Europe Economics Weekly Banking turmoil clouds ECB rate outlook It is to soon to conclude that euro-zone banks will escape liquidity issues on the back of troubles at US regional banks and Credit Suisse. But there are some reasons for cautious optimism. With that... 17th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Global Markets Update Taking stock of market moves amid the turmoil While the backdrop has shifted dramatically, we still think there’s a strong case for our existing forecasts of a further rally in long-dated bonds by the end of the year, and some near-term strength... 17th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Final HICP (February) The strength of wage growth and core inflation will reinforce ECB policymakers’ conviction that, provided the region’s banks don’t come under further sustained pressure, their tightening cycle is not... 17th March 2023 · 2 mins read
Global Markets Update Banking stress raises another dilemma for central banks We are resending this Stress Monitor to include clients of our Global Economics Service. The ghosts of 2008 have made a sudden reappearance. Many metrics of core market functioning have worsened... 16th March 2023 · 9 mins read
Capital Daily ECB carefully stays the course The ECB successfully pulled off a particularly tricky tightrope walk today, maintaining its commitment to price stability without prompting more volatility in bank stocks or other markets. That said... 16th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Europe Economics Update ECB prioritising inflation fight Investors have taken today’s 50bp rate hike by the ECB as dovish, and the peak deposit rate now priced into markets is between 3% and 3.25%. We think the risks are skewed towards rates going higher... 16th March 2023 · 4 mins read
Capital Daily ECB decision is a test of the conundrum facing central banks The renewed sell-off in global bank equities today, centring on Credit Suisse, is evidence that concerns about the resilience of the banking sector are now spreading outside of the US. There are still... 15th March 2023 · 6 mins read
Europe Data Response Euro-zone Industrial Production (Jan.) The rise in industrial production in January was entirely due to strong growth in Germany and Ireland, with all other major euro-zone economies recording a fall in output. We expect industry to... 15th March 2023 · 2 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update Unpacking our new euro-zone forecasts There were some surprises in the Q4 commercial real estate data from the euro-zone, in particular in how swiftly yields have risen. Taken together with changes to our economic view these imply further... 10th March 2023 · 3 mins read
Europe Economics Weekly Recession or not, economy is set to suffer The second estimate of euro-zone GDP confirmed that the economy stalled in Q4 last year and also revealed that domestic demand fell off a cliff. Data published so far this year point to continued... 10th March 2023 · 7 mins read
Europe Commercial Property Update More pain ahead for Italian industrial The Italian industrial market saw its sharpest fall in capital values on record last year, owing to a surge in yields in Q4. But with valuations still stretched and investor demand weakening, we think... 9th March 2023 · 3 mins read
ECB Watch Deposit rate to peak at 4%, no rate cuts until H2 2024 We expect the ECB to raise interest rates by 50bp next week and accompany that with new, hawkish guidance. Policymakers will probably be unable to agree numerical guidance, but we suspect that they... 9th March 2023 · 10 mins read
Europe Chart Pack Q4 collapse in domestic demand a bad omen Recent evidence about the health of the euro-zone economy has been mixed. National figures released so far suggest industrial production rebounded in January but retail sales remained very weak. And... 8th March 2023 · 10 mins read
