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🏆 Announcing the 2025 FocusEconomics Analyst Forecast Awards for the Monetary Sector 🏆

We’re excited to unveil this year’s top-performing institutions in the Monetary Sector, covering Inflation, Exchange Rate, and Interest Rate forecasts. These awards recognize the analysts who demonstrated outstanding accuracy and insight in a year marked by monetary policy shifts, currency volatility, and persistent inflationary pressures.

👏 Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the nearly 400 institutions who contributed forecasts this year. Your expertise helps shape smarter decisions around the world.

🔗 See the full list of winners: https://lnkd.in/dF9V7fKi

See the evolution of our daily forecasts for the Federal Reserve's policy rate. Get more info on our daily updates here:
https://www.focus-economics.com/solutions/daily-updates/

Latin American economies have very different fiscal outlooks for next year according to our panelists.

Our analysts see a notable fiscal deficit in Eastern Europe in the coming years, which could complicate the region's plans to double down on nuclear energy output. Read more: https://www.focus-economics.com/regions/central-and-eastern-europe/

Check out this snapshot of our panelists' forecasts for Ukraine's war-battered economy: https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/ukraine/

New commodities are now available via our online FocusAnalytics platform, including Asia liquified natural gas. Prices for the commodity are set to follow closely those for European natural gas, with the two regions competing for cargoes from top exporters including Qatar and the United States. Request a free trial: https://www.focus-economics.com/free-trial/

Chinese steel prices are seen on a downward trend in the upcoming quarters as the Chinese property sector remains in the doldrums. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dR3Ffive