Steady bank lending growth in the eurozone is in line with our view of modest GDP growth over the winter. While investment ...

Overall, the GDP figures confirm our view that the Czech economy is gradually trending toward its potential and will show a decent 2026 performance. We see the economy growing at 2.7% in 2026 and the ...

The Bank of Japan aims to move its real rate closer to zero, but the timing and scale of future adjustments will depend on economic conditions. The market appears dissatisfied with the lack of clarity ...

The end of the year is marked by a further decline in Polish inflation, below the NBP's 2.5% target. Companies' pricing ...

A strong performance from net trade lifted GDP growth to its fastest rate since the third quarter of 2023. The key drivers ...

As Romania continues to grapple with still-large but improving macro imbalances, an effective last-mile absorption of EU ...

November's lacklustre data from the real economy does not undermine the solid momentum of Poland’s economy. In 2026, we expect some improvement in industry and construction along with solid growth in ...

Our outlook suggests solid wage growth, stable house prices and manageable mortgage costs for most consumers. The key question is whether they will finally spend a larger share of their income. But ...

Exports grew faster than expected in November on the back of solid demand from the US and EU Japan’s exports rose 6.1% year on year in November (vs 3.6% in October, 5.0% market consensus). We believe ...

The Bank of Japan opted for a widely expected 25bp hike and kept the door to future hikes open, though Governor Kazuo Ueda's comments were rather neutral on forward guidance. The November CPI matched ...

Marieke Blom is Chief Economist and Global Head of Research at ING Group. Marieke has worked at ING since 2014. She is a member of the board of the Dutch Royal Economic Society (KVS). She is also a ...