Economics

Why is global capital returning to EM?

Despite a challenging global macro environment, driven by factors such as high inflation, tighter monetary conditions, and geopolitical frictions,

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What to expect from the BoJ’s new monetary policy approach?

One of today’s biggest macro-economic challenges for policy makers and central bankers on a global level is to combat rising inflation.

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How can the US Fed balance inflation and financial stability concerns?

The US Federal Reserve is often pressured to ease or pivot away from tighter monetary policies, as investors and the general public tend to prefer “easy money”

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Are EM returning to growth outperformance in 2023?

Over the last decade, emerging markets (EM) were a synonym for economic dynamism, opportunity and growth. In fact, EM economies have been outperforming most other countries when it comes to GDP expansion and other activity metrics until the beginning of 2020.

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Global activity surprises to the upside despite headwinds

The year started with negative sentiment dominating the global macro-economic environment and outlook.

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Global trade is set to stabilize in the coming months

Global trade is widely considered a crucial metric for evaluating economic activities between nations.

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ECB reaffirms record tightening cycle to rein in inflation

The European Central Bank (ECB) continues to reaffirm the most aggressive tightening cycle of its history in an effort to curb inflation. After a hike of 50 basis points (bps)

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Is gold set to continue acting as a safe-haven asset?

Gold has long been a source of debate and contention among economists and investors. Lord John Maynard Keynes, the renowned economist and statesman,

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Japanese inflation is back and the Bank of Japan needs to move further

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has historically been at the forefront of radical monetary policy experimentation. In the aftermath of the Nikkei crash and the burst of the Nipponic asset price bubble of the late 1980s,

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Are Sub-Saharan African economies resilient to global economic shocks?

After a strong economic recovery from the 2020 pandemic shock, select frontier markets in Sub-Saharan Africa benefited from the “great global re-opening” in 2021 and 2022.

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Last Update : Friday 20 December 2024