What to make of the new Franco-German lockdowns

We think the one-month national “lockdowns” will result in GDP contracting by around 2.5% q/q in France in Q4 while in Germany GDP will be flat at best. There is obviously a big risk that the lockdowns stay in place for much longer than a month, are tightened further, and are replicated elsewhere in Europe.

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