RaboResearch - Economisch Onderzoek

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Gasflation (Engelstalig)

US and European natural gas prices have jumped to multi-year highs; to the extent that comparisons with the 1970’s oil crises are perhaps not as far-fetched as some would think.

Economisch Kwartaalbericht

Blik op de wereld: welkom in de mismatch-economie

Mismatch tussen vraag en aanbod bepalen het economisch beeld; stijgende inflatie is daar een uitvloeisel van. Dat is een uitdaging voor centrale banken, maar renteverhogingen zijn ons inziens nog niet aan de orde. Want ook de risico’s op een groeivertraging zijn toegenomen.

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Looking beyond the COVID-19 crisis (Engelstalig)

While we currently expect a V-shaped recovery for the global economy, there is a clear risk of a more U-shaped or even L-shaped recovery. There could also be effects on global growth beyond the 2021 horizon. We expect annual structural growth (up to 2030) in the US to drop from 1.6% to 1.4%. For the Netherlands, structural growth is set to decline from 1.3% to 1.1%.

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Economic implications of the coronavirus (Engelstalig)

The recent coronavirus outbreak will likely affect China’s economic growth, and could also have global ramifications. which will likely be more severe than compared to the SARS outbreak 17 years ago because China has become much bigger and more intertwined globally.

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Trade deal China-US: Phase One, Phase None (Engelstalig)

The Phase 1 trade deal signed by the US and China in January 2020 has created a temporary but unstable equilibrium. The deal could still collapse and a re-acceleration of trade tensions in 2020 remains our base scenario.