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?
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Jun 27, 2023

Toasted, roasted and grilled? Walking the talk on green monetary policy

The ECB’s “climate talk” has helped increase the greenium, creating more favorable financing conditions for ESG issuers during a time of rising interest rates.
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Jun 20, 2023

Climbing the wall of worries - Summer Economic Outlook

Some larger economies slipped into recession earlier this year amid a difficult global economic outlook, with GDP growth averaging at only +2.5% and +2.3% in 2023-24, respectively.
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Jun 16, 2023

Automotive industry unplugged?

New car registrations in Europe are accelerating but remain in the slow lane as the market consolidates.
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