Kast takes the reins: Chile’s new president took office in March announcing an immediate 3% cut in departmental spending. In mid-April his...
Latest Articles
-
Can José Antonio Kast give Chile’s economy its luster back? -
2026 Big 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... -
What is Inflation? Understanding Its Causes, Benefits, and Economic Impact Read in Spanish Inflation is many things. It’s the invisible thief of purchasing power, a distorting mirror for investment, and,... -
How Has War in the Middle East Affected Economists’ Inflation Forecasts? Continuous forecast hikes during March: Since the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran on 28 February, our Consensus Forecasts for inflation for the vast majority... -
2026 Commodities Forecasting Awards: Full Winners List FocusEconomics is proud to release the Commodity Winners of the 2026 Analyst Forecast Awards – the first results in our... -
The Middle Eastern Economy: A Landscape Under Revision Read in Spanish The conflict that has been ongoing since the end of February between Iran, the U.S. and Israel... -
The Iran War: What the World’s Leading Economists Are Saying About the Global Economic Impact The Iran War: What the World’s Leading Economists Are Saying About the Global Economic Impact -
Which Are the Poorest Countries in Europe by GDP per Capita in 2026? Leer en Español Why is Eastern Europe Poorer Than The West? The economic gap between Western and Eastern Europe isn’t... -
What does Japan’s recent election mean for the economy? LDP secures a landslide victory: Japan’s governing alliance delivered an unexpectedly decisive win in the 8 February general election, securing 352 seats in the 465-seat lower... -
U.S. Economic Exceptionalism: Examining the Outlook for the American Economy Leer en Español In early 2026, the American economy resembles a high-stakes experiment. On one side, the country’s tech firms...