Hungary is facing another challenging year after two years full of negative surprises. The third could be a charm ...

There’s nothing unusual or unexpected about the Bank of England’s decision to cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.50% this month. As for the vote split, well that’s anything but.

Retail sales and industrial production figures for December have come in much weaker than expected. Although Hungary emerged from a technical recession in the fourth quarter of last year, this data ...

Chinese tariff retaliation, the January unemployment rate in Korea and a BSP meeting will be in focus next week ...

Weak consumer confidence is getting in the way of a solid rebound in retail sales despite improving purchasing power ...

ING's February Economic Outlook focuses on Trump's second presidency and its impact on the global economy ...

Admittedly, it is not entirely unpredictable, as the pattern emerging this week is very similar to the one we saw around 2018. It usually starts with some grand announcement, followed by an executive ...

From unilateral tariffs to selective tariffs on specific products, the possibilities under the new Trump administration seem vast ...

Central banks and their rate cutting plans ...

Czech headline inflation slowed down to 2.8% annually, coming in above market expectations. We think the CNB is likely to ...

Asian central banks are becoming more cautious about the domestic growth outlook, leading to pre-emptive rate cuts ...

However, the Trump 1.0 tariff experience from March 2018 to August 2019 showed that FX markets did learn to live with this new environment. Realised volatility fell through 2019 even as tariffs ...