China Activity Monitor CAP: Dismal 2022 makes way for a stronger 2023 Our China Activity Proxy suggests that output was still depressed at the end of 2022, though it held up surprisingly well in the face of a huge reopening wave of infections. With the virus situation... 19th January 2023 · 4 mins read
US Data Response Industrial Production (Dec.) The manufacturing sector appears to be in recession and, even if China’s emergence from its Covid restrictions provide some boost later this year, the deterioration in the survey evidence suggests the... 18th January 2023 · 2 mins read
Africa Data Response South Africa Activity Data (Nov.) November’s hard activity figures out of South Africa were a mixed bag, but we think that weakness in industrial sectors will increasingly dwarf any strength elsewhere especially as power cuts and... 18th January 2023 · 3 mins read
India Chart Pack Global fracturing: India tilts further away from China India has historically remained unaligned geopolitically but we made the case last year that, in a fracturing global economy, it was more likely to lean towards a US-led bloc and away from a China-led... 18th January 2023 · 9 mins read
Asia Data Response Taiwan GDP (Q4) Taiwan’s economy unexpectedly contracted in Q4, driven by a sharp fall in exports. We expect the economy to remain weak over the coming quarters as exports struggle amid a global recession and higher... 18th January 2023 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Strong FDI inflows likely to continue in CEE The surge in FDI inflows to a 15-year high in Central and Eastern Europe last year will partly unwind this year given the weaker global macro backdrop. But we think that a large part of the increase... 17th January 2023 · 3 mins read
Europe Data Response German ZEW Survey & Final HICP (Jan./Dec.) Economic sentiment in Germany improved further at the start of 2023 adding to the signs that the economy will hold up better than we feared. But with underlying price pressures still rising, tight... 17th January 2023 · 2 mins read
Africa Economics Update Disruptions worsening underlying weakness in Nigeria Recent data suggest that Nigeria’s economy was struggling even before demonetisation efforts hit activity late last year. And we don’t expect economic news to take a turn for the better any time soon... 17th January 2023 · 2 mins read
UK Data Response Labour Market (Nov./Dec.) Consistent with the economy proving to be more resilient than expected, November’s labour market data showed that conditions remained tight and wage growth stayed strong. This will add further weight... 17th January 2023 · 2 mins read
China Data Response China GDP (Q4) & Activity (Dec.) China’s statistics bureau claims that GDP was unchanged q/q in Q4. That is implausible, even accounting for December data showing surprising economic resilience in the face of the reopening wave of... 17th January 2023 · 4 mins read
Latin America Economics Update The fallout from protests in Peru Widespread unrest across several regions in Peru could make the central bank’s job of reducing above-target inflation even more difficult while also threating to hamper activity in some of the country... 16th January 2023 · 3 mins read
Canada Data Response Business Outlook & Consumer Expect. Surveys (Q4) The Bank of Canada’s latest quarterly surveys leave no doubt that higher interest rates are weighing on demand, but still don’t show a convincing moderation in wage and inflation expectations... 16th January 2023 · 3 mins read
Europe Economics Update Spanish inflation will soon be below 2% The fall in Spanish gas and electricity prices that has already happened is likely to cause energy inflation to slump to minus 20% in the coming months and this in turn will pull headline inflation... 16th January 2023 · 2 mins read
