Switzerland’s inflation remained at just 0.2% in September and it is likely to average close to zero over the coming years. This is in part due to temporary factors, such as reductions in the mortgage reference rate, but it also reflects structurally weak …
2nd October 2025
Office rental growth in Spain’s major markets will be underpinned by rapid employment growth and relatively low rates of hybrid work. And these trends are further supported by healthy conversion activity, reinforcing our view that these markets will stay …
Note that we will be discussing the outlook for the euro-zone, the major euro-zone economies and Switzerland in an online briefing today: registration here . Inflation likely to fall to zero soon Switzerland’s headline inflation rate once again remained …
Slower consumption growth points to further rate cuts Real household spending was flat in August and real consumption growth probably slowed sharply last quarter, leaving the door open for further loosening by the RBA. According to the Monthly Household …
History suggests the US government shutdown is unlikely to make much impact on financial markets even if it drags on for some time. The bigger issue is the continued softening of the US labour market, which points to downside risks for equities, Treasury …
1st October 2025
The rise in the EM manufacturing PMI in September was primarily driven by the jump in China. China (and India) aside, the EM PMIs generally remain weak and a combination of high US tariffs, tight fiscal policy and slowing wage growth will weigh on …
The latest PMIs suggest that global industry has remained relatively resilient in the wake of US tariffs and that the outlook has improved slightly. Meanwhile, goods price pressures have softened, which supports the case for central banks to press on with …
The CMBS delinquency rate for multifamily was the second highest in August, largely reflecting relatively loose lending practices around the turn of the decade which has led to an outsized impact from the rise in interest rates on debt-service-coverage …
Rising production, easing price pressures The ISM manufacturing index has reversed the decline since April linked to the tariff disruptions, although it remains below the 50 mark and the accompanying comments from respondents suggest that tariffs on …
The latest polling ahead of the Czech parliamentary election this weekend suggests that the right-wing populist opposition party, ANO, will gain the highest share of votes and may form a coalition with more extreme anti-EU parties. That would raise …
Italy’s public finances have held up better than expected over the past two years or so despite the economy remaining sluggish. That is partly due to policies that pre-date Giorgia Meloni’s government, but its decision to abolish the “superbonus” and …
ADP sends a gloomy message about labour market Although there is only a passing correlation between monthly changes in the ADP measure of private payrolls and the official non-farm payrolls estimates, the plunge in the former in September is a concern, …
Most government shutdowns have a negligible macroeconomic impact, often lasting just a day or two, and this one might be no different. Even if it drags on, the effects should remain modest, with essential services continuing to operate and furloughed …
Euro-zone i n flation to fall in coming months The small rise in euro-zone HICP inflation in September will not shift the consensus at the ECB that rates are in a “good place” for now. However, we think inflation will fall to only 1.5% by December and …
PMIs stuck in contractionary territory The weak batch of manufacturing PMIs out of Emerging Europe in September suggest that industrial activity in the region is continuing to be held back by weak external demand. The surveys also suggests that …
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) opted to keep the repo rate on hold at 5.50% today but has left the door open for a resumption in the easing cycle over the coming months. We still expect the repo rate to fall to 5.00%, albeit now by early next year rather …
This page has been updated with additional analysis since first publication. We’ll be discussing the outlook for UK growth, inflation, interest rates, and financial markets in 20-minute online briefing later today at 3pm BST. (Register here .) Bumper rise …
RBI opens door to further policy easing The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) opted to keep the repo rate on hold at 5.50% today but has left the door open for a resumption in the easing cycle over the coming months. We still expect the repo rate to fall 5.00%, …
The September PMI readings for most countries in Asia remained weak and we continue to expect manufacturing activity in the region to struggle in the near term. With growth set to soften and inflation likely to remain contained, we expect central banks in …
Although financial markets aren’t fully convinced, we believe the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will lower its policy rate by 50bp at its meeting ending on 8 th October. With the output gap deeply negative, the Committee will want to mitigate downside risks …
House price growth retained its strong momentum in September and our leading index suggests the rally has further to run. But with affordability still very stretched, we suspect that the housing recovery will be muted by historical standards. Australia’s …
Tankan opens door to October rate hike The latest Tankan survey confirms that Japan’s economy is shrugging off trade tensions and supports our long-held view that the Bank of Japan will resume its tightening cycle this month. The Tankan’s headline index …
Saudi Arabia’s 2026 Pre-Budget Statement reaffirmed that the Kingdom’s recent turn to fiscal consolidation is here to stay and, in fact, will be stepped up after the budget deficit for this year is projected to be a lot wider than previously anticipated. …
30th September 2025
We expect the recent drop in mortgage rates to give the housing market a short-term boost, although buying activity will remain low by historic standards. We expect the 30-year fixed rate to stay above 6% as the Fed lowers its policy rate by less than …
The JOLTS data for August suggest a broadly stagnant labour market. Job openings were little changed in most sectors, while the private sector hiring rate and quits rates both edged down. An exception is federal government, where the decline in job …
Table of Key Forecasts Overview – EM growth has been resilient to US import tariffs, but headwinds from fiscal tightening, softer labour markets and (for some) lower commodity prices will drag growth down over the coming year. Most of our 2026 GDP growth …
President Sheinbaum’s approach to tackling the woes of state oil company Pemex are, encouragingly, more comprehensive than those of her predecessor Amlo. But it seems unlikely that the government will be able to stop providing help by 2027, as currently …
Asia Chart Pack (September 2025) …
If anyone was still confused about President Trump’s position on green policies, his description of climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world” at the UN General Assembly will surely have put any lingering doubts to bed. In …
Fifth consecutive monthly fall means turnaround now unlikely this year The 0.1% m/m fall in house prices in July marks the fifth consecutive monthly decline, meaning it now looks unlikely that prices will rise this year, as we had previously thought. That …
Global Commercial Property Chartpack (Q3 2025) …
Africa Chart Pack (Sep. 25) …
While major developed-market currencies have mostly headed in the same direction against the US dollar this year, that’s come to a halt this month. We think fortunes will continue to diverge, to some extent, with the yen faring the best and European …
China Chart Pack (Sep. 25) …
This page has been updated with additional analysis since first publication. Upward revisions to GDP won’t save the Chancellor The small upward revisions to real GDP in recent years means that productivity growth wasn’t quite as weak as previously …
While the RBA predictably left rates on hold at its meeting today, its relatively hawkish messaging raises the risk that its easing cycle will be more drawn out than we’re currently expecting. That said, we still believe that the Bank will ultimately cut …
RBA strikes a more hawkish tone as it leaves rates on hold While the RBA’s decision to leave rates on hold today was all but a foregone conclusion, the Bank’s more hawkish messaging raises the risk that it won’t cut rates as far and/or as quickly as we’re …
Export strength is supporting growth The PMIs suggest that China’s economy accelerated this month, partly due to resilient exports. But with fiscal easing set to provide less of a prop over the coming months, we are sceptical that economic growth is on …
BoJ will shrug off contraction in Q3 GDP While the August activity data confirm that Japan’s GDP declined this quarter, that follows a strong performance over the past year and we doubt it will prevent the BoJ from resuming its tightening cycle. The 1.2% …
It’s hardly surprising there is renewed talk of a stock market bubble in the US with the S&P 500 back near a record high. Even so, we wouldn’t be surprised if the index ended this year above our current forecast of 6,750 and made further gains in 2026 as …
29th September 2025
Overview – The economy seems destined for a period of weak growth amid the US tariff shock and much lower immigration. We forecast average annual GDP growth of 1.0% next year, with a further rise in the unemployment rate – against a backdrop of near 2% …
This Focus examines the large financial inflows to the US that have accompanied the country’s persistent current account deficit. It argues that those inflows face several growing threats which risk, among other things, disrupting the performance of some …
Our View: The latest data suggest that GDP growth in Central and Eastern Europe remained resilient in Q3, while Russia’s economy appears to have slowed further. We expect this divergence to continue over the coming year as CEE economies benefit from a …
We expect recent mortgage rate declines to support stronger lending and sales, prompting us to raise our end-2025 existing home sales forecast to 4.35m annualised, up from 4.15m. However, based on our relatively hawkish Fed view versus the market, we …
Our Latin America Economics Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. Contrary to consensus expectations for growth to stabilise, we expect growth in Latin America to slow next year owing to headwinds from …
BoI sticks to hawkish message as it leaves rates on hold The hawkish communications from the Bank of Israel (BoI), as it left its policy rate on hold today, at 4.50%, suggest that expectations for interest rate cuts this year may be disappointed. While we …
It is now widely acknowledged that the public finances of several advanced economies are on perilous ground. We have identified Italy, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom – the so-called “fiscal four” – as countries where the public finances …
Overview – We now expect tariffs to have only a very limited impact on both prices and activity, with the AI investment boom and the immigration crackdown proving to be the bigger economic drivers. With the AI boom set to drive a resurgence in …
Overview – We think that the ECB will change its view that interest rates are “in a good place” next year. Growth looks set to remain slow by international standards, and we suspect that it will be weaker than most forecasters anticipate, particularly in …
