L’année avait plutôt bien démarré pour l’économie britannique, avec un rebond du PIB de 0,6% sur le premier trimestre, plus fort que prévu, qui nous conduit à réviser à la hausse notre prévision de croissance moyenne annuelle pour 2026 de +0,3 point de pourcentage (pp) à 1,1%.

The beginning of the year was encouraging for the UK economy with a rebound in GDP of 0.6% QoQ in Q126, stronger than expected, which has led us to revise upwards our forecast for average annual growth by 0.3 percentage points to 1.1%.

First, we must make assumptions about the conflict in the Persian Gulf, which in turn shapeq the energy price scenario that feeds into inflation forecasts; then we must assess any second-round effects; and finally, we must map out growth trajectories. 

Il faut tout d’abord émettre des hypothèses sur le conflit dans le golfe persique qui, elles-mêmes, façonnent le scénario de prix de l’énergie qui, à son tour, irrigue les prévisions d’inflation ; puis il faut se prononcer sur d’éventuels effets de second tour et, enfin, tracer des profils de croissance. 

Growth in the Spanish economy remains solid at the start of 2026, although it is showing signs of moderating in a more uncertain international environment. Domestic demand – underpinned by private consumption and investment – remains the main driver of economic activity, buoyed by a labour market that remains dynamic and by the impetus of public policies. At the same time, the external sector is making a...

Economic activity slowed in 2025, whilst remaining resilient in a context of high uncertainty and rising trade tensions. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has already resulted in higher energy prices and renewed geopolitical uncertainty. Under the assumption of a very gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, without a return to normal conditions, consumer prices would accelerate on average in...

This scenario is set against a backdrop of military, political and economic uncertainty that makes forecasting the scale of shocks and their macroeconomic impact particularly risky. But one thing is certain: the tightening of external constraints on the Eurozone, which is facing more volatile prices on global energy markets. Whilst, unlike in 2022, the risk is less one of shortages, its vulnerability to...

The powerful political and geopolitical consequences of the conflict in the Middle East will extend far beyond the more immediate ones that this scenario aims to identify. This conflict is not an isolated incident, but rather it is part of a series of supply shocks (the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, Houthi attacks) that highlight critical dependencies on a few key chokepoints (eg, commodities...

Les conséquences politiques et géopolitiques, puissantes, du conflit dans le golfe Persique s’étendront durablement bien au-delà de celles, plus immédiates, que ce scénario a pour vocation de cerner. Ce conflit ne constitue pas un accident isolé, mais s’inscrit dans une série de chocs d’offre (pandémie de Covid, guerre en Ukraine, attaques houthies) qui témoigne des dépendances critiques à quelques...