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A multifaced response, including increasing interest rates, is needed to prevent an upward spiral of price expectations and rising capital outflows. China, Asia’s largest economy, saw a significant deceleration in the second quarter as the zero-COVID policy prompted lockdowns f...

Last week was action-packed and it’s not likely to ease up with attention now shifting from the Fed and the “technical recession” in the US to the labour market. Various officials have highlighted the strength of the labour market when explaining why the US isn&#x...

Concerns about stagflation have emerged because high inflation is widespread and growth is slowing in some markets. China's zero-COVID policy could pose a risk to the global supply chain - and inflation - if the newer variants lead to more frequent and large-scale lockdowns. If de...

The preliminary PMI survey results for July signal a significant loss of growth momentum in the Japanese economy at the start of the third quarter. Business activity growth slowed to a near standstill in July, as the economy's rebound from Omicron-related containment measures lost mom...

Europe took centre stage last week as leaders waited nervously to see if gas would start flowing through Nord Stream 1 again following scheduled maintenance. Next week the focus switches back to the US which has a big interest rate decision of its own and a number of major earnings re...

Subaru Corporation has continued to see a decline in sales growth. Production issues have proven to be an obstacle in this regard. The stock is trading at a high P/E ratio. I fail to see a case for upside at this time. Investment Thesis: I fail to see a case for ...

Gold’s performance was driven by a combination of rising inflation, geopolitical risks, and a weaker yen. Bond yields in Japan may remain capped. Global growth slowdown and local economic pressure may finally translate into higher financial market volatilities. Wh...

This research highlight summarizes the key impact papers and provides an overview the market signposts in Q2. Mainland China will continue to tighten its efficiency control over the energy-intensive industries as part of the key efforts to achieve carbon pledges. An unprecedented ...

June had seen global employment growth generally holding up well, with many firms continuing to rebuild workforces that had been affected by the pandemic. Key to the price outlook will be the supply situation. Like the US and eurozone, the UK is seeing a natural moderation of grow...

Abenomics was aimed at trying to help the country avoid a deflationary spiral. A new challenge has emerged in the form of historically high rates of inflation, which may prove to be difficult for Japanese companies to navigate. The magnitude of cost increases for producers in Japa...