Metros that have lagged others in the pace of the recovery thus far will see the fastest growth in 2022, but the medium-term outlook favours the...
China | Major cities increasingly dominate jobs growth
Posted by Scott McEwan on Apr 4, 2022
The next five years represent a turning point for employment levels in China. Due to ageing demographics the country's working age population has...
APAC | Large variations across cities in medium term employment growth
Posted by Sybrand Brekelmans on Apr 4, 2022
In 2022 Asia Pacific cities will continue their economic recoveries, despite several challenges including the global impact of the Russian invasion...
Sweden | Fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine to be limited
Posted by Daniel Kral on Mar 22, 2022
We have lowered Sweden's growth for this year to 3.1% from 3.6% previously due to the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The main channel...
US | As Omicron fades, Recovery Tracker gains
Posted by Oren Klachkin on Mar 4, 2022
The US Recovery Tracker rose 1.3ppts to 98.4 in the week ended February 18, its highest level in two months as the spread of the Omicron variant...
US Metros Outlook | Spending profiles will continue to evolve across US metros
Posted by Aedan McCotter on Mar 1, 2022
US consumer fundamentals remain strong despite some near-term headwinds, and we expect private consumption to be a key driver of growth over the...
Sweden | 2022 GDP growth forecast raised, but high inflation is a key downside risk
Posted by Daniel Kral on Feb 24, 2022
We have raised our full year 2022 GDP growth forecast to 3.6% from 3.3% previously, due to the especially strong flash estimate for Q4 2021. The...
Australia | Population outlook boosted by quicker border reopening
Posted by Timothy Hibbert on Feb 21, 2022
Alongside the return of temporary migrants, the Australian border will be open to all traveller categories, most importantly tourists, from 21...
US | Recovery Tracker regains footing as Omicron fades
Posted by Oren Klachkin on Feb 18, 2022
The US Recovery Tracker rose 1.4ppts to 96.3 in the week ended February 4, recouping almost all of its losses since Omicron first began to weigh on...
Denmark | High inflation becomes main downside risk to our 2022 outlook
Posted by Rory Fennessy on Feb 18, 2022
GDP surprised to the upside in Q4 2021 with 1.1% q/q growth, according to the flash estimate. The positive carryover effect has raised our 2022 GDP...