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We expect China’s trade surplus to reach a record high RBA not likely to make major policy changes this month, may taper in early 2022 (03.30 GMT) Industrial production in Germany probably declined again in October (07.00 GMT) Key Market Themes The recent …
6th December 2021
Inflation in Turkey probably held steady last month, but will soon rise sharply (07.00 GMT) Euro-zone retail sales may have slipped back in October (10.00 GMT) We expect another 500,000 gain in November’s US non-farm payrolls (13.00 GMT) Key Market Themes …
2nd December 2021
We expect the Caixin Services PMI to show activity slowed further in China (01.45 GMT) We think that unemployment in the euro-zone continued to edge lower (10.00 GMT) Output in Brazil probably rose a bit last quarter but remains very weak (12.00 GMT) Key …
1st December 2021
We think that China’s Caixin manufacturing PMI edged up in November … (01.45 GMT) … but the US ISM manufacturing index was probably broadly stable (15.00 GMT) Headline inflation in Switzerland likely to have fallen slightly last month (07.30 GMT) Key …
30th November 2021
News of the spread of the Omicron variant has put COVID-19 back at the top of many investors’ list of concerns. While on a far smaller scale, the impact on markets so far has been qualitatively similar to that during the first COVID-19 meltdown between …
Fed Chair Powell will testify to Congress and could hint at an acceleration of Fed tapering We think China’s official PMIs will show a pick-up in manufacturing activity (01.00 GMT) We forecast that headline euro-zone HICP inflation rose to 4.7% in …
29th November 2021
We think the end of lockdowns boosted Australia’s retail sales in October (00.30 GMT) Switzerland’s GDP growth probably slowed a bit in Q3 (08.00 GMT) Find our latest analysis of Turkey’s currency crisis here Key Market Themes While the accounts of the …
25th November 2021
Sweden’s Riksbank may strike a slightly less dovish tone at its policy meeting (08.30 GMT) Brazil’s inflation probably remained very high in early November (12.00 GMT) We expect Korea’s central bank to raise its policy rate by 25bp Key Market Themes We …
24th November 2021
We think the RBNZ will raise its policy rate by 50bp (02.00 GMT) US durable goods orders probably dropped back in October (13.30 GMT) FOMC minutes may show extent of support for a faster taper (19.00 GMT) Key Market Themes Turkey ’s currency crisis – the …
23rd November 2021
President Biden nominates Powell to a second term, but three Fed Board vacancies remain Supply chain problems probably weighed on PMIs in the euro-zone and the UK BoE MPC member Haskel could provide insight on December’s rate decision (11.00 GMT) Key …
22nd November 2021
This Update answers several questions on the Biden administration’s latest proposals for US corporate taxes as well as the global tax deal recently agreed among the world’s major economies. The proposed changes are probably, at the margin, a reason to …
19th November 2021
Euro-zone PMIs may point to growth slowing in November (Tue.) US household consumption probably rose quite strongly in October (Wed.) Central banks of Korea and New Zealand both likely to hike rates by 25bp next week Key Market Themes We think the recent …
We think that retail sales in the UK edged higher last month … (07.00 GMT) … but that retail sales in Canada fell in September (13.30 GMT) President Biden could announce his pick for Fed Chair in the next few days Key Market Themes The Turkish lira has …
18th November 2021
Turkey’s central bank may cut its policy rate despite recent lira weakness (11.00 GMT) In contrast, we think policymakers in South Africa will keep interest rates on hold You can find our latest research on major DM and EM central banks here Key Market …
17th November 2021
The UK labour market probably weathered the end of the furlough scheme well (07.00 GMT) We think Hungary’s central bank will raise its policy rate by 30bp (13.00 GMT) US industrial production may have rebounded by 0.7% last month (13.30 GMT) Key Market …
15th November 2021
High inflation may have lifted US retail sales values in October (Tuesday) UK inflation probably rose sharply last month (Wednesday) We expect a 100bp rate hike from Turkey’s central bank (Thursday) Key Market Themes After its most recent surge on the …
12th November 2021
Even though the S&P 500 has risen by almost another 25% or so this year, we are still not persuaded that the US stock market is in a bubble that is about to burst. Admittedly, the case for the existence of a bubble may have strengthened since around the …
We think that MSCI’s Emerging Markets (EM) Latin America Index will continue to underperform its EM EMEA Index over the next couple of years, albeit not to the same extent as it has in 2021 so far. In recent decades, MSCI’s equity indices for Latin …
We expect central banks in Mexico and Peru to hike rates by 25bp and 75bp, respectively Supply chain issues may have hampered euro-zone industry in September (10.00 GMT) We think US consumer confidence remained low this month (15.00 GMT) Key Market Themes …
11th November 2021
We think UK GDP rose by just 0.1% m/m in September (07.00 GMT) Mexico’s central bank likely to raise its policy rate by 25bp, to 5.0% (19.00 GMT) Australia’s unemployment rate probably edged up in October (01.30 GMT) Key Market Themes US Treasury yields …
10th November 2021
Inflation in China probably picked up to 1.3% in October (01.30 GMT) The Bank of Thailand is likely to keep rates on hold at 0.5% (07.05 GMT) We think US inflation reached 5.9% in October (13.30 GMT) Key Market Themes The weakness in China’s real estate …
9th November 2021
We expect Romania’s central bank to raise its policy rate by 50bp Inflation in Mexico probably rose further above target last month (12.00 GMT) US producer price data likely to show costs continuing to rise rapidly (13.30 GMT) Key Market Themes Last …
8th November 2021
China’s trade surplus probably fell in October (Sun.) US headline CPI inflation likely to have risen to nearly 6% last month (Wed.) We think policy rates will rise in Romania, Mexico and Peru next week Key Market Themes The decline in long-dated Treasury …
5th November 2021
German industrial production probably increased only slightly in September (07.00 GMT) We forecast a 300,000 gain in US non-farm payrolls last month … … but think that the monthly pace of hiring slowed substantially in Canada (12.30 GMT) Key Market Themes …
4th November 2021
One reason to think that the performance of the US stock market will underwhelm, at least in the long run, is that some of the gaps between the valuations of its most highly and lowly valued companies have become even larger than they were on the eve of …
Fed set to announce the start of asset purchase tapering (Wednesday 18.00 GMT) We expect the BoE to hike its policy rate by 15bp, to 0.25% (Thursday 12.00 GMT) We think the composite PMIs for Italy and Spain fell in October (Thursday) Key Market Themes We …
3rd November 2021
We expect Poland’s central bank to hike rates by 25bp The euro-zone’s unemployment rate probably fell in September (10.00 GMT) The Fed is likely to announce the start of asset purchase tapering (18.00 GMT) Key Market Themes Although near-term inflationary …
2nd November 2021
RBA likely to announce end of its short-term yield target (03.30 GMT) Inflation in Switzerland probably remained low last month (07.30 GMT) We think New Zealand’s labour market recovery stalled last quarter (21.45 GMT) Key Market Themes While the spreads …
1st November 2021
While the combination of a strong economic recovery and accommodative monetary policy has fuelled healthy returns for many investors over the past 18 months or so, we think that the macroeconomic backdrop is now becoming more challenging. We still expect …
29th October 2021
Fed likely to announce start of tapering, and signal concerns about inflation (Wed.) We think that the BoE will be the next DM central bank to hike rates (Thu.) Labour shortages probably continued to limit US employment growth (Fri.) Key Market Themes …
Japan’s industrial production may have fallen sharply last month (00.50 BST) We think that the euro-zone inflation rose even further, to 3.6% in October (10.00 BST) Colombia’s central bank will probably hike its policy rate by 25bp (19.00 BST) Key Market …
28th October 2021
Brazil’s central bank likely to up the pace of its tightening cycle (Wednesday 22.30 BST) BoJ may revise down growth forecasts, but policy unlikely to change; ECB to stand pat too We think US GDP rose by around 2% q/q annualised in Q3 (Thursday 13.30 BST) …
27th October 2021
The UK government is likely to announce stringent new fiscal rules (12.30 BST) The Bank of Canada will probably call time on quantitative easing (15.00 BST) We think Brazil’s central bank will hike its policy rate by a further 150bp (22.30 BST) Key Market …
26th October 2021
We think that Korea’s recovery gathered a little momentum in Q3 (00.00 BST) Inflation in Brazil likely to have remained well-above target in mid-October (13.00 BST) We expect that US consumer confidence weakened this month (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes …
25th October 2021
ECB and BoJ likely to stick to their guns; rate hikes likely in Brazil and Colombia US GDP growth probably slowed significantly in Q3 (Thu.) We think surging energy prices have driven euro-zone inflation higher this month (Fri.) Key Market Themes While …
22nd October 2021
We expect rising wage inflation in the US to squeeze the profits of the non-financial corporate sector, which were a record high as a share of its output in Q2. This is one reason why we think the upside for the stock market there is limited, despite …
Flash composite PMIs for the euro-zone and the UK probably dropped back in October We expect the central bank of Russia to hike its policy rate by 50bp, to 7.25% (11.30 BST) Inflation in Mexico likely to have stayed above target in mid-October (12.00 BST) …
21st October 2021
UK public borrowing may have fallen by more than expected in September (07.00 BST) We anticipate a 100bp rate cut from Turkey’s central bank (12.00 BST) Read our highest conviction macroeconomic forecasts and their market implications here Key Market …
20th October 2021
We expect Indonesia’s central bank to leave rates on hold tomorrow... (08.20 BST) ... while Hungary’s may deliver a 15bp hike (13.00 BST) Read our highest conviction macroeconomic forecasts and their market implications here Key Market Themes Rather than …
18th October 2021
China’s September activity data may point to further economic slowdown (Mon.) We think US industrial production fell sharply in September (Mon.) Turkey’s central bank will probably cut its policy rate by 100bp (Thu.) Key Market Themes We doubt that …
15th October 2021
Sacking of MPC members at Turkey’s central bank paves the way for more loosening A drop in car sales may have hit growth in US retail sales last month (13.30 BST) We think that US consumer confidence remained subdued in early October (15.00 BST) Key …
14th October 2021
FOMC minutes may shed more light on the Fed’s tapering plans (Wed. 19.00 BST) We expect Chile’s central bank to hike its policy rate by 100bp (Wed. 22.00 BST) China’s producer price inflation probably rose to a record high last month (Thu. 02.30 BST) Key …
13th October 2021
Bank of Korea probably on hold this week, but could signal November rate hike UK unemployment rate likely to have fallen in August (07.00 BST) JOLTS & NFIB surveys may provide further evidence of labour shortages in the US Key Market Themes We expect the …
11th October 2021
While many observers seem to have been surprised by last month’s joint sell-off in US equities and Treasuries, there is no reason in principle why the two assets should be negatively correlated. It all depends on the economic and policy backdrop. Our view …
Shortages and rise in energy prices probably boosted US CPI inflation in September (Wed.) China’s producer price inflation may have hit an all-time high last month (Thu.) We think US retail sales were dragged down by a plunge in auto sales in September …
8th October 2021
We expect a 50bp rate hike from Peru’s central bank (00.00 BST) Inflation in Brazil probably rose again in September (13.00 BST) US non-farm payrolls likely to have increased by around 500,000 last month (13.30 BST) Key Market Themes Emerging market (EM) …
7th October 2021
While the large fiscal stimulus passed in the US in the first quarter of this year appears to have been a key reason why equities there outperformed Treasuries at the time, we think that the infrastructure and reconciliation bills currently making their …
6th October 2021
We expect the RBNZ to hike rates by 25bp, after delaying in August (02.00 BST) We think euro-zone retail sales will remain unchanged (10.00 BST) We expect Poland’s central bank to keep rates on hold despite rising inflation Key Market Themes The longer …
5th October 2021
RBA likely to keep its policy settings unchanged (04.30 BST) Romania’s central bank may lay the foundations for a rate hike next month US ISM services index probably fell again in September (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes Even if concerns about potential …
4th October 2021
Although the pull-back in the S&P 500 last month was probably influenced by a sell-off in Treasuries (see here ), we don’t subscribe to the view that stocks are in a big bubble that bonds are bound to burst soon. We have long made the case that higher …
1st October 2021
