Oxford Economics

1 month ago | oxfordeconomics.com | Geena Bevenour

As rhetoric sharpens and tariffs mount, the US is poised to experience a significant decline in inbound travel this year

1 month ago | oxfordeconomics.com | Geena Bevenour

Global international arrivals fully recovered in 2024 but economic and geopolitical risks such as trade tensions continue.

2 months ago | oxfordeconomics.com | Sanele Mjikane

House prices across Europe have soared over the past decade, especially in cities. During this time, incomes in Europe have not kept pace with house price hikes on average, squeezing the purchasing power of homebuyers in many European cities.

2 months ago | oxfordeconomics.com | Sanele Mjikane

Trade tensions between the EU and the US are escalating. Aggressive protectionist policies have been a key instrument for Trump in the opening months of 2025, and the president has indicated that both blanket and sector-specific levies on EU good exports could be imposed within the coming weeks.

2 months ago | oxfordeconomics.com | Sanele Mjikane

Tariffs don't have to be imposed to wreak economic harm – threats are enough. So the recent flurry of announcements by the US, followed in some cases by swift postponements, are already increasing trade uncertainty and making it less likely that companies will invest.