South Africa’s Q2 GDP growth punches way below expectations in worrying sign...
By Jonathan Cable South Africa’s second quarter growth undershot economists’ expectations in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, a clear signal emerging markets face torrid times. The economy contracted...
View ArticleWeak growth may force India’s central bank to reconsider inflation focus
By Sumanta Dey For all its single-minded focus on lowering inflation, India’s central bank may be forced to acknowledge slowing growth in Asia’s third largest economy by cutting interest rates —...
View ArticleMany say it’s time for the ECB to ramp up QE. But how to make it work?
By Sumanta Dey That the European Central Bank will have to soon add to its massive stimulus programme is fast becoming the consensus view among economists, although how it will do that effectively is...
View ArticlePolitical uncertainty threatens to tap the brakes on Spain’s fledgling recovery
By Aaradhana Ramesh Once one of the hardest-hit economies in Europe from the global financial crisis, Spain’s recent economic success sets a good precedent for the euro zone’s potential for recovery....
View ArticleMurky data fuel doubt over where emerging markets really stand
By Siddharth Iyer If emerging markets are to lead global economic performance one again as they did in recent years, an important foundation will be to convince as many people as possible that reported...
View ArticleAnother quarter of remarkably precise China GDP growth data
By Ross Finley China GDP releases are starting to look like near-perfect landings each and every time, in all kinds of weather conditions and visibility. Yet another quarter has just gone by –...
View ArticleU.S. growth probably slowed sharply in Q3…and winter is coming
By Sumanta Dey It’s probably a good thing the Federal Reserve concluded its latest policy meeting with a strong signal of its intentions, because GDP growth data expected later on Thursday are unlikely...
View ArticlePotholes could be dead ahead in the road soon after Fed rate hike
The Federal Reserve’s planned smooth and gradual rate hike path may be bumpier than anticipated if U.S. economic growth over the next several months and punishingly cold winter weather follow a...
View ArticleKicking the can down the road on British rates – again
Forecasts for when the Bank of England will raise rates have been put off into the future for the seventh time since Mark Carney became Bank of England Governor nearly three years ago. The U.S....
View ArticleBritish first quarter growth probably not as bad as reported
British economic growth slowed to 0.4 percent at the start of the year, a preliminary release showed as expected on Wednesday, but the real picture may well be better. The Office for National...
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