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Economic forecast summary – March 2013
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Post-election, the political scene
continues to suffer from sharp ideological
differences between the parties.
Following a mini-deal on raising taxes at
end-2012, further confrontations loom
over federal spending and the federal
debt ceiling.
Loose monetary policy and a recovering
housing market will partly offset
contractionary fiscal policy.
We maintain our GDP growth forecast for
2013 at 2.1%, down slightly from an
estimated 2.2% in 2012. We forecast
average growth of 2.3% in 2014-17.
The existence of the ECB’s OMT bondbuying programme (as yet unactivated)
continues to foster a period of financial
calm, easing Spain and Italy’s funding
pressures.
The real economy remains weak
although it should emerge from
recession by mid-year: euro area
unemployment reached a record highs
in late 2012.
The ECB’s move buys time. Structural
issues of competitiveness and solvency
still need to be addressed.
Fiscal consolidation will remain a
constraint on growth in the medium
term.
We forecast 0.9% growth for 2013, rising
to 2% in 2014. Demand will be boosted
by the expansionary monetary and fiscal
policies of Shinzo Abe.
The consumption tax rate is forecast to
rise from 5% at present to 8% in April
2014 and then to 10% in October 2015.
We forecast average annual inflation of
around 1.3% between 2014 and 2017.
A weaker yen will provide some relief to
Japan’s exporters.
Over the long term the ageing of the
population, combined with disorderly
public finances, will make it difficult for
policymakers to engineer a selfsustaining recovery in domestic demand.
Growth in 2012 was constrained by
sluggish OECD demand and a policyinduced slowdown in China designed
to deflate a housing bubble.
Chinese data started to strengthen in
the final quarter of 2012. Stimulus
measures and an increase in bank
lending support our view that the
economy will strengthen in 2013 and
grow by 8.5%.
Growth in Brazil is expected to
improve in 2013, but remain relatively
modest at 3.5%.
We estimate that India’s growth will
pick up in 2013 to 6.5%, after growth
of just 5.4% in 2012.
Oil consumption growth will pick up
slightly in 2013 as China returns to
stronger economic growth and US
consumption turns slightly positive.
Overall, consumption growth will
average around 1.7% a year in 201317, led by the developing world.
Geopolitical risks continue to weigh
on the supply picture, particularly the
tensions between the West and Iran.
Still weak demand growth and ample
supply will constrain prices in 2013,
assuming no unforeseen disruptions
to supply or heightened political risk.
Demand will remain relatively subdued
in 2013, constrained by weak OECD
growth, but will pick up supported by a
pick up in China’s consumption
Rising emerging market incomes and
urbanisation will underpin mediumterm demand growth.
Years of underinvestment, particularly
in agriculture, will support prices.
Nominal prices will remain historically
high in 2013-17, but prices will ease
back in real terms.
The Fed’s current monetary stimulus,
a third round of QE, worth US$85bn
in monthly bond purchases, is openended and will last until at least 2014.
The ECB has said it will buy shortterm bonds of euro zone
governments without limit, subject to
strict conditions.
Given indications that the eurozone
will exit recession in mid-2013 we no
longer expect the ECB to cut interest
rates this year.
Emerging market central banks are
adopting an easier monetary stance.
Europe’s debt crisis and a protracted
recession will remain potential sources
of pressure on the euro.
All the same, the dollar has little
fundamental support, given the
combination of loose monetary policy,
fiscal tightening and a large external
funding requirement. We forecast an
average euro:dollar rate of 1.34 in
2013.
EM currencies will be sensitive to
changes in global risk appetite. They
should be supported over the medium
term by positive growth and interest
rate differentials with OECD economies.
- One or more countries leave the euro zone
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- Tensions over currency manipulation lead to protectionism
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- The global economy falls into recession
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+ A sustained decline in oil prices provides a global economic fillip
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- Tensions over disputed islands rupture Sino-Japanese ties
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- Social and political disorder undermine stability in China
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- US economy stumbles in the wake of a wave of fiscal tightening
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- Economic upheaval leads to widespread social and political unrest
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- An attack on Iran results in an oil price shock
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+ Co-ordinated monetary stimulus kick-starts a global recovery
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