Macroeconomic Insights: Where the Rice Shock Travels Next

First the Philippines, now Thailand. Who falls next? We take a closer look at how the Iran oil shock is reshaping the 12-month inflation outlook across Asia, and why rising rice demand could further intensify upside risks. Thailand ran twelve consecutive months of...

Macroeconomic Insights: Philippines CPI — Who Is Falling First?

Philippines inflation has become a test case for how rapidly an external supply shock can propagate through a domestic food system. The April print was a material upside surprise. Headline inflation rose to 7.2% from 4.1% in March, and the miss was not confined to...

Macroeconomic Insights: Hungary CPI – Orban Out, Magyar In

Hungary’s inflation outlook over the next 12 months is increasingly shaped by a transition away from direct price controls toward a more mixed regime combining gradual liberalization and tax-based relief, alongside continued energy-market intervention linked to the...

Macroeconomic Insights: Are Global Food Prices on Their Way Up?

Since the outbreak of the Hormuz conflict in early March 2026, media coverage has understandably centered on oil prices and their pass-through to fuel and transportation costs. Less attention has been paid to other commodities transiting the Strait, notably urea and...