Upbeat economic data for the first quarter of the year have prompted us to raise our forecasts for growth in several economies. But underlying wage and price pressures remain exceptionally low outside...

Aggregate measures of credit growth in advanced economies have slowed sharply in the past month or two. But this is almost entirely due to weakness in the US, which we do not expect to last. What’s...

The latest PMIs suggest that global manufacturing activity remained strong in March, adding to evidence that the global economy is in good shape. Surveys also suggest that pipeline inflationary...

The “flash” PMIs, published by Markit earlier today, suggest that a strong and broadbased global recovery has continued in March, even though the numbers for Japan and the US slipped a little compared...