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All of the eight covered regions registered an uptick, signalling that the business cycle might have turned to acceleration.
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CEIC Leading Indicator (June 2020): Positive Developments for All Regions

All of the eight covered regions registered an uptick, signalling that the business cycle might have turned to acceleration.
The COVID-19 crisis is projected to result in one of the most severe global economic recessions since the Great Depression of the 1930s and has already had a serious negative impact on global commodity prices.
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COVID-19 Impact: Global Commodity Prices

These unseen levels triggered gloomy predictions for the US economy, echoing the labour market collapse in the 1930s during the Great Depression and suggesting similar levels of unemployment.
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Reading the US Jobless Claims Data Right

These unseen levels triggered gloomy predictions for the US economy, echoing the labour market collapse in the 1930s
The CEIC Leading indicator for May 2020 saw an increase to 66.4
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CEIC Leading Indicator (May 2020) India on Road to Economic Revival

The CEIC Leading Indicator for Brazil saw a slight improvement in May 2020 to 36.63, after reaching a record low of 27.34 in April.
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CEIC Leading Indicator (May 2020): Strong Recession Expected in Brazil

In May 2020, the CEIC Leading Indicator for China continued to climb, reaching 110.4
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CEIC Leading Indicator (May 2020): China Recovery Riding High

In May 2020, the CEIC Leading Indicator for China continued to climb, reaching 110.4
The headwinds caused by COVID-19 could be offset by the continued opening up of China’s financial market, macroeconomic stability and the gradual progress towards wider use of the RMB
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Will COVID-19 Delay the RMB Internationalisation?

The headwinds caused by COVID-19 could be offset by the continued opening up of China’s financial market, macroeconomic stability and the gradual progress towards wider use of the RMB
The CEIC Leading Indicator data in April suggests that in the next couple of months some of the major economies will be entering into a contraction even more severe than that in the first quarter of 2020
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CEIC Leading Indicator: April 2020

The CEIC Leading Indicator data in April suggests that in the next couple of months some of the major economies will be entering into a contraction even more severe than that in the first quarter of 2020
Manufacturing PMI fell to its lowest and sharpest in March and April 2020
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COVID-19 Impact: Euro Area Manufacturing Sector

Manufacturing PMI fell to its lowest and sharpest in March and April 2020
The government is aiming for a staggered easing of the lockdown so that economic activity can start without jeopardising lives. At the same time, it is essential to increase proper testing
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India's COVID-19 Story: Walking the Tightrope

The government is aiming for a staggered easing of the lockdown so that economic activity can start without jeopardising lives. At the same time, it is essential to increase proper testing
Brazil’s economic team, led by economy minister Paulo Guedes, stepped up the efforts to improve debt sustainability. What does the breakdown of the measures so far reveal?
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Public Debt Reduction in Brazil - Chasing Sustainability

Brazil’s economic team, led by economy minister Paulo Guedes, stepped up the efforts to improve debt sustainability. What does the breakdown of the measures so far reveal?
Emerging markets are to an extent undiscovered frontiers where money is tight, but opportunities are vast
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Opinion: COVID-19 Measures - Build Me a Hospital

Emerging markets are to an extent undiscovered frontiers where the money is tight, but opportunities are vast