After a weak Q1 for the global economy, our baseline forecast is for a strong growth rebound in Q2, and we remain more optimistic than the consensus...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: The limits of vaccines
Posted by Ben May on May 25, 2021 10:05:22 AM
Vaccines are the key to a safe and permanent transition to more normal conditions. But evidence from economies that already have implemented...
Global | Inflation overshoot possible, but not yet probable
Posted by Adam Slater on May 24, 2021 10:47:24 AM
Strong CPI figures in the US have intensified the debate about the inflation outlook, especially in the context of soaring commodity prices. In...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Time for a re-think on inflation?
Posted by Ben May on May 18, 2021 11:00:21 AM
We think that recent inflation surprises are not evidence of a regime shift in price-setting behaviour. But the path for inflation over the next few...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Why rising inflation isn’t alarming
Posted by Ben May on May 11, 2021 10:01:56 AM
Higher headline and core inflation in advanced economies is on the way in H2 as a result of factors including rising commodity prices and...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: When the chips are down
Posted by Ben May on May 5, 2021 10:11:48 AM
A global shortage of semiconductors is the latest hiccup to disturb international supply-chains. In our view, though, the shortage is largely a...
US | Q1 earnings: upward revisions continue for now
Posted by Daniel Grosvenor on May 4, 2021 2:39:21 PM
US earnings growth continues to surprise to the upside, with more cyclical sectors leading the way in the Q1 earnings season. This positive momentum...