Global Economics Update No near-term turnaround on the cards for world trade While global goods trade rose in September, timelier indicators suggest that it has softened so far in Q4. And with props to Chinese exports likely to prove temporary, and advanced economies set to... 29th November 2023 · 4 mins read
Bank of Canada Watch A less hawkish hold The second consecutive month of muted core inflation pressures in October should have further reduced the Bank of Canada’s appetite for another interest rate hike. While markets are now in agreement... 29th November 2023 · 7 mins read
US Housing Market Update Deep divide among homebuilders The usually strong relationship between NAHB homebuilder confidence and housing starts has broken down recently. That can be explained by the composition of the NAHB’s builder members, which are... 29th November 2023 · 3 mins read
US Commercial Property Update 2024 rate cuts will provide no respite to price corrections Even though we expect the Fed to go into cutting mode within the next six months and the 10-year Treasury yield to fall below 4% in 2024, we don’t expect this to provide any respite for real estate... 29th November 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Housing Market Rapid Response Mortgage Lending (Oct. 23) With mortgage rates easing, the rise in mortgage approvals in October confirms that the trough in mortgage approvals is behind us. But with mortgage rates unlikely to fall much below 5% until the... 29th November 2023 · 3 mins read
UK Economics Rapid Response UK Money & Credit (Oct. 2023) October’s money and credit data suggest that higher interest rates are continuing to percolate through the economy. As a result, the drag on real consumer spending and business investment will soon... 29th November 2023 · 3 mins read
RBA Watch Tightening cycle is now over We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep interest rates unchanged at its upcoming meeting on 5 th December. And while the resilience of trimmed mean inflation could prompt another 25bp rate... 29th November 2023 · 8 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Reserve Bank of New Zealand Meeting (Nov. 23) 29th November 2023 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Monthly CPI Indicator (Oct. 23) 29th November 2023 · 2 mins read
UK Markets Chart Pack UK Markets Chart Pack (Nov. 2023) The rebound in the activity data in November has convinced investors that the first interest rate cut will happen later, in August next year instead of June. Our view that core inflation will ease... 28th November 2023 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response Case-Shiller/FHFA House Prices (Sep. 2023) Another large monthly gain in house prices in September suggests that the extremely limited supply of existing homes for sale continued to outstrip the drag on demand from high mortgage rates. This... 28th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Asset Allocation Update US Treasury yield curve and relative returns We expect 10-year Treasuries to outperform 2-year Treasuries between now and the end of 2024, even though we forecast the 2-year Treasury yield to fall by more than the 10-year Treasury yield in that... 28th November 2023 · 4 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Retail Sales (Oct. 23) 28th November 2023 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response New Home Sales (Oct. 2023) New home sales reversed most of their rise in the previous month as mortgage rates spiked to 8%. However, we don’t think this marks an end to the strength in new homes sales. That’s because the supply... 27th November 2023 · 2 mins read
Japan Economics Focus BoJ policy rate will reach 2% by 2030 The recent period of high inflation in Japan has kick-started a virtuous cycle between wages and prices. If inflation expectations remain elevated and structural forces push up the neutral rate of... 27th November 2023 · 15 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs continue to point to stagnation in DMs The S&P Global PMIs have provided misleading signals about the strength of activity in the US and Europe this year. But, for what it’s worth, the flash surveys for November suggest that DMs are ending... 24th November 2023 · 3 mins read
