Modern economic history since the 1970s is littered with episodes of oil shocks, with surging crude prices triggering global recessions. With the...
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Global growth may be peaking – but a slowdown doesn’t spell a slump
Posted by Oxford Economics on Apr 23, 2018 9:00:00 AM
Is the world economy’s current, long-running upturn running out of steam? Jittery financial markets that have struggled to regain a firm footing...
China’s consumers shake the (retail) world
Posted by Oxford Economics on Feb 22, 2018 7:18:15 PM
Chinese consumer market to overtake America’s by 2034. “Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” The cautionary words of...
Buy the dip! Market bulls to get a last hurrah as bears sleep on
Posted by Oxford Economics on Feb 13, 2018 4:54:13 PM
As winter turns to spring, around the world investors are anxiously watching the present spasm in global equities and bonds and asking themselves...
Business optimism over global outlook strongest for two years – OE survey
Posted by Oxford Economics on Feb 8, 2018 1:15:07 AM
Companies’ spirits boosted by buoyant world trade and US fiscal stimulus measures as fears over North Korea tensions and China slowdown retreat.
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Pinning down world flashpoints to protect against nasty surprises
Posted by Oxford Economics on Jan 3, 2018 2:10:39 PM
The upsets and surprises of the past 12 months show all too clearly how, in an ever more unpredictable world, risk can catch out the unwary. And,...
Urban power shifts east as Asian cities’ economies burgeon
Posted by Oxford Economics on Dec 22, 2017 2:28:20 PM
China’s cities’ GDP to double, and will outstrip Europe’s and North America’s by 2035. But New York, Tokyo, London and LA to stay as world’s urban...
Four reasons why 2018 will be the economy’s best post-crisis year
Posted by Oxford Economics on Dec 7, 2017 4:15:23 PM
The ‘new Great Stability’ conundrum for the world economy
Posted by Oxford Economics on Dec 1, 2017 3:10:12 PM
It is plausible that recent low volatility is the new and persistent norm, with economic surprises muted and downside risks in decline.
As a...
Europe may be poised for a golden decade of economic expansion
Posted by Oxford Economics on Nov 20, 2017 5:14:14 PM
Lost amid Europe’s political drama and recurrent euro doomsday scenarios is the fact that the Eurozone economy has a business cycle that is alive...
Over the cliff? No deal Brexit would cut UK growth by 1 point a year
Posted by Oxford Economics on Nov 14, 2017 8:50:20 PM
Economy would be 2% smaller than otherwise expected by end of 2020 - equivalent to a £16bn hit to GDP
With Theresa May’s UK Government struggling...
Fear of Trump policy errors, N Korea tensions keep businesses fearing a slowdown
Posted by Oxford Economics on Nov 10, 2017 1:30:00 PM
Businesses remain fearful over risks of major economic upsets that could trigger a global slowdown - despite the present upswing in world growth,...
Goldilocks sees off market bears with help of resurgent global growth
Posted by Oxford Economics on Nov 8, 2017 1:30:00 PM
Equity earnings cycles to power ahead – especially in underperforming Europe and EM markets
The world economy is evidently in the midst of what...
Mapping global debt danger zones as alert sounds over credit trigger for a new crisis
Posted by Oxford Economics on Nov 6, 2017 2:27:00 PM
Ten years on from the global financial crisis, and eyes are peeled for triggers for a new world economic upheaval. And chief among the prime...
How well are you living? Take the quiz – discover how a good sleep is 4x more important than pay
Posted by Oxford Economics on Nov 3, 2017 3:22:18 PM
How closely linked is your disposable income to your overall wellness? Does sleep impact your quality of life? What about spending time outdoors...