Brazil: Economy Still Weak
Brazil ended last year in an even weaker state than it started, as worsening political, economic and fiscal woes continued to weigh on the GDP outlook. Output is expected to […]
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Foreign Exchange Volatility
Driven largely by divergent policy trends, uneven global growth, persistent geopolitical risks and uncertainty in China, FX volatility has been amplified entering 2016. The long-awaited start to US monetary normalisation […]
Global Economy Outlook
The world economy began 2016 on a pessimistic note. Oil prices fell to US$30 per barrel on the back of oversupply and waning Chinese demand, and the oil recession triggered […]
Asia Economic Outlook
As 2016 commences, and end-of-year data for 2015 is gradually released, we can see that the outlook for the Asia Pacific region as a whole has altered only slightly since […]
Global Outlook
Global financial markets responded positively to the US Federal Reserve’s decision to finally raise borrowing costs as it kick-started its campaign to normalise interest rates on December 16. However, the […]
