South America goes west: In June, voters in both Colombia and Peru elected conservative, market-friendly presidents by razor-thin margins. Despite...
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The Chinese and U.S. Economies: Consumption-Led vs. Investment-Led Growth Models Read in Spanish So far this century, the global economic narrative has been dominated by a symbiotic, if increasingly tense,... -
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How Have Interest Rate Forecasts Changed Since the Middle East Conflict Began? Higher energy prices act as catalyst: Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, Brent crude oil prices and natural gas... -
U.S. Tech Investment: Is the Surge in Gross Fixed Capital Formation Sustainable? Read in Spanish To the historians of the future, the mid-2020s may well be remembered as the era when the... -
2026 Small Economies Analyst Forecast Awards Winners The FocusEconomics 10th Anniversary Analyst Forecast Awards celebrate a decade of recognizing the world’s most accurate economic forecasters. This year’s... -
The Economic Rise of China: Navigating a Structural Transformation Read in Spanish For the better part of four decades, the story of China’s economy was a simple one to...