Economics

News & Analysis

Luxury Stocks Resume Slide as ‘Third Phase of Slowdown’ Starts

10 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

10 December 2018 • By Bloomberg

European luxury stocks drop due to potential sales and profit downgrades triggered by high-spending consumers in the Middle East, China and Japan.

News & Analysis

Luxury Stocks Resume Slide as ‘Third Phase of Slowdown’ Starts

European luxury stocks drop due to potential sales and profit downgrades triggered by high-spending consumers in the Middle East, China and Japan.

News & Analysis

Japan Retail Sales Rise Most in 10 Months, Signals Economic Rebound

29 November 2018 • By Reuters

29 November 2018 • By Reuters

Consumers are spending more on fuel, cars, medicines and cosmetics in a sign the world’s third-largest economy is likely returning to growth.

News & Analysis

Japan Retail Sales Rise Most in 10 Months, Signals Economic Rebound

Consumers are spending more on fuel, cars, medicines and cosmetics in a sign the world’s third-largest economy is likely returning to growth.

Global Currents

What Trump’s Trade War Means for Fashion

27 March 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

Global Currents

What Trump’s Trade War Means for Fashion

As fears of a trade war begin to ebb, the tension felt by supply chain leaders appears to be lifting. But given president Trump’s characteristic unpredictability, the fashion industry is not out of the woods yet.

4 Davos Themes Fashion Needs to Watch

27 January 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

4 Davos Themes Fashion Needs to Watch

As business magnates, presidents and economists converged at the 2018 World Economic Forum to discuss the state of the global economy, what important takeaways are there for the fashion industry?

This Week in Fashion

Should Fashion Executives Prepare for an Economic Downturn in 2018?

12 January 2018 • By BoF Team

This Week in Fashion

Should Fashion Executives Prepare for an Economic Downturn in 2018?

The global economy is stronger than ever, yet some worry that a picture-of-health economy indicates trouble not so far ahead.

Fashion in 2018 | 01. Predictably Unpredictable

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

In 2018, fashion executives will need to accept the fact that change and instability are fixed features of the current business climate, and to focus their efforts on those aspects of the business that they can control.

Fashion in 2018 | 01. Predictably Unpredictable

In 2018, fashion executives will need to accept the fact that change and instability are fixed features of the current business climate, and to focus their efforts on those aspects of the business that they can control.

News & Analysis

Australia's Retail Price War Adds to Fears Over Weak Inflation

8 May 2017 • By Reuters

8 May 2017 • By Reuters

Australian retailers are being forced to change their business models but four major firms going into voluntary administration in the first two months of the year highlights the deepening crisis.

News & Analysis

Australia's Retail Price War Adds to Fears Over Weak Inflation

Australian retailers are being forced to change their business models but four major firms going into voluntary administration in the first two months of the year highlights the deepening crisis.

News & Analysis

US Consumer Spending Stalls for Second Month

2 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

2 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

Analysts are expecting the consumer to bounce back, as there’s still plenty for Americans to cheer about in the economic outlook, including a steady job market.

News & Analysis

US Consumer Spending Stalls for Second Month

Analysts are expecting the consumer to bounce back, as there’s still plenty for Americans to cheer about in the economic outlook, including a steady job market.

Four Forces Transforming the Global Economy

9 January 2017 • By BoF Team

9 January 2017 • By BoF Team

Richard Dobbs, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, spoke in December at VOICES, BoF’s new annual gathering for big thinkers.

Four Forces Transforming the Global Economy

Richard Dobbs, senior partner at McKinsey & Company, spoke in December at VOICES, BoF’s new annual gathering for big thinkers.

The China Edit | Millennial Spending Poses Debt Risk, Michael Jordan Scores Legal Win

12 December 2016 • By Limei Hoang

12 December 2016 • By Limei Hoang

Spending and borrowing by Chinese millennials poses a risk to China's fast-growing debt, and basketball player Michael Jordan scores a legal win for his Chinese name.

The China Edit | Millennial Spending Poses Debt Risk, Michael Jordan Scores Legal Win

Spending and borrowing by Chinese millennials poses a risk to China's fast-growing debt, and basketball player Michael Jordan scores a legal win for his Chinese name.