Middle East & North Africa Economics Weekly

Saudi debt issuance, Egypt-IMF, Lebanon’s new president

Saudi Arabia kicked off the year with bumper international debt issuance and, with foreign investment remaining weak and budget deficits likely to persist, the government’s reliance on capital markets...

9th January 2025 · 7 mins read

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US Drop-In: Inauguration Day special – Knowns and unknowns around Trump’s second term

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As the president-elect again prepares to take office, our US team held a special briefing to walk clients through what to expect in the opening phase of the second Trump admin

Canada Economics Focus

Trump, Tariffs, and the 51st State

Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive rhetoric against Canada suggests we should take his tariff threats seriously. We already assume that Trump includes Canada in a likely 10% universal import...

9th January 2025 · 19 mins read

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Drop-In: Trump 2.0 – US and Asia macro implications

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2025 has started with a bang as bonds have sold off amid growth and inflation fears – and the operating environment may only get more tricky from here.

Middle East & North Africa Economics Update

Is Egypt at risk of a sudden stop?

The improvement in Egypt’s macroeconomic stability since March’s policy shift has resulted in a surge in capital inflows on a similar scale to that which followed the 2016 devaluation. But if signs...

8th January 2025 · 5 mins read

Canada Rapid Response

Canada International Trade (Nov. 2024)

The third consecutive rise in export volumes in November provides further evidence that the economy was gaining momentum at the end of last year. US tariffs could cause the recovery to go into reverse...

7th January 2025 · 2 mins read

India Economics Update

India: FDI slump set to reverse

The further slump in net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India last year seems in large part a reflection of still-high global interest rates. One implication therefore is that the slump...

7th January 2025 · 3 mins read

Middle East & North Africa Rapid Response

PMIs (Dec. 2024)

December’s batch of PMIs declined for the most part across the Gulf but we doubt that the strength of non-oil activity will be sustained in 2025, particularly in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Elsewhere...

6th January 2025 · 2 mins read

US Chart Pack

US Chart Pack (Dec. 2024)

The latest FOMC meeting suggests the Fed already has its eye on President-elect Donald Trump’s inflationary policy changes. We have therefore revised up our forecast for the terminal fed funds target...

23rd December 2024 · 1 min read

Emerging Europe Chart Pack

Emerging Europe Chart Pack (Dec. 2024)

Our Emerging Europe Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Economies in Eastern Europe are struggling heading into 2025, and policymakers have...

20th December 2024 · 1 min read

Climate Economics Update

Tariff front-running holds up China green tech exports

China’s exports of the “New Three” held up in November, although this was solely due to the strength of lithium-ion battery exports to the US as firms prepare for the imposition of tariffs. Looking...

20th December 2024 · 2 mins read

India Economics Weekly

India Weekly: Consensus expectations for 2025 are over-optimistic

Consensus expectations for India’s economy suggest that it will grow at a similar pace in 2025 as it has in 2024. Certainly, data this week suggest that the economy is carrying good momentum into the...

20th December 2024 · 3 mins read

US Economic Outlook

Trump policies will be mildly stagflationary

We expect the incoming Trump administration’s policies to have a mildly stagflationary impact on the economy. Assuming that Trump introduces tariffs and immigration curbs via executive action by the...

19th December 2024 · 16 mins read

Emerging Markets Economic Outlook

Bracing for headwinds

Headwinds to growth will remain strong in 2025 and our forecasts lie below the consensus. While more protectionist US trade policy will hit China and Mexico, the impact for most is likely to be...

19th December 2024 · 27 mins read

China Chart Pack

China Chart Pack (Dec. 24)

Our China Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. The economy should post decent growth in Q4 off the back of more forceful fiscal support. The...

19th December 2024 · 1 min read