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We expect UK retail sales to have fallen in December (Fri. 07.00 GMT) Japan’s headline inflation probably edged up to 0.8% last month (Thu. 23.30 GMT) Read our key calls for economies and markets in the year ahead here Key Market Themes For the first time …
20th January 2022
We expect China’s central bank to cut its 1-year Loan Prime Rate by 10bp (01.30 GMT) But we think that Turkey’s central bank will pause its easing cycle (11.00 GMT) We also expect interest rates to be left on hold in Indonesia, Malaysia and Norway Key …
19th January 2022
We think that UK inflation will hold steady at its 10-year high of 5.1% (07.00 GMT) We expect Canada’s inflation to have reached its highest level since 1991 (13.30 GMT) Register here for our webinar event “The World in 2022” Key Market Themes With …
18th January 2022
We expect the Bank of Japan will lift its inflation forecast a little We think that the UK labour market held up well in December (07.00 GMT) The Empire State Manufacturing Index in the US probably remained strong (13.30 GMT) Key Market Themes Although …
17th January 2022
The deadlocked end to talks between Russia, the US and NATO and subsequent hawkish noises from Russian officials have caused a risk premium to emerge on Russian asset prices and will keep the prospect of tighter Western sanctions on the table. The …
14th January 2022
China’s economy probably failed to gain much momentum last quarter (Monday) The Bank of Japan may revise up its inflation forecasts at its policy meeting (Tuesday) We suspect that UK inflation remained above 5%, a 10-year high, last month (Tuesday) Key …
Even though we doubt that China’s equities will fare anywhere near as badly over the next couple of years as they did in 2021, we do not expect them to make strong gains from here either. This time last year we outlined our view that China’s equities …
We expect US retail sales fell slightly in December (13.30 GMT) We think that the UK economy expanded in November (07.00 GMT) China’s exports probably remained strong last month, while imports softened Key Market Themes The US dollar has started the year …
13th January 2022
We do not think the returns from many financial assets will be as good in 2022 as they were in 2021. For a start, we envisage a sell-off in government bonds in most places, reflecting the outlook for monetary policy. And, in general, we foresee an …
We think that US producer price inflation picked up in December (13.30 GMT) Lael Brainard likely to reiterate the hawkish line taken by Fed Chair Powell (15.00 GMT) Register here for our Drop-In event on Omicron, hawkish central banks and the 2022 outlook …
12th January 2022
We continue to expect monetary tightening to push up 10-year government bond yields across developed markets (DMs) but we now forecast them to reach a higher level than we had previously anticipated, especially in the US, Germany and the UK . Last year, …
Consumer and producer price inflation in China probably fell back last month (01.30 GMT) Euro-zone industrial production may have dipped in November (10.00 GMT) We think US headline CPI rose above 7% in December (13.30 GMT) Key Market Themes We expect …
11th January 2022
Australia’s trade balance was probably broadly unchanged in November (01.30 GMT) We think Brazil’s inflation fell in December, but remained well above target (12.00 GMT) Chair Powell’s confirmation hearing may provide hints about the Fed’s plans (15.00 …
10th January 2022
We think headline CPI inflation fell to 1.4% in China in December... (Wed.) ... but rose to above 7% in the US last month (Wed.) US retail sales and industrial production probably edged lower in December (Fri.) Key Market Themes Even though investors …
7th January 2022
While we don’t think the stock market’s falls this week mark the start of a sustained rout, we do expect Fed tightening to curb the upside for mid- and large-cap US equities over the next couple of years. And tighter monetary policy might also weigh a bit …
Peru’s central bank is likely to hike its policy rate by another 50bp on Thursday (23.00 GMT) We expect euro-zone HICP inflation edged up to around 5.0% in December (10.00 GMT) We think that US non-farm payrolls increased by 350,000 last month (13.30 GMT) …
6th January 2022
Fed minutes may shed more light on the timing of lift-off in the US (Wed., 19.00 GMT) We expect the US ISM Services Index to have dropped back in December (Thu., 15.00 GMT) We think Germany’s headline inflation edged down last month (Thu.,13.00 GMT) Key …
5th January 2022
Euro-zone PMIs for December likely to have been revised down (09.00 GMT) Fed minutes may provide more detail on the central bank’s hawkish shift (19.00 GMT) See our latest research on the economic impact of the Omicron variant here Key Market Themes After …
4th January 2022
While many central banks have continued to tighten monetary policy over the past month, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has gone in the opposite direction. We think the easing cycle in China has further to run, and that this will contribute to a further …
22nd December 2021
We think the Bank of Thailand will keep rates on hold tomorrow... (07.05 GMT) … but we expect a 75bp hike from the Czech National Bank (13.30 GMT) Factory closures and virus restrictions may have weighed on China’s PMIs this month Key Market Themes Even …
21st December 2021
While we have raised our end-22 and end-23 forecasts for the S&P 500, we still expect gains in the index to be smaller over the next two years than they have been in 2021 and on average over the past decade . After rising sharply in October, the S&P 500 …
We think that UK public borrowing was in line with OBR estimates last month (07.00 GMT) New restrictions probably hurt euro-zone consumer confidence in December (15.00 GMT) Find our Chief Economist’s five key reads from 2021 here Key Market Themes If …
20th December 2021
We think that policymakers in China could deliver a surprise rate cut (Mon.) But the Czech central bank is likely to continue with its tightening cycle (Wed.) We forecast a strong rise in headline US durable goods orders (Thu.) Key Market Themes While the …
17th December 2021
We are revising down our end-2022 and end-2023 forecasts for the 10-year US Treasury yield by 25bp each, to 2.00% and 2.25%, respectively. This compares to its current level of ~1.4%. Admittedly, we now project that the Fed will raise its policy rate far …
UK retail sale probably rose significantly in November (07.00 GMT) Germany’s Ifo likely to have fallen again in December amid tighter restrictions (09.00 GMT) We expect Russia’s central bank to hike its policy rate by 75bp to 8.25% (10.30 GMT) Key Market …
16th December 2021
We think the BoE will keep policy on hold due to renewed COVID uncertainty (12.00 GMT) We expect the ECB will signal that net asset purchases may continue indefinitely (12.45 GMT) See Key Data & Events below for a full summary of central bank policy …
15th December 2021
In our view, analysts’ expectations for earnings across the emerging world over the next couple of years generally look a bit optimistic. And, since we don’t expect a major increase in valuations, we think that emerging market (EM) equities will make only …
14th December 2021
The labour market recovery in the UK probably remained robust in October (07.00 GMT) Producer prices in the US are likely to underscore the strength of price pressures (13.30 GMT) We expect central banks in Hungary and Chile to continue their hiking …
13th December 2021
The Fed may accelerate the taper of its asset purchases (Wed.) We think that the Bank of England will keep rates on hold for now (Thu.) The ECB will probably announce plans to end net purchases under the PEPP in March (Thu.) Key Market Themes Although we …
10th December 2021
Even though headline US CPI inflation may now have peaked, we still think long-term inflation compensation could rise a little over the next couple of years. Data released today showed that US headline CPI inflation hit in November its highest level since …
We now expect the Treasury yield curve to flatten further over the next couple of years but think that, in contrast with recent developments, this will happen alongside rising long-term yields. The US Treasury yield curve has flattened sharply over the …
9th December 2021
We think US headline CPI inflation rose to just under 7% in November (13.30 GMT) UK GDP growth probably slowed in October (07.00 GMT) Peru’s central bank likely to hike rates by another 50bp, to 2.0% (23.00 GMT) Key Market Themes While the real has …
Higher food prices probably sent China’s CPI inflation higher last month (01.30 GMT) We think that inflation in Mexico jumped in November too (12.00 GMT) Peru’s central bank likely to deliver a 50bp rate hike (23.00 GMT) Key Market Themes We think the new …
8th December 2021
We think that Poland’s central bank will hike its policy rate by 75bp… …and the Bank of Canada to keep its policy rate & forward guidance unchanged (15.00 GMT) We expect a 150bp hike from Brazil’s central bank (21.30 GMT) Key Market Themes We doubt that …
7th December 2021
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
This Update takes stock of the moves in developed market (DM) asset markets in response to the “Omicron” variant, and provides initial thoughts on how we think things might progress if some of the fears about it are realised. Speculation that Omicron …
3rd 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
US inflation hit its highest level since the 1990s in October and has now reached a rate that, historically, has coincided with very poor stock market returns. Notwithstanding the uncertainty around the impact of the “Omicron” variant of the coronavirus, …
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
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
Spillovers to other emerging markets (EMs) from Turkey’s ongoing currency crisis have been limited so far and we think this will remain the case even if Turkey’s financial markets remain under pressure . Turkey’s financial markets generally have taken a …
24th 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 …
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
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 …
19th November 2021
US 10-year inflation compensation has risen by another 20bp or so over the past month and we think it will increase further as inflation in the US proves more persistent than most expect. This is one of the reasons why we forecast the yields of long-dated …
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
