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Developed economies face high debt and low growth after Covid-19
Developed economies may instead accept a smaller population and lower growth, focusing instead on keeping GDP per capita high.
June 04, 2021
Currencies
European central banker calls for Euro to go digital
Is a digital Euro the next step towards ever-closer union?
October 02, 2020
Global Markets
Global manufacturers strain to keep up with faster economy
LONDON (Jan 3): Factories across the globe warned they are finding it increasingly hard to keep up with demand, potentially forcing them to raise prices as the world economy looks set to enjoy its strongest year since 2011.
January 03, 2018
Global Economy
Where green shoots of sustainable growth can be found
SINGAPORE (May 22): Economic indicators in Europe and Asia are revealing signs of a sustainable growth outlook although US equities could suffer in the near-term from recent political events, according to Deutsche Bank’s weekly CIO Insights report publi
May 22, 2017
Why weak 1Q economic data does not forebode a declining US economy
SINGAPORE (April 27): Even with the improvement of US household and business confidence, as indicated by the rebound in consumption-related soft data since the US presidential elections, ABN AMRO Group Economics is mindful that hard data has yet to catch
April 27, 2017
Currencies
The Euro is not the hedge you are looking for
SINGAPORE (Feb 9): Europe’s political risks are set to rise as far-right leader Marine Le Pen continues to gain ground ahead of April's French elections and the International Monetary Fund remains divided over the terms of the Greek bailout.
February 09, 2017
Global Markets
What to expect when Trumponomics is unleashed
SINGAPORE (Dec 20): Trump’s reflationary policies are unlikely to reveal their full impact within the year, but his policies – and the expectation of them – will be central to global developments next year, says Adam Slater, lead economist at Oxford
December 20, 2016
Central banks need to stop living in a fantasy world
SINGAPORE (Nov 7): Central banks have been largely ineffective in creating credit within their economies despite repeated efforts at tweaking their monetary policy, and Huw van Steenis, the Global Head of Strategy at Schroders, thinks he might know the re
November 07, 2016
Why Bank of Singapore isn’t getting that excited about gold
SINGAPORE (June 9): OCBC’s Bank of Singapore has turned less negative on the outlook of gold. Yet, it is still not outright bullish, as it finds it “hard to get excited” on gold’s upside potential over the medium-term.
June 09, 2016