Category: Banking & Financial Services
Europe Banking & Financial Services
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Spain
... expansion expected this year, Spain will remain one of the fastest-growing economies in the eurozone. Strong growth in services will still drive activity, though the contribution from the booming tourism sector will continue to moderate. Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - United Kingdom
... Though we expect the Bank of England to steadily cut the policy rate next year, tightening fiscal policy and the lagged impact of past interest rate hikes on households will be powerful headwinds to activity. Read More
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Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Ukraine
Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Ukraine Industrial production (manufacturing, extraction and utilities) is forecast to outpace economic growth in 2024, increasing by 10.2%, picking up to 13.5% growth in 2025. Read More
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Macro - Weekly Briefings - United Kingdom
... the discrepancy in levels terms with other sources, but the problem of extreme volatility remains. Frustratingly, the Office for National Statistics has said it could be 2027 before the long-term solution is finally in place. Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Czech Republic
... at a modest growth pace, failing to pick up momentum. But we expect growth will strengthen to 2.8% next year as monetary easing feeds through to a lower domestic savings rate and demand improves for ... Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - France
... projection by 0.1ppts to 0.8% as GDP figures for Q3 2024 were a bit less favourable than we expected, resulting in a weaker carryover. Plus, deteriorating business sentiment is clouding the outlook for next year. Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Norway
... expansionary 2025 budget suggests a stronger-than-expected fiscal impulse totalling 0.7ppts next year. This will make fiscal policy a key growth driver next year as monetary policy continues to constrain private sector investment and household spending. Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Luxembourg
... and data revisions show a 0.7% q/q uptick in Q1. Luxembourg's economy is set to outpace growth in the eurozone and post a marked recovery as easing monetary policy supports the outlook. The strength in ... Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Switzerland
Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Switzerland We've maintained our GDP growth forecast for Switzerland at 1.0% for this year and 1.5% for 2025 (adjusted for revenues from major sporting events). Read More
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Online Stock Brokerages in the UK - Industry Market Research Report
... billion. The Online Stock Brokerages industry has gained users quickly, as many investors left their brokers and started trading online. Rising incomes, volatile stock markets, an increasing number of mobile connections and growing appetite for ... Read More
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Analysis by Region - Europe
... to 4.1% in 2025, an improvement from recent years. Stabilising natural gas prices and stronger-than-expected population growth will be the main growth drivers next year as the economy strengthens from several years of soft growth. Read More
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Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Montenegro
... next year. We expect solid growth at the tail end of this year as inflation continues to ease and monetary policy loosens. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict represents a significant downside risk to the 2025 outlook. Read More
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Consumer Credit in the United Kingdom
... to the rise in gross lending. This is due to consumers continuously applying for credit to cover their living expenses. In addition, a growing number of local consumers now use credit to pay for daily ... Read More
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Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Hungary
... revision was triggered by a negative surprise in Q3 when GDP contracted for the second consecutive quarter. While we expect growth to pick up in 2026-2027, we consider risks as increasingly skewed to the downside. Read More
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Debit Cards in the United Kingdom
... value share of all card payment transactions in the local market. This increase is consistent with companies across the country using commercial debit cards more frequently than other card payment methods to better manage their ... Read More
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Credit Cards in the United Kingdom
... growth of credit card transactions post-pandemic has been driven by delayed spending, as consumers attempt to make up for lost time with funding house improvements, holidays, and other experiences, such as purchasing tickets to worldwide ... Read More
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Financial Cards and Payments in the United Kingdom
... has begun to improve. This has been a contributing factor to the ongoing expansion of financial card payments in the UK, with a rise in the number of financial cards in circulation as well as ... Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - North Macedonia
... inflation. We think this policy will take effect at the end of 2024, leading us to lower our CPI estimate for 2024 to 3.2%. However, we think inflation will rise again in 2025 because we ... Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Italy
... our 2024 forecast based on relatively subdued Q3 growth. We project inflation will pick up to average 1.9% next year, as the contribution from energy inflation will likely increase from a sizeable drop this year. Read More
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Pre-Paid Cards in the United Kingdom
... increase in the value of transactions. The perception among local consumers that pre-paid cards are safer to use and protect them from fraud is one of the reasons for this financial card’s popularity, as there ... Read More
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Store Cards in the United Kingdom
... 10% and 12% declines in volume and value transactions, respectively. Due to the limited usage of store cards in the local market - linked to purchases from a specific retailer or retail group - and ... Read More
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Charge Cards in the United Kingdom
... cost-of-living crisis. However, as the economy has stabilised, with inflation falling to 2% in May 2024, charge card usage has resumed its historical declining trend. The main reason is that these types of cards are ... Read More
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Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Poland
... year is based on soft activity over Q3 with as the economy shrank on the back of weak industry and sales. But we still expect domestic demand from consumers, and increasingly from investment, will drive ... Read More
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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Germany
... lower due to data revisions. We maintain our call of a 0.1% contraction this year and don't expect a meaningful economic impact from the breakdown of the German traffic light coalition in the near term, ... Read More
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Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Moldova
... EU, Moldova's main trading partner. We expect growth will rise to about 3.9% in both 2025 and 2026, from an estimated 3.0% y/y in 2024. But the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war, policy uncertainty in the run ... Read More
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