Posts Tagged ‘consumer spending’
Fri Aug 6, 2010 17:00 GMT |
On this week’s podcast, we return our attention to emerging markets, highlighting opportunities beyond the BRICs in EMEA- Europe, Middle East and Africa. Business Monitor’s Head of Country Risk and Financial Markets Justin Patrie, discusses the outlook for Egypt, Ghana and Turkey with Mark Schaltuper, Head of Europe Analysis, Liz Martins, Head of Middle East… [Read more]

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Tags: actionable strategies, Banking, consumer spending, demographics, Egypt, emerging markets, Equities, finance, Ghana, investor outlook, macroeconomic outlook, oil and gas, Opportunities, Political Risk, risks, sectors, Turkey
Posted in: Africa, Currencies, Emerging Europe, Equities, FDI, Financials, General, Geopolitics, Middle East, oil and gas, Podcast, Political Risk
Fri Apr 9, 2010 16:34 GMT |
The health of the world economy has picked up considerably in 2010 with BMI forecasting global GDP growth of 3.2% (driven largely by emerging markets). However, rather than force through positive consumer spending momentum, I see 2010 proving to be another difficult year, with developed market consumer confidence remaining weak. At the real economy level,… [Read more]
Tags: beverages, BRIC, consumer spending, drink, emerging markets, food, Indonesia, retailing
Posted in: Asia, Emerging Europe, General, Middle East
Thu Oct 29, 2009 16:29 GMT |
With Halloween around the corner, we ask BMI’s Global Economic Strategist, Tim Cooper, if the latest Q3 GDP reading in the US is a ‘Trick’ or a ‘Treat’. For now, markets appear to be thinking the latter.

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Tags: bounce, consumer spending, financial markets, Fiscal Stimulus, GDP, Halloween, inventory, jobless claims, monetary policy, Q3, quantitative easing, rally, Real Estate, technical support, unemployment, US, US economy
Posted in: Equities, Financials, General, Inflation/Deflation, Podcast, US