BoE Watch Split vote on QE to re-emerge The long-awaited introduction of forward guidance has probably not had quite the impact the MPC was hoping for. We think that some members will vote to resume quantitative easing (QE) this month... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Update Dovish statement to temper expectation of rate hikes in Colombia The dovish tone of the Colombian central bank’s monetary policy announcement supports our view that interest rates will remain lower for longer than most expect. We would not rule out further rate... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
UK Data Response CIPS Report on Manufacturing (Aug.) & FLS data (Q2) August’s CIPS manufacturing survey added to the proliferation of evidence indicating that the sector is recovering rapidly. Meanwhile, the most recent update on the usage of the Funding for Lending... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
China Data Response Manufacturing PMIs (Aug 13.) After some slightly mixed signals in July, August’s pick-up in both manufacturing PMIs leaves no doubt that China’s manufacturing sector has witnessed a rebound. It still appears though that the... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update PMIs show further signs of recovery in Central Europe The raft of manufacturing PMIs across Central Europe for August provide further evidence that the region’s recovery is gathering pace, helped by the improvement in the German economy. In contrast... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Capital Daily US payrolls may reinforce expectation of September QE3 taper 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
US Economics Weekly Global developments unlikely to influence Fed tapering Recent global and domestic developments are more likely to lead the Fed to taper QE3 by a relatively small amount at September’s policy meeting rather than prompt it to hold fire until October or... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Weekly Is India’s economy heading the way of its currency? Today’s GDP figures underline that India’s economy was already fragile before the recent rout of the rupee. Given the ongoing turmoil, economic conditions look likely to get worse before they get any... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Japan Economics Weekly Spare capacity diminishing but still large On balance, the available evidence suggests that spare capacity remains ample. While the falling unemployment rate points to a tightening labour market, wage growth is weak. The output gap is still... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Weekly Households back on their feet, but not yet ready to run Data released last week point to a brightening near-term outlook for euro-zone households, suggesting that consumption growth will gather pace in Q3. But given that a meaningful recovery in the labour... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
UK Economics Weekly What will the MPC do next? Despite his best efforts in last week’s speech in Nottingham, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney failed to bring the markets any closer to the MPC’s way of thinking regarding the interest rate... 2nd September 2013 · 1 min read
EM Valuations Monitor Are currencies now attractively valued? Emerging market currencies have come under renewed pressure over the past month and as a result, many now appear quite undervalued. Indeed, of the ten-worst performers since the publication of May’s... 30th August 2013 · 1 min read
Latin America Economics Update Brazil unlikely to sustain rapid GDP growth Strong second quarter GDP growth and further signs of rebalancing in the Brazilian economy are good news. But with consumption set to remain weak and domestic savings low, we continue to expect GDP... 30th August 2013 · 1 min read
Canada Economics Weekly Canadian firms hampered by lack of competitiveness Those hoping that the expected pick-up in US domestic demand growth will drive an export-led recovery in Canada are likely to be disappointed. Over the past decade, Canadian firms have suffered a... 30th August 2013 · 1 min read
Canada Data Response GDP (Q2 2013) The moderate slowdown in GDP growth to 1.7% annualised in the second quarter, from 2.2% in the first, is encouraging given the impact of the flooding in Alberta and the construction strike in Quebec. 30th August 2013 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Monetary Indicators Monitor (Aug 13.) The latest monetary indicators show that bank lending is starting to pick up. But July’s rise in lending is not as good as it seems, since it largely reflected firms swapping bond for bank finance... 30th August 2013 · 1 min read
