Focused Thinking
Central Banks
US tariffs are likely to hamper European growth rather than cause an inflationary problem, making it more likely that European central banks further lower rates.
4 min read | February 2025
Economics
Singapore will develop strategies that align with national interests, said Sim Ann, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Development of Singapore.
3 min read | June 2024
Economics
Singapore’s deputy prime minister believes that economic fundamentals in Asia makes for a great opportunity when balanced with prudent risk management.
4 min read | July 2023
Emerging Markets
The Russian invasion of Ukraine could provide the 'jolt' that gives renewables the scale needed to deliver the EU’s climate policies
2 min read | May 2022
Economics
What does 2021 hold for the USA?
3 min podcast | January 2021
Central Banks
Student-led protests have resumed in Thailand, demanding constitutional changes and reforms to the monarchy.
3 min read | December 2020
Economics
If Biden wins in November, he is likely to usher in a new set of US economic objectives and policies.
4 min read | September 2020
Geopolitics
We look at 6 ways that COVID-19 has helped address key issues in climate change.
4 min read | August 2020
Economics
Have Governments and Investors reached their limits?
0 min podcast | August 2020
Economics
What are the Global implications of diversifying from China?
3 min read | August 2020
Geopolitics
For economies to stay afloat, historic amounts of fiscal and economic stimulus have been provided, but how will this sovereign debt be repaid?
2 min read | August 2020
Central Banks
The world remains in the grip of Covid-19, but the pandemic can also serve as a catalyst for change that can shape the world for decades to come.
3 min read | July 2020
Economics
Damocles is based on a noise-to-signals approach in which we use eight key indicators to predict currency crises in 30 emerging market (EM) countries; this approach has correctly predicted 67% of the 54 crises since 1996.
2 min read | April 2020
Economics
In this episode of our Fireside podcast series Jordan Rochester and our Chief China Economist Ting Lu discuss the outlook for China.
0 min podcast | April 2020