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Ian Samson
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GEARs: Bursting through the ceiling?

Fidelity International’s GEAR (Gauges of Economic Activity in Real Time) activity indicators continue to rebound strongly.

Ian Samson + 1 other | 20 August 2020

Ian Samson
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GEARs: China roars while the global economy snores

Our Gauges of Economic Activity in Real time (GEARs), a proxy for three-month annualised growth, improved this month but remain in extreme hibernation.

Ian Samson + 1 other | 19 June 2020

Ian Samson
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GEARs: Lower for (how much) longer?

Our GEARs have slipped back, reversing the improvement seen in the second quarter.

Ian Samson + 1 other | 18 July 2019

Ian Samson
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Central bank fears, calmer GEARs?

Our proprietary Gauges of Economic Activity in Real-Time (GEARs) show the latest Global GEAR looks stable and decently above its recent lows.

Ian Samson + 1 other | 19 June 2019

Ian Samson
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Emerging market GEARs outperform sluggish Europe and Japan

Global GEARs suggest stability over the past two months, after a volatile end to 2018.

Ian Samson + 1 other | 18 March 2019

Ian Samson
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Stuck in low GEAR

Absolute GEAR levels do not make for particularly pleasant reading. The DM average is hovering around its lowest since mid-2016.

Ian Samson | 24 January 2019

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