Macroeconomics
Weak productivity reduced output in Australia by up to 3% – study
RBA paper says decline has “profound implications” for citizens’ welfare
Trump’s tariffs and the emerging market economies
Steve Kamin says EMEs are likely to escape the worst outcomes from capricious and chaotic trade policy
Ageing societies limit monetary policy space – BoK study
“Super aged” populations cut growth and inflation, and weaken banking sector, authors say
RBA’s deputy governor outlines institution’s research ambitions
Hauser wants bank to become hub for tackling issues such as macro shocks and climate crisis
Economists say rate cuts unlikely to solve China’s deflation woes
CPI grows slightly, but production price index posts largest year-on-year decline since 2023
Global macro shifts: can emerging markets navigate a fragmented world?
Franklin Templeton expects certain emerging markets to benefit during the realignment of global political and trading blocs
Tariffs will raise US prices throughout 2025 – Fed governor
Kugler says progress on core goods inflation has been reversed and trade policy could make things worse
Inflationary shocks hurt US labour market and output – Fed study
As real wages decline, workers search for new, less economically productive jobs, research finds
Trust allows ‘decisive’ policy action – Carstens
BIS general manager says more work is needed to secure trust in financial stability and fiscal policy
Lagarde calls for euro to take on global role
ECB president says EU can be bulwark of stability amid increasing economic upheaval
Muted consumer sentiment may not presage low US growth – study
Kansas City Fed research says people’s pessimism does not automatically mean they will spend less
Tariffs already raising US inflation – Fed study
Researchers say trade policies were starting to affect consumer prices in March
The cost of ‘US liberation’
Stephen Millard outlines NIESR’s latest analysis of the Trump tariffs, as risks tilt to the downside
Experts divided over contraction in US economy
Ex-NY Fed chief says latest figures are an anomaly, though others point to Trump policies’ impact
‘Liberation day’ likely to cause US recession – NBER study
Paper sets out conditions for tariff-driven downturn and says US is likely to meet them
‘Declaring war on the world economy’: economists react to Trump tariffs
Early estimates point to stagflation in US, as tariffs hit highest level since early 20th century
Vector-based language model can improve forecasts – BIS paper
“Word embeddings” can be used to make better inflation predictions, authors find
Agent-based models come of age
Central banks are increasingly modelling the economy as a complex system
Atlanta Fed’s GDP estimate takes a nosedive
Bank projects more severe contraction in Q1, while analysts point to possible recession
Bigger housing booms create deeper downturns – IMF paper
Rapid home price rises can trigger big economic busts and misallocations of resources, authors find
Targeted financing would not solve housing crisis – research
National Bank of Denmark argues against allowing premature pension withdrawals for housing
People willing to pay more to curb business cycle – study
Survey data challenges assertion that consumers would only make minimal sacrifices
‘Dark’ oil shipping impacts inflation – paper
Research finds nearly 43% of seaborne crude is shipped undercover to evade sanctions