Is the strength of the US consumer overrated?
The US consumer, which represents a bigger share of global GDP than China’s economy, has been the main driver of US GDP growth in recent quarters. Spurred by job and […]
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The Confident Consumer
US consumer confidence rose for the fourth consecutive month in October, and has now reached an 18-year high. But while this is certainly an impressive milestone, the sharp increase hasn’t […]
Week End Blog – Greece falters, but Europe persists
This week, markets were made clear that Syriza, the convincing winner of the Greek elections, means business. Syriza has taken a hard stance towards Europe, at least for now, which […]
Week End Blog – China slowdown, Eurozone resilience and American windfall
Welcome to the Week End Blog. This week’s main macro number had to be Chinese GDP growth for Q3. Year-on-year GDP growth came in at 7.3%, slightly above expectations. Yet, […]
Consumer Confidence Explained
Last week, German consumer confidence came in at the highest level since January 2007. Confidence among German consumers bottomed shortly after the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008 and […]
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