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China’s new five year plan is ambitious, yet it contains inherent trade-offs. When push comes to shove, we believe China will sacrifice growth for resilience and deleveraging for domestic stability.
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Offsetting CO2-emissions through voluntary carbon credits plays a role in the transition to a zero-carbon economy. Although the market is small and oversupplied, things are changing. Demand from non-regulated sectors like aviation is driving market growth.
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The unequal balance between developed and emerging economies becomes painfully clear in the different government response packages to COVID-19. Emerging markets are constrained in their ability to finance appropriate fiscal packages.
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We have revised our economic forecasts and expect the global economy to contract by 2.6% in 2020. How quickly the economy recovers after the coronavirus crisis depends on how fast people get back to work and whether productivity growth is permanently damaged.
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We have changed our base case and now expect a recession in virtually all G10 countries, which will lead world economic growth to slow to 0.7% for 2020, the weakest this figure has been since the great financial crisis of 2008/2009.
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China’s lower economic growth together with smaller and more targeted stimulus compared to previous episodes dampen the global outlook. Together with a potential shift in global policy responses, this likely means a new shift lower in bond yields again soon.
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The US-China trade war will probably accelerate a shift of foreign production out of China. Our new ‘Where Will They Go index’ shows that Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan and India are likely to benefit from this production relocation.
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Vrijhandel is voor vrijwel iedereen voordelig. De meeste landen hebben ooit gebruik gemaakt van invoertarieven. Toch is het een lomp middel, dat onvoorspelbare, negatieve effecten zal hebben. Beleidsmakers weten dit. Dat geeft reden tot hoop.
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Driven by animosity vis-à-vis German cars and a sense of non-reciprocity by the EU on lower car tariffs, US President Trump is expected in the next few weeks to decide on whether the US will impose trade tariffs on cars. We assess the possible impact.
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De wereldeconomie groeit al jaren gematigd met circa 3 procent. Ook voor de komende jaren verwachten we soortgelijke groeicijfers. Wel heeft de verkiezing van Donald Trump tot president van de Verenigde Staten de wereldwijde onzekerheid enorm vergroot.
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Is er nog wel een ‘weg terug’ voor de financiële markten, of leiden Brexit en Trump tot enorme volatiliteit? De economie blijft sputteren en de politieke onzekerheid is groot.
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De mondiale groei houdt in 2016 aan, maar versnelt niet. De VS is bijna klaar voor een renteverhoging en de rest van de wereld wacht in spanning af. Normalisatie van het monetaire beleid is economisch riskant, maar te lang, te ruim monetair beleid ook.
