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Brexit: What next for politics and the pound?

14 November 20181542208764

Markets have rallied on news that a draft Brexit deal has been reached but there’s still a long way to g...

By Chris Turner and James Smith

Tax, Trump and Trade: how to halve the deficit

14 November 20181542184321

The US trade deficit is not all it seems and President Trump could claim a ‘big win’ should he choose to cla...

By Timme Spakman

Forecasting is fallible, yet necessary

12 November 2018

Economic forecasters are caught out by shocks so often that one might reasonably ask why they bother. The short ans...

By Mark Cliffe

Eurozone: a dismal third quarter confirmed

14 November 20181542190661

GDP growth in the Eurozone was confirmed at just 0.2% in Q3. Industrial production saw a decline in September. While a s...

By Bert Colijn

Germany: Wake-up call

14 November 20181542180238

First it was politics, now it is the economy. The worst economic performance since 1Q 2013 is another wake-up call for t...

By Carsten Brzeski

The Eurozone economy: Between optimism and pessimism

13 November 2018

There is currently a lot of speculation about the future path of the global economy. Is the best behind us and are fears...

By Carsten Brzeski and Bert Colijn

Black Friday: Why you should think twice about packaged deals

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It’s easy to be tempted by bundled product offers but if it's discounts you're after, you might want ...

By Jessica Exton

Indonesia: Surprise policy rate hike

Bank Indonesia (BI) continues to try tame factors that weaken the rupiah (IDR). ...

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Briefing Romania

The governor of the National Bank of Romania suggests a possible cap on rep...

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The Commodities Feed

Your daily roundup of commodities news and ING views

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Turkey: Labour market deteriorates further

Recent labour market trends show a continuing deterioration with the seasonally ...

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Brexit division means limited upside for sterling

The UK Cabinet may have approved Theresa May's Brexit deal but significant h...

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Indonesia: October trade deficit is second worse since April 2014

A weak trade performance in October could still see a current account deficit at...

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Europe's shrinking growth story

Eurozone: a dismal third quarter confirmed

GDP growth in the Eurozone was confirmed at just 0.2% in Q3. Industrial producti...

1542190661

Germany: Wake-up call

First it was politics, now it is the economy. The worst economic performance sin...

Dutch GDP slowing, but still growing

Dutch GDP decreased to 0.2% in the third quarter of 2018, falling short of alrea...

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Czech GDP growth disappoints in 3Q

Czech economic activity in the third quarter disappointed, slowing to 2.3% ...

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Poland: Robust 3Q growth but slowdown ahead

3Q18 GDP growth surpassed 5%, likely on improved investment

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Hungarian GDP accelerates - against all odds

Despite the external tensions and domestic constraints, the Hungarian economy wa...

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Bulgaria: Slower growth, accelerating inflation

3Q18 flash GDP reading came in at 3.0% QoQ/YoY in line with our forecast, but be...

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ASEAN morning bytes

General market tone: risk off Equity markets in the US remained pressured with ...

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Fussing about the edges

GBP rises on May cabinet support, but the real battle is ahead. European data generally poor - ECB plans questionable. U...

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Mexico: The weight of policy uncertainties

The decision to abandon the new Mexico City airport project, along with pro...

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Brexit: What next for politics and the pound?

Markets have rallied on news that a draft Brexit deal has been reached...

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Media

Who’s on the US Treasury’s currency manipulation hitlist

US mid-term election scenarios

The impact of Blockchain on finance

Make better financial decisions

Riksbank September meeting: Still in standby mode

FX markets are on the front-line in Trump’s economic war

Bank of England: Last hike before Brexit?

Trade wars: Just where are we

Belt and Road: An ambitious development

Mark Cliffe on the future of banking

Latest Brexit scenarios

A customs union doesn’t mean frictionless borders

Where next for global central banks

EUR/USD Scenarios

Four potential paths for EUR/USD

Four scenarios for Eurozone reform

Four scenarios for the future of Italy

Raoul Leering: Why Trump has a point on China

Why markets are misguided on UK rates

Don’t be fooled by the dollar’s recent rise

Consumer economics

Black Friday: Why you should think twice about packaged deals

Our homes: It’s not easy being green

The clock is ticking on daylight savings. Does it matter for the consumer?

Paying the price for greener homes

Reports

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Asian FX Talking: Sitting pretty

Despite some notable exceptions, Asian currencies have been staging a resurgence of late. The hand-wringing in emer...

Report by Robert Carnell, Prakash Sakpal and 2 others

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Brexit and central Europe: Who and what is at risk?

We are now less than six months away from the UK’s departure from the EU. While the implications will be profound ...

Report by Chris Turner, Rafal Benecki and 6 others

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