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In one line: Japan's headline consumer inflation slows after energy subsidies restart; upper house election poses JGB risks
Japan's headline consumer inflation slows after energy subsidies restart
upper house election poses JGB risks
Low simply because auto plant shutdowns have been less prevalent than usual.
Sales growth less impressive in real terms; consumer slowdown continues.
In one line: Still on track to hand the ECB a 25bp rate cut in September.
In one line: Still on track to hand the ECB a 25bp rate cut in September.
- The jump in June education jobs is more likely to be revised away than to unwind over coming months.
- June education jobs were revised down in 2022, 2023 and 2024; no other data corroborate the 2025 jump.
- A structural break following a mid-2024 methodology change makes the Michigan survey hard to believe.
- Most regional currencies have rallied on still-attractive carry and resilient terms-of-trade.
- Trade tensions with the US are reigniting inflation worries and complicating monetary policy decisions.
- Central banks face narrowing scope for cuts, as political risk and global uncertainty intensify.
- Malaysian GDP growth rose in Q2, beating consensus and exactly matching our 4.5% forecast .
- Still, manufacturing and mining are showing worrying signs and face further headwinds.
- Singapore’s surprisingly strong Q2 GDP likely will be just a respite; expect a sharper slowdown in H2.
- Headline consumer inflation eased in June, as energy subsidies took effect.
- Rice prices are star ting to fall week-to-week, but broader food inflation is picking up.
- The bond market will probably be jittery after the Upper House election yesterday.
- We’re lowering our Q2 GDP growth forecast for France, but lifting it for Spain and Italy…
- …We now think EZ GDP rose by 0.2% quarter-to-quarter, with the risk tilted to the upside.
- Near-term risks are balanced as we prepare to be marked-to-market on our H2 slowdown call.
- We reluctantly brought forward our rate-cut call to August, from November, but it’s a ‘one-and-done’.
- Underlying GDP is trending up, retail sales will bounce strongly in June, and payroll falls seem to be easing.
- We continue to expect above-target inflation out to end-2027 after sticky wage growth and inflation data.
- The modest gains in nominal retail sales in June were boosted by price rises; sales volumes were stagnant.
- Real consumption likely rose by just 1½% in Q2 and is on track for even slower growth in Q3.
- The cost of new tariffs has so far been borne entirely by US importers, rather than foreign exporters.
- Retail and industrial data in Colombia point to a broad-based recovery, despite political volatility.
- A stronger COP, easing inflation and resilient job market are fuelling durable goods consumption.
- Mr. Petro’s proposals, tax reform and external risks still cloud the investment outlook heading into 2026.
- Japanese export growth was surprisingly weak, because of a drop in shipments to Taiwan and Canada.
- Japan’s economy has probably entered a technical recession in Q2, likely dragged down by net trade.
- The LDP coalition is at risk of losing its Upper House majority; this will be bond-and yen-negative.
- Headline and core inflation remain on track to support a 25bp ECB rate cut by September.
- The key difference between our and the ECB’s latest forecast is that we see inflation rebounding in Q4.
- The outlook for the ECB is bi-modal; the Bank will stay at 2.0% in 2026 if it holds fire in September.
- Surprise! Payrolls were revised to show jobs falling less than half as much this year as previously thought.
- The payrolls trend is improving, and surveys suggest job falls are ending, while pay growth is proving sticky.
- We reluctantly bring forward our rate-cut call to August, from November, but it’s a ‘one-and-done’.
Services disinflation is partly countering the tariff uplift to goods prices.
In one line: Better external sector performance likely to support Q2 GDP due tomorrow
In one line: Better external sector performance likely to support Q2 GDP due tomorrow.
