Macro
World’s Largest Economies Enjoy Falling Unemployment as Wage Growth Stagnates
Brazil was the only country to buck the trend, after seeing a substantial rise in unemployment over the past five years.
16 Jan 2020
Nigeria’s Buhari Signs 2019 Finance Bill into Law
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ratified a 2019 finance bill that will see a rise in a rise in VAT and taxes on non-resident firms, and ease others for domestic small businesses.
15 Jan 2020
Markets See Omani Succession as “Credit Positive”
New sultan of Oman has huge shoes to fill, but progress on the reforms front is expected to continue, according to MUFG researchers.
14 Jan 2020
Middle East Tensions Concerning, but Lower Short-Term Conflict Risks – Ashmore
Concerns that the assassination of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani may spark an escalation between the US and Iran have abated following the underwhelming Iranian response. Tensions linger, but in the short-term the prospect of conflict has subsided, according to a note from Ashmore.
14 Jan 2020
HSBC LatAm Global Banking Head: Sustainability Key for Resilience
While Latin American markets faced a series of domestic and global pressures throughout much of 2019, this year could see a number of those factors ease – creating new opportunities for capital allocators and fundraisers across the region and asset classes, Katia Bouazza, HSBC’s Head of Global Banking for the Latin America Region, tells Bonds & Loans in a wide-ranging interview on the outlook for…
14 Jan 2020
EM Currencies, Local Bonds Top Picks for 2020 – JP Morgan Asset Management
Last year was wracked by uncertainty, with trade tensions and a sharp reversal in rates weighing on growth. With the apparent relaxation of trade tensions and a consistent, supportive monetary policy environment, 2020 may be the year of revitalised economic growth, JP Morgan Asset Management analysts argue.
14 Jan 2020
Private Sector Lending in Nigeria Rose 15% between January and November 2019, CBN Figures Show
Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria shows loans to the private sector increased by NGN3.46tn between January and November 2019.
13 Jan 2020
The Missing Point in The Global Growth Debate
Global growth is decelerating. Policy-makers in developed economies are gearing up for yet more fiscal spending. While fiscal spending may support growth for a short time, and for longer if very carefully applied, it will not change the growth outlook fundamentally. This is because the main reason for slower growth lies elsewhere, namely in gross misallocation of capital on a global scale,…
10 Jan 2020
China’s Economy to Grow Above 6% in 2020 – Standard Chartered
China’s economy is forecast to grow at a rate of 6.1% in 2020, according to Standard Chartered – 0.2% higher than the average market prediction of 5.9%.
9 Jan 2020
Brown Brothers Harriman: Emerging Markets Preview for the Week Ahead
Leading investment advisors Brown Brothers Harriman give their take on the big drivers and key economic events to look out for in emerging markets this week
6 Jan 2020