Emerging Markets Economic Outlook EM pick-up to prove short-lived EM growth is likely to accelerate over the second half of this year, but a downward shift in potential growth means the recovery could hit the buffers in 2017-18. 7th July 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Polish MPC shrugs off Brexit concerns…for now The Polish MPC used this afternoon’s post-meeting press conference to suggest that it was broadly unconcerned about the impact of the UK’s vote to leave the EU on the domestic economy, but we think... 6th July 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Revisiting our Emerging Europe forecasts The negative economic spillovers on Central and South Eastern Europe from the UK’s vote for Brexit are likely to be smaller than many fear, but they will still drag on activity in the region... 6th July 2016 · 1 min read
Global Markets Update What next for EM equities? British politics remains in turmoil following the vote for “Brexit”, but emerging market (EM) equities do not. There are likely to be more periodic sell-offs in risky assets in the months ahead, but... 4th July 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey CPI (Jun.) The much sharper-than-expected rise in Turkish inflation last month, to 7.6% y/y, confirms our view that the recent falls in the headline rate were unsustainable. The central bank might still use last... 4th July 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economics Update EM PMI weakens in June, but some good news The fall in the aggregate EM manufacturing PMI in June suggests that growth probably weakened at the end of Q2. But there was some rare positive news from a handful of EM economies that have been... 1st July 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update What’s behind the slump in Russia’s construction sector? Early signs suggest that Russia’s economic recovery may have stalled in the second quarter due largely to renewed weakness in the construction sector. This seems to be the result of financial problems... 1st July 2016 · 1 min read
Frontier Markets Wrap Easing cycles have further to run in several frontier markets The past month has brought aggressive monetary easing in a handful of frontier markets, and we think others will follow suit over the rest of this year. Cuts in policy interest rates this month in... 30th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Emerging European markets underperform after Brexit vote 30th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Post-Brexit sell-off unlikely to push up inflation in the EM world The sell-off in the majority of EM currencies in the wake of the Brexit vote is unlikely to have a significant impact on inflation in most of the emerging world. That said, it is likely to cause... 29th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Post-Brexit EM market moves likely to be driven by Fed & China EM financial markets are often hit hard during bouts of investor risk aversion, but most have come through the past few days in reasonable shape. Looking ahead, EMs are more likely to face acute sell... 29th June 2016 · 1 min read
Europe Commercial Property Update Ratings upgrade in Hungary will outweigh potential Brexit fallout We do not see the UK’s vote to leave the EU as having a major effect on the CEE economies and property markets. Indeed, with Hungary likely to be buoyed by a second ratings upgrade later this year, we... 29th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Data Response Economic Sentiment Indicators (Jun.) This month’s Economic Sentiment Indicators in Emerging Europe suggest that growth in the region as a whole eased a touch at the end of the current quarter. These data don’t capture the impact from the... 29th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Activity Monitor EM recovery continues Our GDP Tracker suggests that EM growth picked up for the third consecutive month in April, helped by an improvement in activity in Latin America and Emerging Europe. 28th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Assessing the political fallout on CEE from Brexit There are already signs that the UK’s vote to leave the EU is emboldening populist and anti-EU sentiment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Given that the region is a major beneficiary from the EU’s... 28th June 2016 · 1 min read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Brexit, EMs and some common questions There are already some signs that following the initial shock of the Brexit vote, financial markets in EMs are starting to stabilise. In this Update, we outline four common questions that we have been... 24th June 2016 · 1 min read