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The great GDP contraction may herald huge crowding out

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic stimulus schemes and gaps.

Earthquake impacts will deepen Haiti's economic woes

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HAITI

A lack of fiscal buffers to mitigate the pandemic’s dramatic consequences has increased Haiti’s dependence on international financial assistance, while a recent earthquake has…

US consumption may start to pick up

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UNITED STATES

One of the conundrums of the US economy that will influence the Federal Reserve's timing of an interest rate rise (currently projected for September) is where the savings from low…

Prospects for Eastern EU to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

Governments will rely on EU funding to re-energise their countries' economies, compensating for slowing external demand and depressed consumption. The war in Ukraine will…

Central Europe will ease interest rates cautiously

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EASTERN EUROPE

The MNB’s decision marks the first effective decrease in borrowing costs in Hungary in three years, firing the starting gun on looser monetary policy in Central European (CE…

Hungary’s rising prices may shift monetary policy

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HUNGARY

The sharp slide in the forint is fuelling inflationary pressures, testing the resolve of the National Bank (MNB -- the central bank) to continue providing stimulus to the economy…

Cuba's monetary reform will create multiple shocks

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CUBA

The long-postponed move is essential but will send shockwaves through the economy. Inflation and currency flight will soar. Salary and pension hikes will be quickly eaten up by…

US GDP is set for a rapid consumption-led rebound

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UNITED STATES

Economic activity is likely to heat up rapidly as people spend some of the savings accumulated in 2020 and direct payments given to them by the federal government.

Inflation and inequality to pressure Cuban government

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CUBA

Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…

PiS policy shift puts Polish markets under strain

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POLAND

However, the unexpected downgrade of Poland by Standard & Poor's (S&P) on January 15 has focused attention on the financial and economic policy stance of the Law and Justice (PiS…