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Developed market central banks have started to raise interest rates, led by the Bank of England. Emerging market fundamentals are better in the current tightening cycle compared to history. In the five previous US rate hiking cycles, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index on average perf...

Russia's war on Ukraine has sharpened the focus on China's close relationship with Russia. China's property sector has been under pressure in recent months. COVID-19 infections in China have increased sharply in March and could continue to rise in the coming days. For furthe...

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, China adopted a loose monetary policy, which, in addition to strict COVID-19 measures. China’s financial policy shifted again with the announcement of front-loading monetary easing measures and a clear mandate to prop up growth in 202...

The economic implications of Russia’s war are potentially large and global. Domestic Chinese spending will be hit, owing to higher petrol and food prices that dampen consumption. Russia and Ukraine account for 14% of global wheat production and 30% of global wheat exports. ...

It’s been another volatile week in financial markets with events in and around Ukraine continuing to dominate. This in turn creates huge uncertainty around the global economic outlook, with soaring commodity prices a massive downside risk for growth and upside risk for inflatio...

Moody's and S&P Global have both downgraded Russia's credit rating. Purchasing power and income and employment will be significantly impacted, and many Russians will suffer serious setbacks to their standards of living. Sanctions might also bring undesirable side effects. ...

The Chinese economy has entered 2022 on a shaky footing despite hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the property market still under stress and COVID-19 restrictions still in place. We are seeing broader signs of stimulus measures coming from fiscal and monetary authorities in Ch...

The financial woes of the giant real estate developer Evergrande, which carries an estimated debt of $300 billion, have rekindled global fears that China’s property bubble is about to burst. After its liberalization in the late 1990s, China’s property market witnessed a ...

Due to Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Russian Federation is facing tremendous multi-level sanctions. In the short and medium term we expect Russian exports and imports to significantly decrease, the fall however will differ depending on the industry and transport mode. In the ...

I have seen a fair amount of chatter about currency regime shifts. Although such an event may be happening, there is no particular reason to get too excited about it from the perspective of the developed countries. The events of recent years hopefully have made corporations more cogni...