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Markets do not expect Hungary to quell inflation

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HUNGARY

This was legislating by decree; the announcement gave few details of the changes from the budget passed in parliament in mid-2022. The announcement did say an increase in the…

Global steel market will still face oversupply

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INTERNATIONAL

Slow cuts to global steel overcapacity.

Prospects for manufacturing in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for manufacturing in 2017.

Import obstacles will slow Argentine economic rebound

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ARGENTINA

In January, the Central Bank of Argentina restricted access to the official exchange market for imports of some luxury goods, while the government asked companies to present their…

Higher oil prices damage India’s economic outlook

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INDIA

GDP growth picked up in the final quarter of 2017. The improvement was broad-based; manufacturing, construction, services and agriculture all expanded. However, higher oil prices…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

However, supply is struggling to keep pace with demand, and dislocation effects plus shortages of some critical goods and workers are raising prices. GDP growth forecasts for 2021…

Price signals in Japan have turned positive

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JAPAN

Tokyo must now decide whether the economy has finally turned a corner and entered a period of healthy wage and price growth that will last.

Inflation 'solution' should help avoid Brazil default

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BRAZIL

Days before this announcement, the government asked Congress to approve a primary deficit of up to 96.65 billion reais (some 1.5% of GDP) for this year. The sharp deterioration in…

Investors drawn to high-yield emerging market bonds

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INTERNATIONAL

Emerging market corporate bonds enter bubble territory.

Debt will deepen China slowdown, not trigger collapse

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CHINA

Corporate debt in China.