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In this podcast, ING's Tim Rahill discusses what's next for corporate bonds after a week of unprecedented policy changes ...
Oil prices rose marginally higher yesterday despite OPEC trimming demand estimates. ICE Brent settled just below US$65/bbl.
EUR money markets are close to fully discounting a 25bp rate cut this Thursday after Trump’s “liberation day” sealed the case for further European Central Bank easing in the eyes of investors.
European real estate M&A activity increased last year, with total volumes almost doubling compared to 2023, reaching €31bn. Despite this, volumes remain below the 10-year average of €50bn.
CEE countries still face long-term challenges such as competitiveness, demographics and energy transition, which complicate their response to external shocks. Despite the uncertainties, the region may ...
The subdued message from the bank lending survey should encourage the ECB to lower rates further, as if they didn’t have enough reasons to do so. With trade and market turmoil, a stronger euro and ...
Both the US Fed and the European Central Bank are set to do more rather than less over the coming months, given the financial and economic turmoil around the globe President Trump’s tariffs will ...
There's some positive news for the eurozone economy, though it's somewhat in the rear-view mirror. Industrial production rose by 1.1% in February, marking the second consecutive strong increase. On ...
CPI data indicates that Polish headline inflation ceased growing in this year's first quarter, and core inflation has started to moderate. The outlook for the rest of the year is improving, but US ...
Significantly lower yields in the belly of EUR and USD swap curves suggest rates markets remain pessimistic about the economic outlook further in the future. This contrasts with the rally in equities ...
Away from the tariffs, perhaps the biggest unanswered question in the UK economy is what the recent employer tax hikes mean for the jobs market. Earlier this year, the mood music looked grim. Survey ...
US President Trump's global tariffs are causing a dramatic change in economic relationships. Our team of economists look at the impact on countries, central banks, FX, rates, commodities and more ...