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Watch: Plenty of reasons to be cheerful about Germany

14 February 20191550157952

ING's Carsten Brezeski is still optimisitc about Germany's economic future, depsite what official figures may su...

By Carsten Brzeski

Trade talks pantomime

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The 'great progress', 'miles apart' feedback from trade talks is reminiscent of a Christmas Pa...

By Robert Carnell

What will happen in the final week of Brexit?

14 February 2019

There's a growing acceptance that the Brexit saga may go to the wire, but when push comes to shove, we suspect Briti...

By James Smith

THINK Outside

George Soros: Europe, Please Wake Up

12 February 2019

The first step to defending Europe from its enemies, both internal and external, is to recognize the magnitude of the th...

By George Soros

US retail sales plunge despite solid consumer backdrop

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There’s no doubt about it, December’s US retail sales figures are off-the-charts bad. But there are a few re...

By James Smith

Asian FX Talking: Truce, trade or trauma

11 February 20191550240138

Will the trade truce between the US and China give way to renewed conflict, peace or drawn out simmering tension? T...

By Robert Carnell, Prakash Sakpal and 2 others

Malaysia’s GDP beats estimates

14 February 2019

Absent a significant hit from the global trade war or a shock from commodity prices, we expect Malaysia’s GDP grow...

By Prakash Sakpal

Construction goes digital

6 February 2019

Construction companies are going digital, helping to boost productivity in the sector after years of stagnation. At...

By Maurice van Sante

Spain: Snap elections likely to be called

13 February 2019

After months of trying to convince Catalan lawmakers to support the 2019 budget, Prime Minister Sanchez is likely to thr...

By Steven Trypsteen

Hungary: S&P delivers the long-awaited ‘BBB’

Standard and Poor’s upgraded Hungary to ‘BBB’ (Outlook: Stable...

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Canadian manufacturing: Better than numbers say

If you take the numbers at face value, the Canadian manufacturing story looks ne...

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Higher US car tariffs would come at a bad time

According to a report from press agency AFP, the US Department of Commerce has l...

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Polish inflation falls on the back of electricity prices

Inflation in Poland slowed down further in January, but core inflation picked up...

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Czech GDP growth accelerated to 2.9% at the end of 2018

Another surprise from the Czech economy. After January inflation accelerated to ...

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Eurozone exports: Sign of strength or last hurrah?

Exports fell marginally in December by 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, but ...

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Europe's (lack of) growth story

Watch: Plenty of reasons to be cheerful about Germany

ING's Carsten Brezeski is still optimisitc about Germany's economic futu...

Germany: The black eye just got blacker

The year 2018, which started off with expectations of the best growth performanc...

Poland: Eurozone slowdown finally hits strong Polish growth

4Q18 GDP grew by 4.9% YoY, down from 5.1% YoY in 3Q18. QoQ seasonally adjusted g...

The Netherlands: Solid GDP as global economy slows

While leading indicators point to a slowdown in the Dutch economy, the...

Portugal: Good end to the year, but slowdown set to continue

Fourth quarter growth was better than expected, but nonetheless, the economy slo...

Czech GDP growth accelerated to 2.9% at the end of 2018

Another surprise from the Czech economy. After January inflation accelerated to ...

Hungary: GDP growth surprises at 5%

Despite widespread expectations of a slowdown, the Hungarian economy flexed its ...

UK retail sales rebound masks tough climate on the high street

Despite an improvement in disposable incomes, the outlook for the high street re...

Key events in developed markets next week

'Brink of recession and trade tensions mount' are both phrases we&#...

Key events in EMEA and Latam next week

Next week should be relatively subdued on the data front but positive news ...

The Commodities Feed: Saudi oilfield shutdown

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Watch: The German economy’s not as bad as figures suggest

Trade war timeline

Why MPs voted down Mrs May’s Brexit deal?

Watch: Brexit and the Bank of England’s growth warning

WATCH: Why emerging market currencies are poised to do well

Watch: The economic cost of the US government shutdown

Watch: Signs of hope in the US housing market

Our guide to the main Brexit scenarios

Brexit: Why a delay is getting more likely

Watch: Brexit and the markets’ silver lining

Watch: The US dollar in 2019

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

US mid-term election scenarios

The impact of Blockchain on finance

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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

THINK Outside New and expanding soon

J. Bradford DeLong: Debt Derangement Syndrome

George Soros: Europe, Please Wake Up

Nouriel Roubini: A Mixed Economic Bag in 2019

Stephen S. Roach: Warnings from the global trade cycle

Reports

2019 FX Outlook: Peak Dollar

The big question for 2019 is when will global asset markets be released from the stranglehold of high US interest rates ...

Report by Chris Turner, Petr Krpata, CFA and 9 others

FX Talking: Clear and present danger

A Fed pause and a trade truce has encouraged investors to put money to work in 2019. This environment has fostered recov...

Report by Chris Turner and Petr Krpata, CFA

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Asian FX Talking: Truce, trade or trauma

Will the trade truce between the US and China give way to renewed conflict, peace or drawn out simmering tension? T...

Report by Robert Carnell, Prakash Sakpal and 2 others

LATAM FX Talking: February forecast update

Improved risk appetite has resulted in an appreciating bias for LATAM assets over the past couple of months, but that mo...

Report by Gustavo Rangel

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Watch: Plenty of reasons to be cheerful about Germany

Trade talks pantomime

What will happen in the final week of Brexit?

George Soros: Europe, Please Wake Up

US retail sales plunge despite solid consumer backdrop

Asian FX Talking: Truce, trade or trauma

Malaysia’s GDP beats estimates

Construction goes digital

Spain: Snap elections likely to be called

Europe's (lack of) growth story

Media

THINK Outside New and expanding soon

J. Bradford DeLong: Debt Derangement Syndrome

George Soros: Europe, Please Wake Up

Nouriel Roubini: A Mixed Economic Bag in 2019

Stephen S. Roach: Warnings from the global trade cycle

Reports

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