There are two factors explaining this. Omicron stifled activity in December 2021 and the opening part of the new year, leading us to downgrade our...
Eurozone | Industry offering some hope for a better year ahead
Posted by Nicola Nobile on Jan 17, 2022
Strong industrial production numbers for November offer some hope that the worst is over, supporting our view of a gradual resolution of supply-side...
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...
London monitor | The London economy was growing strongly when Omicron hit
Posted by Richard Holt on Jan 7, 2022
The latest data point to a strong recovery underway in London in Q4 2021. But this pace of expansion will have been hit by the Omicron Covid-19...
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...
Eurozone weekly economic briefing | Omicron threat looms large for Europe’s outlook
Posted by Angel Talavera on Dec 17, 2021
The spread of Omicron across Europe will probably see a surge in infections over the coming weeks that could surpass all previous waves. Although...
APAC | Regional monetary policies to continue to diverge in 2022
Posted by Sian Fenner on Dec 8, 2021
We expect monetary policy to continue to diverge across Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2022, with central banks in the advanced APAC economies (apart from...