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17 September 2025 Eurozone Monitor We still see upside risk to bund yields, but only a touch

  • Our fair-value model for bunds points to little near-term upside to yields, due to falling US rates. 
  • We estimate that fiscal stimulus in Germany will add around 30bp to bund yields between now and 2027. 
  • Overall, we see a slow rise in bund yields to 3% by 2027, implying limited near-term upside.

17 September 2025 UK Monitor Stabilising jobs market will keep the MPC on hold

  • Payroll falls are easing as firms complete their adjustment to tax and minimum wage hikes.
  • Q2 workforce jobs data suggests payrolls exaggerate weakness, while the unemployment rate is steady.
  • A stabilising labour market with firm wage growth will keep the MPC on hold for the rest of the year at least.

16 September 2025 US Monitor Mostly upside risk to the consensus for August retail sales

  • We look for a 0.5% rise in total retail sales in August, slightly above the consensus...
  • ...Auto sales likely fell by about 1%, but most indicators of the control measure point to solid growth. 
  • Homebase data are robust for the payroll survey week; shame they are no longer a bellwether.

16 September 2025 LatAm Monitor Brazil economy weakens as tight policy and tariffs weigh heavily

  • Brazil’s IBC-BR fell again in July, confirming a poor start to Q3 amid broad sectoral weakness.
  • Retail and services are slowing as high borrowing costs erode resilience, despite job market support.
  • Copom set to hold Selic rate at 15%, signalling prolonged tight policy amid sticky inflation.

16 September 2025 Emerging Asia Monitor Slump in Indian CPI isn't quite over; sub-1% prints by October are likely

  • The August bounce in India's inflation should prove short-lived; high food base effects will return…
  • …The upward mean-reversion in core CPI is starting to see more cracks and waning momentum.
  • We have cut our full-year average forecasts for 2025 and 2026 to 2.3% and 4.2%, respectively.

16 September 2025 China+ Monitor China's ailing domestic demand likely to prompt targeted support

  • China’s August activity data pointed to a broad cooling, especially in domestic demand.
  • Fixed-asset investment weakened further, making RMB500B in policy bank funding tools likely.
  • Prospects are rising for another round of coordinated targeted stimulus, possibly at the end of September.

16 September 2025 Eurozone Monitor Drag from net trade in goods on Eurozone GDP will fade in Q3

  • The Eurozone’s nominal goods trade surplus rose at the start of Q3, as imports fell further than exports. 
  • The bloc’s trade surplus with the US is now half what it was before the Trump administration took power.
  • Net trade in goods will likely have a neutral impact on Q3 GDP, despite the increase in US tariffs in August.

16 September 2025 UK Monitor The Chancellor will rebuild her headroom with tax increases

  • Policy U-turns, a small growth downgrade and higher gilt yields will consume the Chancellor’s headroom.
  • We expect the Chancellor to rebuild her £9.9B margin of headroom with stealth, ‘sin’ and duty hikes.
  • The Budget will have a minimal impact on the MPC as the adjustments will be backloaded to 2029/30. 

12 September 2025 US Monitor August's spike in services prices won't last; the details are reassuring

  • Tariffs continued to lift goods prices in August; we think pass-through is now about one-third complete.
  • Airline fares and accommodation services prices are unlikely to rise much further after leaping in August.
  • The outsized August jump in CPI rents is just noise around a slowing trend; nothing to worry about.

12 September 2025 LatAm Monitor Brazil's inflation is slowing, but not yet tamed; Chile's BCCh on hold

  • Disinflation gains traction in Brazil, but sticky core inflation will keep COPOM on high alert.
  • Energy and food drive relief to the headline number, but services and labour costs still pose inflation risks.
  • BCCh holds rates at 4.75% as core inflation stays firm and labour market strains delay easing path.

12 September 2025 Emerging Asia Monitor Don't panic over Philippines' jobs data, but labour demand is waning

  • The Philippines’ unemployment rate in July jumped to its highest level in close to three years, at 5.3%…
  • …Adverse weather rightly was to blame, but hiring intentions are now weakening more noticeably.
  • Retail sales growth in Indonesia popped in July, but the long-term outlook remains very challenging.

12 September 2025 Eurozone Monitor ECB doves need better PR; will they get another bite of the apple in Q4?

  • The ECB stands pat, despite lowering its headline and core inflation forecast for 2027; why? 
  • A more balanced growth outlook and a relatively high neutral rate mean the ECB is happy, for now. 
  • Has the bar for easing been lifted or is the risk of a Q4 cut now higher? It could be both, actually.

12 September 2025 UK Monitor MPC preview: hold rates, slow QT, little change to guidance

  • We expect the MPC to vote 7-to-2 vote to keep Bank Rate on hold at next week’s policy meeting.
  • Rate setters are focused on inflation which is proving persistent, while job falls should ease.
  • We look for rate setters to slow QT to £70B a year from October, with sales skewed to shorter durations.

11 September 2025 US Monitor Pressure on retailers' margins is building, thanks to the tariffs

  • Retailers’ margins began to buckle in August under tariff pressure; expect a significant squeeze ahead.
  • Producer prices for goods are still rising in response to tariffs, but the underlying cost picture is benign.
  • The core PCE deflator likely rose briskly in August, but no sign of the services price surge implied by the ISM.

11 September 2025 LatAm Monitor LatAm markets climb, though risks still hover

  • Brazil — Rally on easing inflation, election optimism 
  • Mexico — Upwards amid cautious optimism 
  • Colombia — Nears 13-year high on broad gains

11 September 2025 China+ Monitor China's producer prices supported by short-term factors

  • China's August producer deflation improved, led by steel and coal, likely due to reviving building demand.
  • Anti-price-war policies are likely to have more effect in traditional sectors than in high-tech ones.
  • Core consumer inflation is weak but gradually rising, indicative of the slow repair in domestic demand.

11 September 2025 Eurozone Monitor Industry barely budged at the start of Q3 and services growth slows

  • Industrial production fell in Spain in July, though less than in France, while it rose in Italy and Germany.
  • EZ industry likely eked out some growth at the start of Q3 and we look for a better Q3 than Q2. 
  • Services production fell in June, however, and surveys point to further weakness in Q3.

11 September 2025 UK Monitor CPI preview 2: nudging up to 3.9% in August as food prices jump

  • We expect CPI inflation to nudge up to 3.9% in August from 3.8% in July, but only just on the rounding.
  • Stronger food, motor fuel and hotel prices—boosted by an Oasis concert—should offset weaker airfares.
  • We expect CPI inflation to peak at 4.1% in September, up from 4.0% previously, above the MPC’s 4.0% call.

9 September 2025 China+ Monitor China's exports lose steam on low- techs; slump in US exports persists

  • China exports slowed for third successive month in August, dragged down by low-tech shipments.
  • US was largest drag on growth; monthly exports fell 12.8% seasonally adjusted, offsetting ASEAN's gains.
  • Export growth is set to slow in H2 on the back of a weaker US economy and less stockpiling.

10 September 2025 US Monitor Job creation was overstated massively last year, and likely still is

  • Preliminary benchmarking indicates 911K fewer jobs were created in year to March; that’s a huge revision.
  • Most of that downward revision likely reflects the initial overstatement of job creation at new businesses.
  • The birth-death model is still make a big contribution today; payrolls have probably fallen over the summer.
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