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- Households often borrow more when gas prices surge, and banks have become more willing to lend...
- ...But high interest rates, elevated delinquencies and low confidence suggest people will be cautious.
- Surveys suggest a better times ahead for manufacturers, but big headwinds remain.
- China’s GDP growth rose to 5.0% in Q1, but it was highly dependent on robust exports...
- ...Which are likely to slow as the oil price shock hits global growth.
- Real household spending slowed and underlying consumption activity remains sluggish.
- Inflation in the EZ is on track to hit just over 3% by May, which will prompt the ECB to hike in June.
- Cooling oil prices mask a continued surge in refined- product prices, especially diesel.
- Services inflation will fall in April, holding down the core, but snap back quickly next month.
- February GDP exaggerates the growth trend, because of erratic gains in a number of sectors.
- But growth was surprisingly strong even if we strip out the noise; the economy was recovering.
- We now look for quarter-to-quarter GDP growth of 0.5% in Q1, and 0.0% in Q2.
- In one line: Surging input prices will worry the MPC.
- In one line: Growth in autos registrations will ease in the coming months.
In one line: On track for around 2.5% in May.
Fallout from the war adding to the pressures on homebuilders.
Retailers’ healthy margins suggest tariff pass-though now complete.
Small business capex plans drop to a post-GFC low.
- In one line: Job market stable in March, but high inflation will weigh on employment in 2026.
- In one line: BRC sales flattered by early Easter in March, growth will slow in April.
- A huge leap in nominal sales of gasoline likely meant a strong March headline retail sales print.
- Core sales probably also were supported by big tax refunds and unseasonably warm weather.
- We still expect the hit to real incomes from higher gas prices to mean a weak Q2 for consumers.
- Brazil — Election tightens as fiscal loosening intensifies
- Argentina — Reform agenda faces judicial limits
- Colombia — Run-off maths dominate
- China’s trade surplus narrowed sharply in March, as import strength outpaced exports, hit by payback.
- The import surge was led by high-tech items, with price effects outweighing geopolitical energy dynamics.
- Exports were distorted by LNY effects, but underlying momentum was notably weaker for the Global South.
- Industrial production in the Eurozone likely fell in Q1, despite a strong finish to the quarter.
- Our nowcast model points to downside risk to EZ GDP in Q1, but we still see a 0.2% increase, just.
- Recession risks remained low at the end of Q1, but how will the surveys look in Q2?
- We expect CPI inflation to accelerate to 3.3% in March from 3.0% in February.
- Services inflation should hold at 4.3%, as the early-Easter airfares boost is offset by weaker hotel prices.
- Lower oil prices mean we are close to removing our call for the MPC to hike Bank Rate once this year.
Sales going nowhere fast.
- US - The fading tariff hit will overwhelm oil’s impact on core inflation
- EUROZONE - Energy shock’s hit to growth in Spain and Italy will mainly start from Q2
- UK - GDP likely trending up before the war in Iran
- CHINA+ - Iran war hits China via trade channel, but with limited impact
- EM ASIA - Vietnam’s solid Q1 GDP may be as good as it gets in 2026
- LATAM - Chile’s growth stalling, but BCCh is stuck on hold
- The 0.1% rise in the March core PPI masked heat in components which feed into the core PCE deflator...
- ...But inflation still look set to fall in H2 as the uplift from tariffs fades, offsetting the energy price boost.
- The fall in the capex intentions index of the NFIB survey to a post-GFC low is most likely noise.
