After expanding strongly in Q2, global GDP growth slowed in Q3 in response to the Delta disruption and ongoing supply chain problems.
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Q3’s GDP softness may be a blip
Posted by Ben May on Nov 16, 2021 10:19:39 AM
After expanding strongly in Q2, global GDP growth slowed in Q3 in response to the Delta disruption and ongoing supply chain problems.
Global | Coronavirus Watch: A further downgrade to growth
Posted by Ben May on Oct 19, 2021 11:12:42 AM
We have cut our global GDP growth forecasts again, and now have reduced our 2021 estimate by a total of 0.7pp since June in response to the spread of...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Inflation pressures bubble up
Posted by Ben May on Sep 23, 2021 2:39:48 PM
The recent broad-based rises in core inflation across a range of advanced economies has reopened the debate as to whether this year’s rise in...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Stresses in supply chains build
Posted by Ben May on Sep 7, 2021 10:02:05 AM
Delta remains the primary threat to the recovery, but we also think that the drag from continuing, supply-chain disruption will be critical in the...
US | Pandemic unemployment benefits ending for millions
Posted by Gregory Daco on Aug 31, 2021 1:35:05 PM
More than 11 million individuals will lose access to emergency unemployment benefits at the end of next week creating a headwind for personal income...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Transitioning to 2022
Posted by Ben May on Aug 24, 2021 10:05:32 AM
We have cut our near-term growth forecasts, in part due to the spread of Delta, and are likely to fine-tune them further in September. But we don’t...