Emerging Europe Chart Pack Core inflation hits multi-year highs across CEE Headline inflation has eased across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the past few months, but that was entirely due to falling food and fuel inflation; core price pressures have continued to... 28th November 2019 · 15 mins read
Africa Chart Pack Regional giants both stumble Figures released over the past month painted a very downbeat picture of economic conditions in Africa’s two largest economies. Growth in Nigeria did, admittedly, pick up a touch in Q3. But activity... 28th November 2019 · 14 mins read
Middle East & North Africa Economics Weekly Egypt’s central bank governor, Lebanese debt, Saudi tax The appointment of Egypt’s central bank governor, Tarek Amer, for a second four-year term will welcomed by investors as a sign that the government remains committed to orthodox policymaking and... 28th November 2019 · 5 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Economic Sentiment Indicators (Nov.) The European Commission’s batch of Economic Sentiment Indicators (ESIs) for November suggest that, after slowing to a three-year low of 3.6% y/y in Q3, regional GDP growth picked up to 4.0% y/y at the... 28th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Economics Focus CEE: loose policy sowing seeds of a sharper adjustment The recent strong performance of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will probably continue for a few more years as fiscal and monetary policy remain loose. But this is likely to cause some of the... 28th November 2019 · 18 mins read
RBI Watch Rates to drop to lowest in almost a decade We agree with financial market and analyst expectations that rates will be cut by another 25bp at the conclusion of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) policy meeting on Thursday 5th December. This... 28th November 2019 · 6 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Data Response Private Capex Survey (Q3) The renewed decline in machinery and equipment investment in the third quarter is consistent with the sharpest quarterly fall in private investment in three years. And we expect private investment to... 28th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Japan Data Response Retail Sales (Oct.) Retail sales values fell more sharply in October than after previous sales tax hikes, but that largely reflects the smaller rise in prices this time around. Given that households brought forward less... 28th November 2019 · 2 mins read
US Data Response Durable Goods (Oct.) & GDP (Q3, 2nd Estimate) The rise in durable goods orders last month was driven by a surge in orders for underlying capital goods, suggesting that business equipment investment is holding up better than anticipated. Together... 27th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Middle East & North Africa Economics Update Saudi economic downturn deepened in Q3 Our GDP Tracker suggests that Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted by around 0.5% y/y in Q3 as a greater drag from oil production cuts (as well as the temporary disruption from the attacks on oil... 27th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Latin America Economics Update Growth in Mexico: Digging into the details Revised GDP figures have, again, shown Mexico as one of the worst-performing large EMs. But a closer look at the data underlines the huge variation within the country, which includes both pockets of... 27th November 2019 · 2 mins read
China Activity Monitor Domestic headwinds sapping momentum Our China Activity Proxy (CAP) suggests that the economy decelerated last month to its weakest pace of growth since May. Recent headwinds are domestic in origin, reflected in slower movements of... 26th November 2019 · 3 mins read
Asia Chart Pack More stimulus on the way in Thailand Looser monetary and fiscal policy should help to drive a modest recovery in Thailand over the coming quarters, and we are revising our GDP growth forecast for next year up slightly. Figures released... 26th November 2019 · 15 mins read
Middle East & North Africa Chart Pack Aramco IPO looks set to underwhelm Preparations for the public listing of Saudi state oil company, Aramco, have stepped up a gear this month but the signs are that it is unlikely to be the blockbuster sale that the Kingdom once hoped... 25th November 2019 · 14 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Poland Activity Data (Oct.) Polish activity data for October showed that the economy lost a bit more momentum at the start of Q4. Our GDP Tracker points to growth slowing to around 3.6% y/y, from 3.9% y/y in Q3. 25th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Focus Productivity growth should pick up again soon The recent weakness in productivity is largely cyclical and reflects the slump in homebuilding. While Australia probably won’t be a frontrunner in the digital revolution, we expect labour productivity... 25th November 2019 · 13 mins read
