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The differing tones of the Fed, ECB and BoE at their recent meetings have seen yields rise in the US more than elsewhere and reignited the rally in the US dollar. That pattern could last a few more months. But we expect falling inflation in the US to mean …
3rd November 2022
Composite PMIs for Italy and Spain probably fell further in October (09.00 GMT) We think US non-farm payrolls rose by 225,000 in October (12.30 GMT) Sign-up to our Global Economics Drop-In on the upcoming recession Key Market Themes We’re inclined to …
We think the Fed will deliver another 75bp hike today (18.00 GMT) Norway’s central bank will probably hike by 50bp on Thursday... (09.00 GMT) …and we expect the Bank of England to raise its policy rate by 100bp (12.00 GMT) Key Market Themes We think an …
2nd November 2022
While the dollar has now reached a 20-year high and looks increasingly overvalued on a long-term basis, we think it will rise further in the near term as the global economy falls into recession and “safe-haven” demand increases further. Even if the FOMC …
We expect the Fed to deliver a fourth 75bp rate hike, before slowing down (18.00 GMT) Sign up for our UK Drop-In looking ahead to the Bank of England’s policy meeting … … and for our Climate Drop-In on the forces that will drive the green transition Key …
1st November 2022
We expect the RBA to hike by 25bp (03.30 BST) We expect the ISM manufacturing index for October to have fallen below 50 (14.00 BST) Clients can sign up here for our Drop-In on US real estate (16.00 BST) Key Market Themes We suspect investors are a bit …
31st October 2022
We think the Fed will raise rates by 75bp next week…(Wed.) …while the Bank of England may hike by 100bp (Thu.) We expect a smaller gain in US non-farm payrolls in October (Fri.) Key Market Themes We don’t think growth stocks ’ relative struggles are …
28th October 2022
The US dollar looks set to end the week lower amid a rally in most riskier assets and currencies, driven in large part by renewed hopes that the Fed and other major central banks will soon slow the pace of policy tightening. This notion has been fuelled …
Even after the US dollar’s recent pullback, we estimate that the greenback is now more overvalued than it was at its last peak in the early 2000s. (See Chart 1.) This suggests to us that the dollar is set to weaken against most currencies over the …
We expect the Bank of Japan to leave policy unchanged Russia’s central bank may cut its policy rate by another 50bp… (11.30 BST) …while we expect a 100bp rate hike in Colombia (19.00 BST) Key Market Themes Despite some dovish elements in today’s ECB …
27th October 2022
We expect another big hike from the ECB on Thursday (13.15 BST) We think US GDP rebounded in the third quarter (13.30 BST) Sign up for our Asia Drop-In on China’s Congress, yen weakness and more Key Market Themes The rebound across major bond , equity , …
26th October 2022
As the recent breakdown of the UK Gilt market illustrates, policymakers face an increasingly difficult trade-off between combating inflation, supporting economic growth and maintaining financial stability. With core bond and currency markets facing very …
We think CPI inflation in Australia accelerated to 7.2% in Q3 (01.30 BST) We expect another 75bp rate hike from the Bank of Canada (15.00 BST) But Brazil’s central bank is likely to leave its policy rate on hold (22.30 BST) Key Market Themes Recent …
25th October 2022
German Ifo may point towards a deep recession (09.00 BST) We expect Hungary’s central bank to leave its main policy rate on hold (13.00 BST) Clients can sign up here for a Drop-In on the outlook for the euro-zone (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes Given all …
24th October 2022
The dollar looks set to end the week lower against most major currencies after an article today by the WSJ’s often well-informed Fed reporter, Nick Timiraos, suggesting some FOMC officials favour a (somewhat) less aggressive pace of tightening sent …
21st October 2022
We think the ECB will raise its policy rate by 100bp… (Thu.) …and we expect large rate hikes in Canada and Colombia too But we think policymakers in Brazil, Hungary, and Japan will leave rates on hold Key Market Themes China’s stock markets have fallen …
We expect to see a fall in retail sales volumes in the UK in September… (07.00 BST) … and a rise in Poland over the same period… (09.00 BST) … but we think retail sales values were broadly unchanged in Canada in August. (13.30 BST) Key Market Themes UK …
20th October 2022
While the UK government’s apparent U-turn on fiscal policy offers some hope of relief for sterling, we think the outlook remains precarious. We continue to expect that sterling will lose further ground against the US dollar in the near term. But while …
China’s central bank will probably keep its Loan Prime Rate unchanged… (02.15 BST) …but we think Indonesia’s will hike by 50 bp (08.20 BST) We expect Turkey’s central bank to cut interest rates by 50 bp (12.00 BST) Key Market Themes Although corporate …
19th October 2022
UK headline inflation may have surpassed 10% in September… (07.00 BST) … but CPI inflation in Canada probably dropped back (13.30 BST) We think US housing starts slumped last month (13.30 BST) Key Market Themes The yen ’s latest weakness has pushed its …
18th October 2022
Germany’s ZEW indicator probably plunged again in October (10.00 BST) US industrial production appears to be flatlining (14.15 BST) Sign up here for our final CE Spotlight Drop-In to discuss commodities and green transitions Key Market Themes While …
17th October 2022
We think industrial production in the US flatlined in September (Tue.) UK CPI inflation probably rose above 10% last month... (Wed.) ...but inflation probably edged lower in Japan (Fri.) Key Market Themes We think that we could see a small boost for …
14th October 2022
The dollar is ending another volatile week in FX markets a touch higher against most major currencies. The market reaction to the upside surprise in September’s US CPI data (released yesterday) was perplexing, with US yields and the dollar initially …
We think China’s PBOC will keep its policy rate on hold… (02.20 BST) …with CPI exceeding the PBOC’s target for the first time since 2020 (02.30 BST) Rewatch today’s Drop-in on the latest US CPI figures and the US economic outlook here Key Market Themes …
13th October 2022
We expect the aussie and the kiwi to weaken further against the US dollar and trough around mid-2023. And while we don’t expect the aussie to outperform the kiwi as it has recently, we think it will largely cling on to its recent gains and expect the …
12th October 2022
Chile’s central bank is likely to hike by 50bp later today (22.00 BST) We think consumer price inflation in Sweden climbed higher in September… (07.00 BST) … but headline CPI probably eased in the US last month (13.30 BST) Key Market Themes A generous …
Central banks have the tools to deal with liquidity crises arising from rising interest rates and falling asset prices. Instead, the bigger threat is that higher interest rates produce large and simultaneous falls in asset prices that threaten the …
11th October 2022
September FOMC minutes may shed light on where rates will peak (19.00 BST) We expect central banks in Korea and Chile to hike interest rates Clients can sign up here for tomorrow’s Drop-in previewing China’s Party Congress Key Market Themes While the …
Note: This report has been updated in the 6th paragraph to reflect 11th Oct. comments from BoE Governor Andrew Bailey. Given that the surge in gilt yields that has forced the Bank of England to intervene in the market was initially driven by the …
We think the UK labour market loosened a bit in August (07.00 BST) Headline inflation in Brazil probably fell further in September (12.00 BST) US small business survey is likely to show the labour market cooled last month (16.00 BST) Key Market Themes …
10th October 2022
We think the September US CPI report will provide better news for the Fed (Wed.) Central banks in Chile and Korea likely to hike rates next week (Wed.) Clients can register here for a special series of Drop-Ins on our Spotlight 2022 report Key Market …
7th October 2022
The dollar looks set to end the week on the front foot, having rallied over the past three days after a weak spell following the BoE’s intervention in the Gilt market last Wednesday. The key driver behind this rebound has been robust US data: September’s …
China’s September FX reserves data may show signs of currency intervention We think US non-farm payrolls rose by 275,000 last month (13.30 BST) Check out our major new project, The Fracturing of the Global Economy , here Key Market Themes Although the …
6th October 2022
We think euro-zone retail sales fell by 0.5% m/m in August (10.00 BST) Peru’s central bank is likely to hike by 25bp on Thursday (00.00 BST) Sign up here for our Drop-In on Thursday to discuss the risks to EMs from a stronger dollar Key Market …
5th October 2022
While the dollar has dropped back sharply over the past week, we continue to think that its rally has further to run as the global economy slows further and safe-haven demand intensifies. After a strong run since the middle of August, during which the …
4th October 2022
Italy’s composite PMI probably fell in September below the 50 “no change” mark (08.45 BST) We think the US trade deficit fell sharply in August, as exports continued to surge (13.30 BST) We expect Romania’s and Poland’s central banks to hike their …
Manufacturing PMI for Korea may shed light on the state of global trade (01.30 BST) We expect the RBA to hike by 50bp (04.30 BST) We doubt US JOLTS data will show much of a rebound in labour market slack (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes Even though recent …
3rd October 2022
During yet another tumultuous week in financial markets, the dollar has dropped back over the past couple of days after intervention by the BoE (in the gilt market) and the PBOC (in the renminbi) provided a degree of relief across equity, bond, and …
30th September 2022
Euro-zone September final PMIs may signal further weakness (Wed.) We think US non-farm payrolls rose by a further 275,000 in September (Fri.) We expect rate hikes in Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Peru and Romania Key Market Themes Investors have so far …
China’s manufacturing PMI may have weakened further this month (02.30 BST) We think India’s central bank will raise its policy rate by another 50bp (04.30 BST) US PCE inflation probably dropped in August due to lower energy prices (13.30 BST) Key Market …
29th September 2022
We held a Drop-In on Tuesday to discuss the growing turbulence in FX markets and our views on the major currencies. This Update recaps the key questions we addressed in the Drop-In and answers several of the questions that we received but didn’t have …
European Commission’s Economic Sentiment Indicator may have fallen this month (10.00 BST) US GDP data may partly revise away Q1 decline (13.30 BST) We expect rate hikes in Mexico, Colombia, and Thailand Key Market Themes The plunge in the stock …
28th September 2022
Although the latest sell-off in Gilts has been driven in part by expectations for higher interest rates, the accompanying fall in sterling suggests the risk premia attached to UK assets has risen. In our view, in the absence of a concerted attempt to …
27th September 2022
We expect an above-consensus 50bp rate hike in Thailand (08.00 BST) Sign up here for our Drop-In on Wednesday to discuss the Brazilian election Click here to watch a replay of Tuesday’s Drop-In discussion on recent moves in FX markets Key Market …
We think US durable goods orders fell in August (13.30 BST) Hungary’s central bank will probably raise its benchmark rate by 100 bp (12.00 BST) Sign up here for our Drop-In on Tuesday to discuss recent moves in FX markets Key Market Themes Italy’s …
26th September 2022
Another eventful week in financial markets has seen the US dollar strengthen across the board as the FOMC’s 75bp hike and Chair Powell’s hawkish message hammered risk sentiment. The dollar is now near, or through, many of our (previously …
23rd September 2022
We expect rate hikes in Mexico, Colombia, Thailand, Hungary and Nigeria next week US real personal consumption probably changed little in August (Thu.) We think euro-zone CPI inflation rose further last month (Fri.) Key Market Themes We think …
We think retail sales fell sharply in Canada in July (13.30 BST) Flash PMIs in the UK and Europe are likely to show activity slowing further in September Sign up here for our Drop-In on Tuesday to discuss recent moves in FX markets Key Market Themes We …
22nd September 2022
Japan’s Ministry of Finance has intervened in support of the yen today, with the USD/JPY rate dropping from near 146 to ~143 at the time of writing, a ~2% appreciation in the space of an hour. Today’s decision effectively draws a line in the sand at 145 …
We think the Federal Reserve will raise rates by 75bps... (19.00 BST) ...and the Bank of England to hike by 50bps (12.00 BST) We expect the SNB and Norges Bank to continue tightening policy too (08.30 & 09.00 BST) Key Market Themes The extent of the …
21st September 2022
