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Global Demand for Industrial Goods picks up further

Published by Marzia Moccia. Sept. 8, 2021 .

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Global demand for investment goods regained its pre-2019 growth trajectory. Electronics is in the lead; positive signals also from machinery and industrial tools [ Read all ]

Focus United States: The Fed Stalls on Tapering

Published by Gloria Zambelli. Sept. 4, 2021 .

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Last week, international observers were focused on the highly anticipated annual symposium held by the Federal Reserve in Jackson Hole [ Read all ]

Automotive Components: Developments on EU Foreign Trade

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Sept. 1, 2021 .

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Semiconductor shortage emerges as wake-up call for the industry [ Read all ]

South Korea heading towards monetary policy normalization

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Aug. 27, 2021 .

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Economic recovery and financial stabilization rank as main goals [ Read all ]

Automotive Sector: Covid Crisis and Green Transition

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Aug. 25, 2021 .

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The first months of 2021 leave behind the unfavorable spring of last year for the EU market, but weakness remains compared to pre-Covid levels; solid growth for electric vehicles [ Read all ]

Afghani on the road to Venezuela's Sovereign Bolivar

Published by Luigi Bidoia. Aug. 20, 2021 .

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Regime change in Kabul interrupts Afghanistan's careful exchange rate policy [ Read all ]

The Shekel Rally Keeps Going

Published by Gloria Zambelli. Aug. 13, 2021 .

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The Bank of Israel's foreign currency purchase program appears to be insufficient to control the currency rally [ Read all ]

IMF|World Economic Outlook: the Picture of World Recovery in July 2021 update

Published by Marzia Moccia. Aug. 13, 2021 .

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Global economic recovery continues, but gap between advanced and emerging economies widens [ Read all ]

Emerging Focus: ASEAN Currencies on a roller Coaster

Published by Gloria Zambelli. Aug. 6, 2021 .

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Third wave of covid-19 weakens ASEAN currencies: Thai bath and Philippine peso judge this trend [ Read all ]

H1-2021: World Trade Performance by industry

Published by Marzia Moccia. Aug. 4, 2021 .

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Global trade in goods appears to have ushered in a new season of increases. Widespread recovery in sector terms, with a few exceptions [ Read all ]