World economy

OPEC post mortem

OPEC cuts global oil demand estimate and now forecasts growth of 1.3 Mbd in 2025 and 1.28 in 2026

Bankinter | OPEC cut its estimate for global oil demand. It justified its decision on the impact on the economy of tariffs and the information received in Q1. They estimate that demand will increase by 1.3 mbd in 2025 and 1.28 mbd in 2026, in both cases a reduction of 0.150 mbd compared to the previous estimate. This increase represents about 1.2% of global supply each year. In parallel, it…

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Atlanta Fed forecasts US GDP to contract by 2.8% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 2025, compared to 2.3% growth expected two weeks ago

Last week, nearly all sectors of the S&P 500 weakened. The financial sector lost significant ground on the 4th (-4.67%), with stocks like Citi and Wells Fargo showing very poor performance. In the technology sector, the biggest setbacks were seen in Intel (-6.2%) and Tesla (-4.5%). President Donald Trump’s tariff policies can be seen as an act of ‘throwing stones on his own roof’ as they create uncertainty, which has…