our Metals Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. The rally in industrial metals prices over the last few months has begun to unwind and, because it... 4th June 2024 · 1 min read
Global Economics Update PMIs point to a rebound in global industry in Q2 The latest manufacturing PMIs suggest that the recovery in global industry has continued to gather momentum so far in Q2 and that price pressures have increased somewhat. But that probably won’t... 3rd June 2024 · 2 mins read
FX Markets Chart Pack FX Markets Chart Pack (May. 2024) The US dollar has fallen back across the board in May as expected interest rate differentials have shifted against the US vis-à-vis many other economies, and risk sentiment has recovered. Overall, the... 31st May 2024 · 1 min read
Asset Allocation Chart Pack Asset Allocation Chart Pack (May 2024) Most assets notched up gains this month, with “risky” ones generally outperforming “safe” ones. Government bond yields generally edged down in May and we expect that to continue, given our view that... 31st May 2024 · 1 min read