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December Economic Update: Pre-Christmas excitement

Vaccine progress boosts 2021 optimism, but Covid rules, EU politics, and slow rollouts mean recovery will take time. A better, not quieter, year ahead.

US: Weakening jobs market enters critical phase

A disappointing payrolls number could give way to even weaker figures over the next couple of months as the pandemic worsens and containment measures…

OPEC+ comes to a deal

OPEC+ have finally come to a deal. The group will ease cuts starting in January 2021, although the easing will be less than originally planned. While the…

ECB preview: One final move

Extending the current level of stimulus rather than significantly increasing the stimulus seems to be the ECB's preferred option next week.

Reappearing Libor: And for my next trick …

The end of 2021 we were told. No going back, Libor was finished. Well, yes, no, and it depends. In the case of GBP, JPY, EUR and CHF Libor, there is…

The pandemic will cost India its ascent over the last half decade

The pandemic has pushed the Indian economy off the cliff. The fall is so bad that it will cost the ascent India made over half a decade. With long-lasting…