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We suspect that the latest political turmoil in the UK adds to the reasons to expect a renewed rise in the 10-year Gilt yield, weakness in the pound, and continued trouble for the FTSE 100. The market reaction to the resignation of Boris Johnson as Prime …
7th July 2022
Fed minutes likely to solidify expectations for a 75bp hike this month (Wed, 19.00 BST) We expect 150bp and 75bp interest rate hikes in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, respectively Clients can sign up here for our Drop-in on the outlook for EM Currencies this …
6th July 2022
Euro-zone retail sales probably edged higher in May (10.00 BST) The FOMC’s Minutes from June should provide details on the pace of tightening (19.00 BST) We expect Romania’s central bank to raise rates by 100bp Key Market Themes Euro-zone assets and the …
5th July 2022
We expect the RBA to hike its cash rate by 50bp, to 1.35% (05.30 BST) Composite PMIs for Italy and Spain likely to have dropped further last month Headline inflation probably rose in Korea, but fell in the Philippines and Thailand in June Key Market …
4th July 2022
We expect 50bp hikes in Australia, Israel, and Peru next week... ... and 75bp hikes in Poland, and Pakistan We think US payrolls increased by 250,000 last month (Fri.) Key Market Themes We don’t expect US equities and Treasuries to fare well in the second …
1st July 2022
The US dollar looks set to end the week stronger against most major currencies, nearing its strongest level since 2002 as “risky” assets remained under pressure. A key reason for the dollar’s rally is that weak activity data out of the US , including the …
China’s Caixin manufacturing PMI might exceed 50 for the first time in four months (02.45 BST) Euro-zone inflation in June was probably a bit lower than consensus estimates (10.00 BST) ISM manufacturing index might provide further evidence of slowing US …
30th June 2022
While the strength of the US dollar already reflects expectations that the Fed will continue its aggressive policy tightening, we think that disappointing global growth and weak risk sentiment will underpin further strength in the greenback this year. …
We think the “official” China PMIs for June headed back above 50 (02.30 BST) Sweden’s central bank looks set to raise its policy rate by 50bp… (08.00 BST) … and we expect a 150bp hike from Colombia’s central bank (19.00 BST) Key Market Themes We think …
29th June 2022
We think that Germany’s inflation rose to 9.2% in June (13.00 BST) Fed’s Powell, ECB’s Lagarde and BoE’s Bailey to speak on panel at ECB Forum (14.00 BST) Clients can access our proprietary indicators and latest forecasts on CE Interactive Key Market …
28th June 2022
We expect Hungary’s central bank to hike rates by 50bp (13.00 BST) Consumer confidence in the US probably remained subdued this month (15.00 BST) Clients can sign up here for our Drop-In on the outlook for Asian central banks (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes …
27th June 2022
Sweden’s Riksbank may hike its policy rate by 50bp (Thursday) Euro-zone inflation probably increased further in June (Friday) We think the ISM Manufacturing Index slipped again this month (Friday) Key Market Themes The proximate cause of this week’s …
24th June 2022
Amid mounting concerns about the global growth outlook as more central banks raised policy rates, the US dollar looks set to end the week broadly unchanged against most major currencies. Although we suspect the greenback may struggle to make new highs in …
We held a Drop-In on Wednesday to discuss what the evolving outlook for monetary policy and global growth means for our markets forecasts. This Update recaps the key questions we addressed in the Drop-In and answers several of the questions that we …
With the outlook for the global economy worsening further and the Fed still on the war path, we have revised down our forecasts for many G10 “high-beta” currencies and several EM currencies . The US dollar has appreciated almost across the board this …
A handful of EM central banks have ramped up FX sales to provide support to weakening currencies over the past couple of months. And with inflation high and the US dollar likely to strengthen further, others could follow suit. FX intervention is unlikely …
We think inflation in Japan held steady at 2.5% in May (00.30 BST) German IFO likely to point towards recession (09.00 BST) Watch today’s Drop-In on tightening in Switzerland and the Nordic economies here Key Market Themes While the yield of 10-year US …
23rd June 2022
Although it has fallen back a little recently, we continue to think the greenback will appreciate further against most currencies as global economic growth disappoints. In our view, “safe-haven” demand has been a key driver of the latest strength in the …
We expect the Norges Bank to up the pace of tightening with a 50bp hike (09.00 BST) Policymakers in Egypt, the Philippines, and Mexico will also probably raise policy rates … … whereas we think that central banks in Indonesia and Turkey will leave rates …
22nd June 2022
We think inflation in the UK continued to edge higher in May (07.00 BST) We expect policymakers in Czechia to raise rates by 100bp (13.30 BST) Clients can sign up here for our Drop-In on our new financial market forecasts (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes …
21st June 2022
We think rising mortgage rates continued to weigh on US home sales in May (Tue. 15.00 BST) In this week’s drop-ins, we’ll discuss the macro risks of higher interest rates …(Tue. 15.00 BST) … and our new financial markets forecasts (Wed. 15.00 BST) Key …
20th June 2022
Among the flurry of central bank announcements, the continued plunge in equity markets, and wild gyrations across core government bond markets, currencies have been pulled in several directions this week. While the US dollar is ending the week only a …
17th June 2022
We expect rate hikes next week in Norway, Mexico, Czechia, the Philippines and Egypt Headline CPI inflation in the UK may have risen above 9% in May... (Wed.) ...but it probably remained around 2.5% in Japan (Fri.) Key Market Themes The BoJ left policy …
Bank of Japan may resist widening the tolerance band around its yield target, for now Final euro-zone inflation data will reveal the breadth of inflationary pressures there (10.00 BST) US industrial output probably rose at a healthy pace in May (14.15 …
16th June 2022
We expect the SNB to leave interest rates unchanged for now… (08.30 BST) …while we think the BoE will deliver a 50bp hike (12.00 BST) Clients can sign up here for our Drop-In on the Fed, ECB, BoE and markets (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes Euro-zone …
15th June 2022
The Turkish lira is once again depreciating sharply against the US dollar and we expect this to continue. We revise our forecasts for the lira and pencil in further substantial weakness by the end of 2022, to 24/$. The lira has plunged ~15% or so against …
The PBOC may ease policy tomorrow with a 10bp cut to its MLF rate (02.20 BST) We expect the Fed to hike by 75bp (19.00 BST) We think Brazil’s central bank will raise rates by 50bp (22.30 BST) Key Market Themes While the twin sell-off in bond and equity …
14th June 2022
The weakening in the yen to a 24-year low and a crack in the Bank of Japan’s ceiling on 10-year yields today is putting significant pressure on policymakers to respond. FX intervention is a possibility, but we doubt it would be effective. We suspect the …
13th June 2022
We think the UK’s unemployment rate held steady in April (07.00 BST) Germany’s ZEW sentiment indicator probably remained in recessionary territory (10.00 BST) We will be holding a drop-in on the outlook for Bank of England policy (15.00 BST) Key Market …
The US dollar rose against all major currencies this week, reversing some of its fall over the past month or so. Much of this strength came late in the week as equity markets came under renewed pressure in the aftermath of the ECB’s hawkish message at its …
10th June 2022
We expect China’s central bank to cut a key policy rate next week... (Wed.) ... while the US Federal Reserve is likely to hike by at least 50bp (Wed.) We expect 50bp rate hikes in the UK and Brazil as well Key Market Themes Given that price pressures in …
China’s inflation data may add to evidence that lockdowns were disinflationary (02.30 BST) High food and energy prices probably kept inflation above 8% in the US … (13.30 BST) … and elevated inflation probably weighed on consumer confidence in early June …
9th June 2022
While the spillovers from the renminbi’s depreciation against the US dollar over the past two months have in some ways been similar to previous periods of renminbi weakness, the impact on other emerging market (EM) currencies has differed somewhat from …
While we doubt it will be the main driver of the US dollar, the ongoing reduction in the size of the Fed’s balance sheet (i.e., “quantitative tightening”, or “QT”) adds to our conviction that the greenback will continue to appreciate over the rest of the …
ECB likely to give more details on its plans to normalise monetary policy (12.45 BST) China’s exports probably grew strongly in May as supply disruptions eased We expect Brazil’s headline inflation to have fallen a touch in May (13.00 BST) Key Market …
8th June 2022
We expect Poland’s central bank to raise its policy rate by 75bp The Reserve Bank of India may hike by another 50bp… (05.30 BST) …and clients can register for our post-RBI Drop-In here (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes Although we doubt it will appreciate …
7th June 2022
We expect a 25bp rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia (02.30 BST) South Africa’s economy may have slowed in Q1 (10.30 BST) The US trade deficit probably narrowed in April (13.30 BST) Key Market Themes With UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing a …
6th June 2022
We think growth in US non-farm payrolls slowed in May but remained strong (Friday 3 rd June) We expect the RBA to raise its policy rate by 25bp, to 0.6% (Tuesday 7 th June) ECB may give more clues on its tightening plans at its June meeting (Thursday 9 th …
1st June 2022
While it has rebounded over the past couple of weeks, we expect the renminbi to resume its fall against the US dollar as China’s economy underwhelms , interest rate differentials continue to shift against the renminbi, and the last two years’ strength of …
Euro-zone unemployment rate probably remained at a record low in April (10.00 BST) The US ISM manufacturing survey may have softened a touch in May (15.00 BST) We expect another 50bp rate hike from Canada’s central bank (15.00 BST) Key Market Themes We …
31st May 2022
China’s official PMIs probably increased but remained weak in May (02.30 BST) We think euro-zone headline inflation rose further in May, to just under 8% (10.00 BST) We expect the central bank of Hungary to hike its policy rate by 75bp, to 6.15% (13.00 …
30th May 2022
The US dollar seems set to end the week lower against most major currencies, a third successive weekly decline, and a drop of ~3% in the DXY index from its multi-year high earlier this month. In part, this week’s fall probably reflects the rebound in …
27th May 2022
We suspect that US non-farm payrolls climbed by 300,000 in May (Friday) We think euro-zone headline inflation rose further in May, to just below 8% (Tuesday) China’s PMIs probably increased but remained weak this month (Tuesday & Wednesday) Key Market …
While the US dollar has fallen back over the past couple of weeks after a strong run, we think that the key underlying drivers of the greenback’s appreciation this year remain in place. Although there has been a small rebound this week, the past month or …
We suspect that Australia’s retail sales remained strong in April… (02.30 BST) …and estimate that US consumer spending grew solidly too (13.30 BST) Clients can catch up on our latest Drop-In sessions here Key Market Themes Although the first estimate of …
26th May 2022
Fed minutes likely to shed more light on quantitative tightening plans (Wed 19.00 BST) Central banks in Korea, Russia and Turkey are set to make interest rate announcements (Thu.) We will be holding Drop-Ins on inflation in EM Asia and political risk in …
25th May 2022
New Zealand’s central bank may hike its policy rate by a further 50bp (03.00 BST) We expect US durable goods orders in April to point to strong investment growth (13.30 BST) Read about our highest conviction macro calls, and their market implications here …
24th May 2022
We expect Bank Indonesia to raise its policy rate by 25bp tomorrow (08:20 BST) UK PMIs may point to a fairly sharp slowdown in activity in May (09:30 BST) Register for tomorrow’s Drop-In on euro-zone monetary policy here Key Market Themes We doubt that …
23rd May 2022
After another volatile few days across financial markets, the US dollar looks set to end the week lower against most major currencies. (See Chart 1.) Given the renewed falls in “risky” assets, that is arguably somewhat surprising: the dollar generally …
20th May 2022
We expect rate hikes in New Zealand, Korea, Israel, Indonesia and Pakistan next week We think PMIs have fallen further this month in the euro-zone and the UK (Tue.) FOMC minutes may reveal more details on discussions around quantitative tightening (Wed.) …
