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The BoJ won't be moved by the jump Tokyo headline inflation due to a statistical quirk
Bigger US front-loading drives Thai export growth to a 3-year high
- - CHINA DIGS IN AGAINST US TARIFF BARRAGE
- - JAPAN FACES STAGFLATION RISK; BOJ TO STAND PAT IN 2025
- - BOK LIKELY TO RESUME RATE CUTS IN MAY
- We look for a 150K increase in April payrolls and a stable unemployment rate at 4.2%…
- …Job postings, initial claims and the employment indexes of business surveys were little changed.
- A calendar quirk will depress April average hourly earnings, but the trend is slowing.
- Inflation pressures in Brazil deepened in April, driven by food and healthcare, with risks tilted upwards.
- The BCB will hike on May 7 as it battles sticky services inflation; will it move to the sidelines thereafter?
- Fiscal fragility and currency volatility complicate the policy mix, threatening inflation and market stability.
- India’s flash PMIs for April were solid, albeit backed seemingly by unsustainable export front-running.
- The year-over-year change in the PMIs still points to sub-6% GDP growth; a warning to rosy consensus…
- …The RBI’s consumer survey shows that the recovery in planned spending is starting to top out.
- China’s Politburo meeting on Friday focused on growth and consumption, rather than tariffs directly.
- US doves want China to rebalance in favour of consumption, but no sign of talks being in the offing.
- Tokyo inflation jumped in April, due to a statistical quirk; the BoJ should stand pat on Thursday.
- Our forecasts for Q1 GDP and the April HICP imply upside risk for ECB rate expectations this week.
- Robust national business surveys point to upside risk to our Q2 forecasts for GDP in Germany and France.
- Tariff front-running seems to be just what the doctor ordered for manufacturing in France.
- The economy was growing solidly prior to tariffs, powered by consumers opening their wallets.
- Soft data are creaking, but they likely overstate economic weakness, the PMI in particular.
- A 50bp May rate cut is off the table, but we see a decent chance of 25bp reductions in May and June.
In one line: Lifted by tariff front-running, still pointing to downside risks to growth.
In one line: Resilient, but labour market prospects remain difficult.
Slowing, not careering towards recession.
Sales likely to drop back very soon.
- In one line: Retail momentum softens in February after January’s rebound.
Export orders plunge amid tariff chaos
Export orders plunge amid tariff chaos
In one line: Don’t show Donald Trump the trade charts; Construction down but still defied surveys in Q1
In one line: Trade wars are not good for firm morale.
In one line: Trade wars are not good for firm morale.
In one line: As in France, domestic demand is rattled by tariff concerns and PMI shows clear signs of tariff front-running.
