Our forecast for Finland’s GDP growth is 2.3% this year and 1.5% in 2023, both unchanged from last month. The economy grew 0.7% q/q in Q4 2021,...
Norway | Omicron's impact on the 2022 growth outlook appears to be mild
Posted by Rory Fennessy on Jan 28, 2022
We have lowered our mainland 2022 GDP growth forecast by 0.1ppt to 4.2% to reflect the economic impact of the Omicron outbreak at the start of the...
Denmark | Successful virus containment strategy means Omicron will not derail growth in 2022
Posted by Rory Fennessy on Jan 19, 2022
We’ve lowered our 2022 Danish GDP forecast 0.1ppt to 3%, with the Omicron variant expected to slow activity in Q1. But the economy should make up the...
Finland | Omicron wave is expected to have a mild impact on the economy
Posted by Daniel Kral on Jan 15, 2022
Our forecast for Finland’s GDP growth is 2.3% this year and 1.5% in 2023, both unchanged from last month. Despite a recent surge in Covid cases...
Eurozone | Solid pay rebound won’t trigger a wage-price spiral
Posted by Katharina Koenz on Jan 13, 2022
We expect the solid recovery of the labour market and the lagged impact from the 2021 inflation surge to trigger a sharp pick-up in wage growth in...
Eurozone | Recovery Tracker slows down further over Christmas
Posted by Tomas Dvorak on Jan 12, 2022
Our eurozone Recovery Tracker saw further deterioration over the Christmas period, falling 1.5pts to 79.1 in the three weeks ended December 26....
Eurozone weekly economic briefing | A mixed start to the year
Posted by Angel Talavera on Jan 7, 2022
The news for Europe at the start of the year has been mixed. The spread of the Omicron variant has resulted in a predictable surge in infections, in...
Eurozone weekly economic briefing | Gloomy outlook just before Christmas
Posted by Nicola Nobile on Dec 23, 2021
The spread of Omicron across Europe coupled with the holiday season will probably result in a surge in infections over the next few weeks. This will...
Eurozone | Recovery Tracker continues its downward trajectory
Posted by Tomas Dvorak on Dec 22, 2021
Our Recovery Tracker continued its downward trajectory in early December as the resurgent pandemic, reimposed restrictions, and voluntary social...
Norway | Omicron weighs on near-term growth outlook
Posted by Rory Fennessy on Dec 21, 2021
Based on the positive carryover effects from two strong months of GDP growth in August and September, we have raised our mainland GDP forecasts for...