The risk of a shift to a higher inflation regime in advanced economies has risen in the last six months, but markets may be under-pricing the risk in...
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Global | Evergrande matters, but it’s not a ‘Lehman moment’
Posted by Adam Slater on Oct 1, 2021
While the potential collapse of Chinese property firm Evergrande matters, it doesn’t signal a ‘Lehman moment’ that might spark global financial...
Global | Financial market risks – real, but maybe overstated
Posted by Adam Slater on Aug 31, 2021
Concerns have risen about financial market risks, centring around elevated asset valuations and high corporate debt. A lack of corporate distress and...
Global | Don’t write off the consumer recovery just yet
Posted by Adam Slater on Jul 30, 2021
Warnings that the consumer recovery in advanced economies may be faltering look premature. While there are near-term downside risks due to the rise...
Global | Booming house prices add to inflation concerns
Posted by Adam Slater on Jun 21, 2021
Rapid house price rises are feeding into a broader asset price boom that’s the strongest in decades and also unusually synchronised across assets....
Global | Assessing the risk of an inflation regime change
Posted by Adam Slater on Jun 2, 2021
Inflation in advanced economies is set to rise this year to the highest rate in a decade. This has sparked fears of a shift to a high inflation...
Global | World trade is staging an impressive rebound
Posted by Adam Slater on Apr 29, 2021
World goods trade is staging an impressive recovery. It has now returned to its pre-pandemic trend, and our forecasts see it expanding by 10.5% this...
Global | Overheating risk is real, but probably overstated
Posted by Adam Slater on Apr 14, 2021
Could fiscal stimulus lead to economic overheating? Our assessment suggests that while that’s a risk, it’s not a foregone conclusion, even with large...
EM currencies gain as growth returns, but boom unlikely
Posted by Adam Slater on Apr 6, 2021
Emerging market currencies tend to move with the economic cycle. Consequently, after losing ground in 2020, they have recently shown signs of...
Global | Inflation risks and the global monetary boom
Posted by Adam Slater on Mar 29, 2021
Market nervousness about inflation has increased in recent weeks, in part due to strong monetary growth in the major economies. While we still think...