Publications

MENA Economic Outlook: Higher Oil Prices May Raise Complacency

October 2, 2018

Oil prices are likely to remain high through end-2019, on concerns of supply disruptions in Venezuela and the impact of U.S. sanctions on Iran. We hav

Global Macro Views: The Fed is not an EM-Negative Catalyst

October 2, 2018

We turned more constructive on emerging markets some weeks ago, given that the EM sell-off eliminated some of the biggest FX overvaluations. But a

IIF Capital Flows Tracker: Green Shoots?

October 1, 2018

Portfolio inflows to EMs increased slightly to $7.9 billion in September, due mostly to a rebound in bond inflows to $5.6 billion-offsetting the slowd

Weekly Insight: Turning Point?

September 27, 2018

Profit repatriation slows-a potential trigger to rebalance away from U.S. equities' Sharp divergence in shadow policy rates Wide valuation gap between

FRT Episode 8: Live at RiskMinds with Scotiabank CRO Daniel Moore

September 26, 2018

Scotiabank CRO Daniel Moore joins the IIF's Brad Carr at the RiskMinds Americas conference in Boston, discussing the evolution of the risk management

Global Macro Views: Weaponizing the RMB

September 25, 2018

In the wake of the latest escalation in China-US trade tensions, RMB has not resumed its sharp devaluation from a few months ago. This is because t

Economic Views: Iran - The Economy is Contracting

September 24, 2018

Re-imposition of sanctions have begun to cut oil and condensates exports A rapidly depreciating currency is feeding into soaring inflation and contrac

FRT Episode 7: FRT en Espanol

September 21, 2018

Episode 7 of FRT presents a Spanish language edition, summarizing topical issues in the regulation of digital finance. Esta semana hemos realizado una