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Economic 'escape velocity' hinges on Japan's consumers

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JAPAN

The Japanese economy seems unable to get up to cruising speed. One impediment after another has caused growth to lag expectations. The most recent indicators suggest that next…

Prospects for the US economy to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for the US economy to end-2018.

Belarusian economic recovery may not last

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BELARUS

At first glance, the economic performance observed last year seems impressive. However, the robust growth rate concealed many of the country's endemic economic flaws. Much of the…

Portugal's growth will accelerate mildly in 2016

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PORTUGAL

Growth slowed in the first quarter, as the drag from net exports more than offset accelerating private consumption

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…

Uncertainty undermines Brazil's economic outlook

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BRAZIL

The result, which follows an identical full-year expansion in 2017, means Brazil is stuck in an anaemic recovery following one of its deepest-ever recessions, in 2015-16…

This year is crucial for the 'productivity puzzle'

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INTERNATIONAL

Productivity prospects.

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…