Capital Economics: South Africa’s retail and mining bolster GDP outlook
On Wednesday, Capital Economics provided an analysis of South Africa’s economic activity data for November, indicating a robust end to the previous year, driven primarily by the mining and retail sectors. The firm predicts that South Africa’s GDP will grow
Capital Economics sees Egypt GDP growth outpacing consensus
Capital Economics, a research firm, has projected Wednesday that Egypt’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will accelerate in the upcoming fiscal years, outstripping consensus forecasts. The firm anticipates a rise to 5.0% in the current fiscal year, with a further increase
Morning Bid: ‘Giddy’ Wall Street hits new highs, BOJ looms into view
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Whatever doubts investors may have surrounding the longer-term economic damage of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariff agenda, they are giving his deregulation, tech-friendly and AI-supportive policies a
Fed’s rate meeting next week likely to be a nothingburger as hold largely expected
Investing.com — The Federal Reserve is set for its first policy meeting next week, but BofA believes the meeting is likely to be nothingburger as the central bank is likely to keep rates on hold. “We view the January Fed meeting as
BoE could slow QT to hold off bond vigilantes
By Mike Peacock , (Reuters) – Bond vigilantism has returned to Britain, raising the prospect that the government will be forced to consider politically toxic tax rises or public spending cuts to placate investors concerned about the country’s fiscal health. But