India Data Response Wholesale Prices (Feb.) The drop in wholesale price inflation in February is an added source of comfort for the RBI following the fall in CPI inflation last month. We think it will follow its global peers by further... 16th March 2020 · 2 mins read
India Economics Update External position secure amid market turbulence India’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed to a one-year low in February and the collapse in oil prices since then should push the deficit even lower in the months ahead. As such, we now expect the... 16th March 2020 · 2 mins read
India Economics Weekly Travel ban, oil windfall, market rout The direct economic impact of the government’s suspension of foreign visas will be limited, but we now anticipate more aggressive domestic measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus over the... 13th March 2020 · 5 mins read
India Economics Update Oil price collapse a positive amid market rout The plunge in oil prices over the past week means there’s a good chance that India records a rare current account surplus over the coming quarters. This should help to ensure that the rout in local... 13th March 2020 · 3 mins read
India Data Response Consumer Prices (Feb.) & Industrial Production (Jan.) February’s drop in consumer price inflation leaves the headline rate still well above target. But inflation is likely to fall further. In any case, with coronavirus risks mounting, the current rate of... 12th March 2020 · 2 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Where are EM external vulnerabilities largest? If the recent tightening of external financing conditions is sustained, it would result in severe balance of payments strains for the usual suspects (Turkey and Argentina) as well as some of the... 11th March 2020 · 3 mins read
Asia Economics Update South Asia at high risk of wide-scale virus outbreak The rising number of new coronavirus infections in Asia beyond China has largely been confined to Korea and Japan. But poor healthcare provision, the density of population and high levels of internal... 11th March 2020 · 3 mins read
India Economics Update Yes Bank failure adds to mounting downside risks Though the RBI’s takeover of Yes Bank is intended to reduce the direct threat posed by the failing bank to India’s financial stability, the measures that have been implemented could exacerbate... 9th March 2020 · 3 mins read
India Economics Weekly Virus a growing threat to domestic activity The jump in coronavirus cases in India this week underlines the threat of a wide-scale outbreak in the country. We are now working on the assumption that this takes place and have revised down our... 6th March 2020 · 5 mins read
India Economics Update Inflation Monitor (Feb.) Headline consumer price inflation is likely to have dropped sharply in February, in large part due to a moderation in food inflation. This should further embolden the RBI to follow its global peers... 5th March 2020 · 4 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Coronavirus to trigger more widespread EM rate cuts The continued spread of the coronavirus and the Fed’s emergency rate cut will result in more aggressive loosening in EMs than we previously envisaged. We expect central banks in much of Emerging Asia... 4th March 2020 · 3 mins read
India Economics Update Coronavirus to weigh on economic recovery The rapid global spread of the coronavirus has prompted us to lower our 2020 GDP growth forecast for India to 5.3%, from 5.7% previously. And there is now a high chance that the RBI follows the lead... 4th March 2020 · 4 mins read
Asia Economics Update Coronavirus: the long-term impact on supply chains The coronavirus itself may not trigger a wholesale reorganisation of supply chains, but it strengthens the argument for companies to reduce associated risks. One response might be to introduce more... 2nd March 2020 · 3 mins read
India Data Response Manufacturing PMI (Feb.) The drop in the manufacturing PMI in February was expected given its previous surge to an eight-year high in January. But the reading is still consistent with decent growth in manufacturing and... 2nd March 2020 · 2 mins read
Emerging Markets Activity Monitor Coronavirus: five points on the hit to EM activity so far This Activity Monitor outlines five key points on the coronavirus fallout for EMs, including what we can say about the impact so far. At the very least, it looks like the virus will cause aggregate EM... 28th February 2020 · 3 mins read
India Data Response GDP (Q4) India’s economy slowed again in the fourth quarter of last year, confounding hopes for a small turnaround. But the bigger story in today’s data release is the substantial revision to the GDP data for... 28th February 2020 · 2 mins read
