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May 14

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: The Eurozone awakens

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 14, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global vaccination rates picked up last week after stalling in early May, reducing the projected time towards ‘herd’ (70%+) immunity by…
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May 13

Oil set to rise further

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The May 2021 edition of our Commodity Market Outlook focuses on crude oil, covering recent market developments and our pricing outlook over the coming year. As usual, we also provide an update on our latest views on broad commodity markets.
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May 07

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Hesitancy pushes back immunity timeline

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 7, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Worldwide vaccination rates stalled over the past week, increasing the number of months towards 70%+ immunity by 4.3% to 11 months.…
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May 04

Global retail sales rebounded sharply in March

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, May 4, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Retail Sales Tracker, which suggests that global retail spending rebounded strongly in March after stalling between October and February. Worldwide retail spending likely expanded 4.8% in March, buoyed by exceptionally strong demand for goods in the US. With last month’s gain, global retail spending is now about 3% below its pre-COVID path.
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Apr 30

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: DM progress stalls temporarily

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 30, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global vaccination rates accelerated over the past week, reducing the projected time towards ‘herd’ (70%) immunity by around 7% to 11…
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Apr 29

Growth resuming into the second quarter

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 29, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Industrial Tracker, which points to growth resuming into the second quarter. As we expected, worldwide production fully recovered in March (+0.8% month-over-month), reflecting stronger operating conditions in the United States, as factories and oil miners ramped up production following severe weather disruptions the previous month.
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Apr 29

Pause button on US dollar slide

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In the April 2021 edition of Numera’s Global Macro Monitor, we explore the factors behind the US dollar’s partial recovery in early 2021 and the likelihood of a reversal in last year’s trend. We believe a period of sustained USD appreciation is unlikely, improving the upside for EM and commodity investments.
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Apr 27

Global manufacturing recovered in March

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 27, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Global Manufacturing Tracker, which reveals factory output recovered in March as US factories normalized operating following severe winter storms in February.
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Apr 23

Numera’s Herd Immunity Tracker: Vaccine progress stalls

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTREAL, QC, April 23, 2021 (Press Release) – Numera today released the latest update of its Herd Immunity Tracker. This report will be published weekly for the remainder of the year. Its purpose is to complement available information on COVID-19 vaccination rates with timely estimates on projected times remaining until 70%+ immunity for all major economies. Global progress towards ‘herd’ immunity stalled this past week, primarily owing to a reduced pace of vaccinations in emerging economies. The…
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