Japan Economics Focus Japan won’t experience a fiscal crisis anytime soon Given that Japan’s 10-year government bond yield has surpassed 2% amidst concerns over Japan’s fiscal health, we’re resending this Focus that was originally published in June 2025. There have been two... 30th July 2025 · 19 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Observations from the surge in EM FX bond issuance The continued rise in EM sovereign FX debt sales this year suggests that EM governments have accepted the need to issue at higher yields, but are doing so at shorter maturities than in the past. And... 29th July 2025 · 6 mins read
China Economics Update China trip notes – shrugging off trade tensions We spent last week in Beijing and Shanghai visiting clients. The mood in China was not as downbeat as a year ago and our sense is that many companies and residents have adapted to the new normal of... 29th July 2025 · 5 mins read
India Economics Focus India and foreign market access: opening the gates India is now home to some of the world’s largest financial markets, but foreign access remains limited. That will change over time as policymakers continue to liberalise the capital account, but it is... 29th July 2025 · 12 mins read
Capital Daily Full steam ahead for the US stock market? It’s increasingly looking as though the S&P 500 will continue to power ahead. 29th July 2025 · 3 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Focus Will Turkey & Argentina’s exchange rate policies backfire? The use of the exchange rate as a nominal anchor for prices – as is currently the case in Turkey and Argentina – has a broadly successful track record in bringing down inflation in the emerging world... 28th July 2025 · 13 mins read
Global Markets Update Why another slump in superlong JGBs is not inevitable The recent rout in superlong JGBs mainly reflected waning demand from within Japan. Although that trend may not reverse because it is partly structural, we doubt the slump will continue for four... 28th July 2025 · 5 mins read
FX Markets Weekly Wrap FX Weekly: FOMC & payrolls likely to boost the dollar The US dollar is set to end the week lower against most other G10 currencies, with progress on US trade deals with Japan and Europe, a relatively hawkish ECB meeting, and continued headlines around... 25th July 2025 · 5 mins read
Capital Daily Sterling likely to weaken vs euro as UK-EZ rates converge The combination of some relatively hawkish signals from the ECB yesterday and some more soggy data out of the UK has sent the euro to its strongest level against sterling since late 2023. We think... 25th July 2025 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily ECB in “a good place”, how about euro-zone markets? The ECB has left rates unchanged and, with inflation at target, we now suspect its monetary easing cycle is over. So bond yields are unlikely in our view to fall much, particularly at the short end... 24th July 2025 · 5 mins read
Global Commercial Property Update Global CRE to outperform other assets Although a forecast global real estate return of sub-6% p.a. over the next decade appears disappointing, compared to other assets it stacks up well. We expect sub-4% total returns for both global... 24th July 2025 · 4 mins read
Latin America Economics Update Colombian peso set to be a regional underperformer We think Colombia’s fragile fiscal position – which could get even worse ahead of next year’s election – and a likely deterioration in the current account deficit will cause the peso to fall by more... 24th July 2025 · 4 mins read
India Chart Pack India Chart Pack (July 2025) Our India Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. India’s economy has had a strong first half of the year and is poised to grow by 7% in both 2025 and... 24th July 2025 · 1 min read
Middle East & North Africa Economics Weekly MENA Weekly: Saudi government debt, Egyptian pound Reports this week highlighted the recent sharp rise in Saudi government debt and, while officials are taking steps to tighten fiscal policy, we doubt that they will do enough to prevent it climbing... 24th July 2025 · 7 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Chart Pack ANZ Chart Pack (July 2025) Our ANZ Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Australia’s economy is struggling to gain momentum, while the recent rebound in activity in New... 24th July 2025 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Update Your questions on Japan answered We held an online Drop-In session yesterday to discuss the latest developments in Japan’s economy and financial markets. This Update answers several of the questions that we received. 24th July 2025 · 7 mins read