Economic Insights

Jul 28, 2023

US & Eurozone growth defying gravity

What to watch: Public debt amid lower inflation, further rising interest rates in the UK and the start of monetary easing in Latin America

Jul 27, 2023

Playing with a squared ball: the financial literacy gender gap

There is a persistent financial literacy gender gap

Jul 21, 2023

US immaculate disinflation: How much should we thank the Fed for?

The Fed has contributed to lowering inflation by cooling aggregate demand growth and keeping inflation expectations anchored.

Jul 20, 2023

Back to the beach: tourism rebound in Southern Europe?

Will surging travel prices wash out Southern Europe's all-important summer season?

Jul 13, 2023

A new Eurozone doom loop

Over the next few years, the Eurozone could become trapped by a combination of weak fundamentals and excessive policy interventions.

Jul 12, 2023

European retail: a cocktail of lower spending and tighter funding

Unlike in past economic downturns, spending on non-durable goods (predominantly food, but also electricity and car fuel) has fallen the most.

Jul 06, 2023

Eurozone convergence: two steps forward, one step back

While the Economic and Monetary Union has been a clear political and economic success, which has helped increase convergence across Eurozone countries, divergence has increased again in recent years

Jul 04, 2023

More emissions than meet the eye: Decarbonizing the ICT sector

Even without taking into account the cryptocurrency boom, the global ICT sector emits as much greenhouse gases as the aviation sector.

Jun 29, 2023

De-dollarization? Not so fast…

The private sector's use of the US dollar for trade and investment, rather than the portfolio allocation choice of central banks, will shape the currency's status.