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• Biden takes lead as final votes are counted

  • The Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, has taken a narrow lead of 0.7% in both Wisconsin and Michigan. With 97% and 92% of the vote counted in those states respectively, Mr Biden appears increasingly likely to hold on to these margins.
• Economic outlook is soft for Q4, with growth nowcast at 1.4 per cent

  • The EIU nowcast for the US economy for Q4 2020 weakened to 1.41% (quarter-on-quarter) as of last week, compared with 1.80% during the week ending 23rd Oct October.
• Slowing labour market recovery pushes Q4 GDP nowcast below 1.4 per cent

  • The EIU nowcast for the US economy for Q4 2020 further weakened to 1.37% (quarter-on-quarter) as of last week, compared with 1.41% during the week ending 30th October.
• Three scenarios for the Thai government to tackle protests

  • In our baseline scenario, the government will try to outlast the protesters through a hybrid strategy of hard-line crackdown and calculated offers of compromise.
• Supply Chain Resilience for an Era of Turbulence

  • In the EIU’s report, “Supply Chain Resilience for an Era of Turbulence”, commissioned by the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), the EIU examines capabilities that increase supply chain resilience in today’s environment of increased risk and more severe supply chain disruptions.
• EIU Global Outlook: who’s at risk for sovereign defaults?

  • The coronavirus pandemic has put many countries in a difficult fiscal situation, compounded by a decline in tax revenue and rising public expenses.
• Asia’s “inward turn” to shake up business and investment

  • A new report from The Economist Intelligence Unit examines how the coronavirus pandemic and geopolitics are driving changes in economic policy in Asia that will have a lasting impact on business and investment.
• GDP nowcast dips as growth in retail spending and industrial output slow

  • The EIU nowcast for the US economy for Q3 2020 weakened to 3.54% (quarter-on-quarter) as of last week, compared with 3.80% during the week ending 4th September.
• Global Outlook: bleak picture for international commerce

  • In The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest global outlook video, Agathe Demarais, Andrew Viteritti and Keren Uziyel discuss our latest forecasts for global trade and investment, as well as the Middle East region.
• Where have all the fundamentals gone? Investing post-Covid: A report by The Economist Intelligence Unit

  • This exclusive report explores the key themes that will be vital for investment performance over the next five years.

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