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- The BSP held its target reverse repo rate at 6.50% yesterday, following October’s out-of-cycle hike...
- ...Its hawkish blind spot fails to recognise that policy will tighten markedly in 2024 even if it stays on hold.
- Two-way trade growth in Indonesia continued to recover in October, but the devil is in the detail.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- Japan’s Q3 real GDP was weaker than expected, due to slower inventory growth and a rising deflator.
- Private domestic demand remains sluggish, with consumption and investment missing expectations.
- Interest rates will be kept low for longer, effectively delaying the end of the negative rate policy to Q2.
Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+
- Higher real interest rates will likely keep precautionary savings high, raising the savings rate further...
- ...If it rises gradually beyond our baseline by end- 2025, say to 18%, spending would fall next year...
- ...But it would need to rise much further, and much quicker, for the EZ recession we expect to last longer.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The official house price index in September was only 0.7% below its November 2022 peak...
- ...but the first estimate usually is revised down by 1%, and Q3’s rise in mortgage rates hasn’t impacted the data yet.
- The better outlook for mortgage rates, however, hints prices in Q1 will stabilise at 5%, not 6%, below their peak.
UK
- Japan’s export growth moderated in October on softer demand from key markets
- China’s house price fall steepened in October, with renewed price fall observed in tier-one cities
Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+
- In one line: A sensible pause, after October’s rash out-of-cycle hike.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global
- In one line: A sensible pause, after October’s rash out-of-cycle hike.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- The House Continuing Resolution kicks the can down the road to January and February; it solves nothing.
- October's retail sales numbers are consistent with a clear slowing in Q4 consumption growth.
- PPI disinflation continues; the October numbers, alongside the CPI, signal a 0.25% core PCE print.
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US
- Brazil — Fiscal uncertainty back in the spotlight
- Argentina — Anything can happen on Sunday
- Colombia — Resounding defeat for President Petro
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- India’s trade deficit plunged to an historic low of -$31.5B in October, due partly to painful seasonals.
- Negative oil effects will soon reverse, and we welcome the October bounce in non-oil imports.
- Upstream price pressures remain benign, making soon-to-be-sticky CPI inflation easier to swallow.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- China’s domestic demand rose at a sluggish pace in October, while production grew faster.
- Upticks in retail sales of autos and mobile phones are bright spots.
- The PBoC injected RMB600B of MLF funds yesterday, enabling government-bond issuance.
Duncan WrigleyChina+
- October’s 4.6% rate of CPI inflation undershot the MPC’s forecast by 0.2pp, largely due to services prices.
- The core CPI has risen at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of just 2.2% over the past three months...
- ...Some one-off price falls have supported the slowdown, but PPI data suggest it will largelybe sustained.
Samuel TombsUK
- Real rates in the EZ are now rising, even as the ECB stops hiking; we still see room for easing in Q1.
- The private sector’s interest rate costs will rise in 2024, even if the ECB holds or even eases slightly.
- Core inflation in France is now falling, EZ industry is still in recession, and EZ net trade likely rose in Q3.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
The summer spending surge is fading.
US
In one line: No light at the end of the tunnel for industry yet; net trade in goods boosted GDP in Q3.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- In one line: Why we aren’t panicking about the record deficit.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- In one line: Well below the MPC’s forecast, thanks to slowing services CPI inflation.
Samuel TombsGlobal
- In one line: Well below the MPC’s forecast, thanks to slowing services CPI inflation.
Samuel TombsUK
In one line: Disinflation will continue, despite stickiness in services.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
