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While the shift towards rate hikes in several key emerging markets has provided a boost to their currencies, we doubt that the carry trade will fare as well in the second half of the year. In 2020 interest rates fell sharply almost everywhere as central …
6th July 2021
Fed minutes may shed more light on officials’ latest thinking about tapering (14.00 BST) We expect Germany’s industrial production to have edged up in May (07.00 BST) Russia’s headline inflation probably rose last month (17.00 BST) Key Market Themes …
The US dollar is ending the week stronger against most currencies, although it has fallen back a little this afternoon despite the stronger-than-expected non-farm payrolls report . While that reaction is perhaps a bit puzzling, the bigger picture is that …
2nd July 2021
EZ retail sales for May likely to underline the strength of economic recovery (Tue.) FOMC minutes may provide detail on tapering discussion (Wed.) Reopening probably boosted UK GDP in May (Fri.) Key Market Themes Although the 10-year Treasury yield hardly …
The Russian ruble appreciated to a one-year high against the dollar recently but we think the rally will fade as oil prices fall back and US Treasury yields rise further. That said, the central bank’s determination to rein in inflation should keep Russian …
We expect US non-farm payrolls to have risen by around 500,000 in June (13.30 BST) The US trade deficit probably widened again in May (13.30 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market Themes The US …
1st July 2021
We think that the Norwegian krone will continue to strengthen against the euro over next year or so. This is despite our forecast for a pull-back in oil prices and reflects our view of the relative prospects for monetary policy in Norway and the …
We think Sweden’s Riksbank could signal a rate hike in late 2023 (08.30 BST) June’s ISM Manufacturing Index may provide insight on recent supply shortages (15.00 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key …
30th June 2021
We expect that China’s manufacturing PMIs edged down in June (02.00 BST) The flash estimate of euro-zone HICP inflation probably fell slightly in June (10.00 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market …
29th June 2021
UK consumer credit likely to have increased as the economy reopened (09.30 BST) We think economic sentiment in the euro-zone continued to improve (10.00 BST) Colombia’s central bank will probably stay on hold, but sound more hawkish Key Market Themes …
28th June 2021
The US dollar seems set to end the week slightly weaker, but has held much of its gains following last Wednesday’s FOMC announcement. With increasing focus on the prospects for monetary tightening globally, next week’s employment and survey data in the US …
25th June 2021
Euro-zone inflation likely to have risen above 2% as the economy re-opened (Wed.) June PMIs for Asia may suggest that demand for the region’s exports has peaked (Thu.) We think labour supply shortages continued to limit gains in US payrolls this month …
The sharp rise in the US dollar following last week’s FOMC meeting reinforces our view that the greenback will appreciate further against most currencies this year. After a period of remarkable stability, the US dollar rose sharply after the June FOMC …
24th June 2021
We think that US real consumption fell slightly in May… … while change in the core PCE deflator remained high, at 0.6% m/m (13.30 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market Themes The yield of 10-year …
Germany’s Ifo survey likely to rise again this month (09.00 BST) We don’t expect BoE to suggest it is any closer to tightening policy (12.00 BST) Banxico likely to look through rising inflation (19.00 BST) Key Market Themes As the dust finally begins to …
23rd June 2021
Fed Chair Powell may comment on the FOMC apparent hawkish shift in House testimony Q&A PMIs could reveal whether shortages continued to weigh on manufacturing output in June We expect the Czech central bank to hike its policy rate by 25bp, to 0.5% (13.30 …
22nd June 2021
The FOMC’s optimistic assessment of the outlook and the significant shift up in its “dot plot” projections has sent the US dollar soaring over the past couple of days. We have brought forward our own forecast for the first Fed hike (see here), and our …
18th June 2021
Euro-zone and UK composite PMIs probably rose further in June (Wed.) BoE meeting should provide clues as to how concerned it is about rising inflation (Thu.) We think US durable orders rose in May, but real consumption declined Key Market Themes We think …
We expect the yen will continue to depreciate against the US dollar this year as 10-year US Treasury yields resume their rise. Since January, much of the movement in developed market (DM) exchange rates appears to have been driven by changes in the …
The reaction to this week’s FOMC meeting supports our view that the US dollar will strengthen against most currencies this year. Yesterday the FOMC revised up its forecasts for growth and inflation in the US relative to its last set of economic …
17th June 2021
We think UK retail sales rose further above their pre-pandemic level in May (07.00 BST) The Bank of Japan may extend its emerging lending facility Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market Themes The market …
We expect both the SNB and Norges Bank to leave interest rates on hold… (8.30/9.00 BST) … and Turkey’s central bank is likely to also stand pat, for now (12.00 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market …
16th June 2021
Fed may begin discussion of how to eventually begin tapering its asset purchases (19.00 BST) We think industrial production growth in China slowed last month (03.00 BST) We expect the central bank of Brazil to raise its policy rate by 75bp to 4.25% (22.30 …
15th June 2021
UK unemployment rate probably fell while wage growth rose in April (07.00 BST) We think that US retail sales fell back from a high level in May (13.30 BST) US industrial production may have risen at a slower pace last month (14.15 BST) Key Market Themes …
14th June 2021
Although Treasury yields somewhat surprisingly fell after the larger-than-expected rise in inflation last month in the US, the dollar is ending the week slightly stronger against most currencies. Attention next week will focus on the FOMC meeting, and …
11th June 2021
Having fallen back to near its post-pandemic lows, we don’t think that the decline in the US dollar will continue. In this Focus, we explain why instead we expect the dollar to strengthen against most currencies over the next 12-18 months. In the early …
We now expect interest rates to rise across Central and Eastern Europe in the coming years and for all the major currencies to strengthen against the euro, with the Czech koruna and Polish zloty faring best. Until recently, currencies in Central and …
10th June 2021
US consumer confidence and inflation expectations probably picked up in April (15.00 BST) We think UK GDP expanded by 3% m/m in April (07.00 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market Themes Despite the …
ECB may prepare the ground for gradual tapering of PEPP purchases later this year (12.45 BST) US core CPI inflation probably hit a 28-year high in May (13.30 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market …
9th June 2021
We think May producer price inflation in China rose to its highest level since 2008 (02.30 BST) Central banks in Canada, Poland and Chile are likely to leave rates unchanged Headline inflation probably fell in Mexico in May, but rose in Brazil Key Market …
8th June 2021
Industrial production in Germany probably continued to expand in April (07.00 BST) We forecast only 1.5% Q1 GDP growth in South Africa due the latest virus wave (10.30 BST) We think Chile’s central bank will keep its guidance of tightening later this year …
7th June 2021
We think US core CPI inflation to rose from 3.0% to 3.7% in May (Thu.) ECB likely to drop pledge to keep PEPP purchases significantly higher than in Jan./Feb. (Thu.) The central bank of Russia will probably hike its policy rate by 25bp to 2.25% (Fri.) Key …
4th June 2021
In another see-saw week for FX markets, the US dollar again looks to be ending it broadly flat after the key non-farm payroll figure proved somewhat weaker than consensus expectations. Next week’s US inflation print looks set to continue the data …
We continue to think that the renminbi will end the year weaker against the US dollar and, while not an essential factor in that forecast, the recent steps by China’s policymakers to weaken the currency reinforces our view that the renminbi is nearing a …
We think that US nonfarm payrolls rose by around 500k in May (13.30 BST) Employment in Canada may have fallen again last month (13.30 BST) See our highest conviction macro calls and their market implications here Key Market Themes After a turbulent first …
3rd June 2021
Several emerging market commodity currencies have struggled this year, despite the rally in most commodity prices. We think that most will face further headwinds, even if the current valuation gap may provide some buffer. Last year the prices of …
1st June 2021
We think that Australia’s GDP expanded by about 0.5% q/q in Q1 (02.30 BST) UK consumer credit data are likely to show that card spending picked up (09.30 BST) Read our highest conviction macro forecasts and their market implications here Key Market Themes …
While strong data in the US have provided some support for the dollar, it remains broadly flat on the week. With economic recoveries well underway in most developed markets, focus remains on what the latest data can tell us about the relative prospects …
28th May 2021
We expect US non-farm payroll to have risen by 500,000 this month (Fri.) ISM surveys are likely to suggest that supply constraints in the US intensified (Tue. & Thu.) We think China’s manufacturing and services PMIs edged up in May (Mon. & Thu.) Key …
We think that US real consumption was unchanged in April (13.30 BST) The EC’s measure of euro-zone consumer confidence probably rose in May (10.00 BST) Read our latest views on currencies on our recently launched FX Markets Service here Key Market Themes …
27th May 2021
The purpose of this Focus is to introduce our new FX Markets service, which we launched in May 2021. It is split into three sections. The first provides an overview of the new service. The second explains our approach to forecasting currencies. The third …
We think US durable goods orders grew by a healthy 4.2% m/m in April (13.30 BST) With inflation subdued, we think the Bank of Korea will leave interest rates unchanged Read our latest views on currencies on our recently launched FX Markets Service here …
26th May 2021
RBNZ likely to leave policy settings on hold despite new housing mandate (03.00 BST) Unemployment in Sweden may have edged down in April (08.30 BST) Read our latest views on currency markets on our recently launched FX Markets Service here Key Market …
25th May 2021
The Ifo Survey in Germany probably rose again in May (07.00 BST) Inflation in Brazil is likely to have jumped, leading to tighter monetary policy (13.00 BST) We expect Hungary’s central bank to leave rates unchanged but update guidance (13.00 BST) Key …
24th May 2021
In a fairly quiet week for currency markets, the minutes from the FOMC’s April meeting proved the highlight. The US dollar rose sharply on the news that at least some Fed officials are keen to start ‘talking about talking about tapering.’ While that rally …
21st May 2021
Sentiment indicators likely to show recovery gaining momentum in Europe US durable goods orders probably rose further in April… (Thu.) … but personal spending may have flat-lined in real terms as stimulus boost faded (Fri.) Key Market Themes The latest …
Inflation in Japan probably remained negative in April (00.30 BST) UK retail sales probably surged last months as shops reopened (07.00 BST) We think May PMIs improved in Europe and the UK, but they may have fallen a bit in the US Key Market Themes …
20th May 2021
Despite its recent resurgence, we continue to think that the euro will weaken against the dollar this year. Since the end of March, the euro has appreciated by about 4% against the dollar, and at ~1.22 the EUR/USD exchange rate is now back roughly where …
19th May 2021
South Africa’s central bank is likely to keep its rate at 3.5% due to weak economic growth We expect that higher headline inflation in Saudi Arabia will only last until June We think unemployment in Australia fell to 5.4% in April as wage subsidies ended …
FOMC minutes to be scrutinised for signs that officials are worried about inflation UK CPI inflation likely to have picked up sharply in April (07.00 BST) We suspect policymakers in South Africa will look through temporary spike in inflation Key Market …
18th May 2021
