Asia Economics Weekly Duterte health worries, Sri Lanka election If President Duterte is forced to leave office through ill health, Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the main opposition party in the Philippines, would take over as president. We don’t know much... 15th November 2019 · 6 mins read
China Economics Weekly Trade deal won’t avert a further slowdown The US and China still appear to be making progress towards a trade deal. But a partial tariff rollback wouldn’t provide as much of a boost to exports as is often assumed. And any short-run... 15th November 2019 · 5 mins read
Asia Data Response Malaysia GDP (Q3) GDP growth in Malaysia slowed in the third quarter, and we think the economy is likely to lose more steam in the quarters ahead due to headwinds from tighter fiscal policy and a weak external... 15th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Japan Economics Weekly Impact of tax hike on consumption set to remain small Private consumption growth in Q3 was much weaker than ahead of the 1997 and 2014 sales tax hikes. While that’s partly because underlying consumer demand is subdued, the muted spending rush on durables... 15th November 2019 · 5 mins read
India Economics Weekly Bracing for more weak GDP data After a very weak first half of the year, the latest monthly data suggest that the economy hasn’t fared any better in the second half. We are revising down our estimate of Q3 GDP growth to 4.7%... 15th November 2019 · 3 mins read
Emerging Markets Economics Update Why a new wave of structural reforms is unlikely A new wave of structural reforms, if implemented, could plausibly lift average EM GDP growth by over 1%-pt in the 2020s. But we doubt that these reforms will be forthcoming. Even if they are, EM GDP... 14th November 2019 · 3 mins read
Middle East & North Africa Economics Weekly Lebanon’s woes, Qatar blockade, Kuwaiti infighting The situation in Lebanon is going from bad to worse and the chances of a combined debt, currency and banking crisis are rising. President Aoun seems to be seeking a bailout package but this would only... 14th November 2019 · 5 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone GDP (second estimate), Employment (Q3) While the second estimate of Q3 GDP for the euro-zone was unchanged, and Germany narrowly avoided a technical recession, we think that the cyclical downturn in the region still has further to run. Our... 14th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Africa Economics Update South Africa: Mining weak, GDP likely contracted in Q3 Downbeat activity figures suggest that South Africa’s economy contracted again in Q3. This adds to the evidence that the risks to our below-consensus growth figures are heavily weighted to the... 14th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Central & Eastern Europe GDP (Q3 2019) The Q3 GDP data for Central & Eastern Europe showed that while regional GDP growth slowed to its weakest pace in over three years, growth remained strong in Hungary and Poland. But with euro-zone... 14th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Turkey Industrial Production (Sep.) The rebound in Turkish industrial production in September suggests that the economy ended Q3 on a firmer footing and more timely evidence points to a further recovery in the coming months. The economy... 14th November 2019 · 2 mins read
China Data Response Activity & Spending (Oct.) Activity and spending slowed across the board last month, more than reversing the uptick at the end of Q3. With further weakness on the horizon, we think additional policy stimulus is due before long. 14th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Japan Data Response GDP (Q3 Preliminary) The slowdown in GDP growth in the third quarter isn’t too worrying as it reduces the chances of a slump in output after October’s sales tax hike. As such, we reiterate our view that the Bank of Japan... 14th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Global Economics Update EM catch-up no longer the norm More EMs’ income levels have fallen relative to the US’s than have risen this year, the first time this has happened since the 1990s. This is likely to be a sign of things to come in the 2020s. 13th November 2019 · 3 mins read
Emerging Europe Data Response Russia GDP (Q3 2019) The pick-up in Russian GDP growth to 1.7% y/y in Q3 appears to have been driven by a turnaround in the agricultural and wholesale trade sectors. But even though growth has strengthened, falling... 13th November 2019 · 2 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Industrial Production (Sep.) Although euro-zone industrial production edged up in September, the sector still fared very poorly in Q3 overall and the business surveys suggest that the region’s industrial recession has further to... 13th November 2019 · 2 mins read
