Entries for 'Mature Economies'
February 7, 2017
Job growth accelerated in January and labor market appears strong Productivity growth has picked up and investment is likely to increase Disappointing
January 31, 2017
Le Pen takes the lead from Fillon in the latest French first-round polls Macron is building momentum and is a serious contender SPD nominates Schulz a
January 30, 2017
UK Supreme Court upholds parliamentary sovereignty More involvement from Parliament will not significantly alter course Hard Brexit from EU remains ba
January 24, 2017
Core inflation remains weak, despite massive monetary stimulus We think the balance of risks to inflation and growth are no longer to the downside"¦ "
January 17, 2017
No changes to existing policy measures ECB will look through upside news in inflation as "temporary" "¦ "¦but pressure on ECB to end asset purchases i
January 17, 2017
Out means completely out In a long anticipated speech, Prime Minister May today laid out the principles informing her plan for exiting the European U
December 5, 2016
At the ECB's Governing Council meeting on Thursday December 8, we expect President Mario Draghi to announce an extension of the asset purchase program
November 21, 2016
Economic resilience is coming to an end. Uncertainty is the only certainty in the Brexit process. Trump p
October 19, 2016
At Thursday's meeting, the ECB Governing Council will face stubbornly low inflation despite an economic growth outlook that is slightly better than ex
October 4, 2016
Article 50 to be triggered before April 2017. UK priorities point towards a "hard" Brexit. Financial services are in the crosshairs. Initial calm, but
September 6, 2016
When the ECB Governing Council meets on Thursday, September 8, it will see a challenging landscape. The impact of Brexit on the region's financial mar
August 11, 2016
Corporate investment will be held back. Government can do little to undo damage from uncertainty. Winners and los
July 22, 2016
Today's flash PMI for the UK and the euro area confirms our view that the economic impact from Brexit is asymmetrical, with the UK bearing the brunt o
June 29, 2016
Europe is most affected by spillovers, the United States less so. More d
June 24, 2016
The unexpected Brexit win by a solid margin (51.9% to 48.1%) has cascaded across international financial markets. The GBP has taken an unprecedented o
June 13, 2016
A PERFECT STORM FOR MARKETS? Global equities slumped again today, with major government bond yields dropping to new record lows; further yen strength
May 31, 2016
As the ECB prepares for its monetary policy meeting on Thursday, June 2nd, the focus is likely to remain on the implementation of the various policy m
April 20, 2016
After refocusing on credit easing in their March meeting, Draghi and the Council are not expected to make any major policy changes when they meet on T
April 13, 2016
Merkel is weakened domestically. France is entering a year of presidential elections. There is very little polit
March 7, 2016
When the Governing Council meets on Thursday, March 10th, President Mario Draghi faces difficult challenges-responding to disinflationary pressures in