Africa | Watchlist 2022

Posted by Jacques Nel on Dec 17, 2021

Our Watchlist 2022 looks at developments that could potentially become the main African themes of next year. We look at the potential of a unilateral...

Japan has been a country with a persistent current account surplus since the 1980s. By breaking down the current account balance, though, we can see...

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Powell’s speech did not materially alter the outlook for Fed policy, but it did clarify the distinction between the timing of tapering and rates...

The total Cairenes consumer spending is estimated at $79.2bn in 2020, with Cairo also being one of the few cities that managed to record an increase...

The sharp rise in long-term Treasury bond yields has led to widespreadspeculation that the Federal Reserve will intervene to tamp down long-term...

Following the recent turbulent political and economic developments in Hong Kong, we expect Singapore to focus on strengthening its specialty areas...

The bear-steepening of the US yield curve has accelerated with growing hopes of a blue wave in the US. A political disappointment is a single biggest...