Many (un)happy returns in EM; governance and the vicious circle
This report examines the underlying governance factors that have driven EM underperformance over the last five years.Brazil, Russia, Malaysia and...
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U.S. Economy Picks up the Pace: We're bumping up our 2015 GDP forecast
Growth in the second quarter was revised up from 3.7% to 3.9%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.7% growth.It was what economists like to call a...
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CORPORATE LEVERAGE: An Inconvenient Truth
Sometimes stock markets don’t bounce back. They just hit the bottom and then crawl sideways for years. Take Greece, its stock market is still 87%...
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Oil Price Outlook: All Signs Point to a Brutal Near-Term and a Meaningful Long-Term Recovery
Although we continue to believe that crude oil prices are well below the levels required to incentivize sufficient investment to meet demand beyond...
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CHINA SOE REFORM: Detailed plan due in the next 3 weeks. Potential implications
There is a growing expectation that mergers involving huge state-owned conglomerates could be part of China's soon-to-be-announced reforms of...
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