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Labour Market Resilience in the US, Eurozone and UK

Labour market conditions have remained strong across the US, UK and eurozone despite wide variations in economic performance. Low unemployment, high vacancy rates and elevated...

PR / 1 month ago

World Growth to Fall Sharply in 2024 but US Recession Avoided

World growth has held up well in 2023 driven by a normalisation of consumption in China and a pick-up in US growth, which have outweighed a sharp slowdown in Europe in the wake of last year’s...

PR / 6 months ago

World Trade Now Slowing Sharply

Global trade is now slowing sharply after a rapid post-pandemic recovery in 2021 and 2022, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. Monetary tightening, fading fiscal support and service sector...

PR / 1 year ago

Global Economic Growth Was Better than Expected in 1Q23

The global economy got off to a better than expected start in 2023 with growth significantly beating our forecasts for China and broadly matching expectations for the US and the eurozone, Fitch...

PR / 1 year ago

Global Growth Outlook Improves, but Rate Hike Impact Still Ahead

Global growth prospects for 2023 have improved significantly since December, says Fitch Ratings in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO) report, but the impacts of rate hikes on the real economy...

PR / 1 year ago

National State of Disaster Declaration Highlights Credit Risks Facing South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of a national state of disaster during his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) illustrates the challenges...

PR / 1 year ago

Emerging Europe Sovereigns Face Risks from War and Energy

Fitch Ratings expects credit conditions for sovereigns in emerging Europe to deteriorate in 2023 owing to the war in Ukraine and associated spillovers (notably energy) and policy responses....

PR / 2 years ago