Global GDP growth in the first quarter was stronger than the January and February data had initially led us to fear, but we do not think that this marks a turnaround in the fortunes of the world economy. Recoveries in several EMs are fragile, and the pick-up in growth in advanced economies was partly due to favourable one-offs that we think will reverse in subsequent quarters, causing global growth to slow.
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