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...
UK | Inflation risks rise, but counter forces should prevail
Posted by Ben May on Jun 22, 2021 2:19:50 PM
Technical factors will push inflation up in the short-term and the fallout from the pandemic will raise inflation risks further out. But on balance...
Global | Coronavirus Watch: Nearer-term inflation risks build
Posted by Ben May on Jun 16, 2021 11:08:39 AM
The latest US and China inflation numbers have been shrugged off by markets despite being a bit higher than expected. While we still think that talk...
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...