Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine was not priced in by markets and has led to spiralling commodity prices, higher risk premia, and strong...
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...
United Kingdom | The squeeze on household finances intensifies
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Feb 4, 2022
This week brought a double whammy of bad news for UK consumers. The energy price cap will rise by 54% in April, with the Chancellor offering an...
United Kingdom | Hawkish MPC signals aggressive pace of rate hikes
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Feb 3, 2022
Alongside its decision to raise rates by 25bps to 0.5%, the MPC today sent an unmistakeably hawkish message, and we now expect further 25bp hikes in...
US | Five crucial questions on the labor market
Posted by Lydia Boussour on Feb 1, 2022
Following a swift recovery, the US labor market is entering a crucial phase and the answers to five key questions will have a major bearing on wage...
United Kingdom | A new era of weaker labour supply growth
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Jan 31, 2022
After a decade of consistently strong growth, UK labour supply has slumped since the onset of the pandemic and we expect only a partial recovery this...
United Kingdom | Fiscal space increases odds of some cost of living relief
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Jan 31, 2022
The lifting of Covid restrictions on January 27 adds to hopes that the worst of the pandemic is in the past and should boost consumer sentiment. But...
United Kingdom | A February rate hike is on a knife-edge
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Jan 27, 2022
Whether or not the MPC raises Bank Rate in February is close to a 50:50 call. We marginally favour a hike because Omicron’s economic damage appears...
United Kingdom | Downside risks from Omicron appear to be fading
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Jan 21, 2022
Though the scale of December’s fall in retail sales came as a nasty surprise, it was not simply an Omicron story. We still think the Omicron hit to...
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...