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In one line: Treading sideways
In one line: treading sideways
- - CHINA SIGNALS 'STEADY AS SHE GOES' POLICY APPROACH
- - JAPAN'S STEADY WAGE-HIKE OUTLOOK SHOULD NUDGE BOJ
- - BOK HOPING FOR RESPITE IN KRW PRESSURE
In one line: Still no hint to future rate path.
In one line: Still no hint to future rate path.
In one line: On hold, chances of further easing still slim to none.
In one line: On hold, chances of further easing still slim to none.
- Only a small fraction of the big downward benchmark revision to payrolls is due to the birth-death model.
- The sectoral mix of the revision implies benchmarking is removing only a few unauthorized workers.
- The main problem—still unresolved—is the BLS is not obtaining a representative sample of firms.
- Banxico delivered another rate cut, but firmer inflation and guidance point to pauses ahead.
- Sticky services inflation and fiscal changes narrow the Bank’s space to ease heading into early 2026.
- The weakness of growth supports cuts, yet external risks and credibility worries limit the options.
- Taiwan’s CBC held rates steady last week; strong growth has removed the need for easing…
- …Still, growth is increasingly precarious, with exports—and GDP—heavily reliant on the AI boom.
- The silver lining is the CBC can now save a rate cut for when a genuine shock materialises.
- The BoJ raised the policy rate by 25bp to 0.75% on Friday, surprising no one after earlier signalling.
- Governor Ueda struck a neutral tone when addressing the prospect of further rate hikes.
- Sluggish non-unionised wage rises and fragile growth will likely limit the BoJ to only one rate hike in 2026.
- Germany’s IFO BCI fell again in December and points to downside risks to our Q4 call.
- France’s INSEE & Italy’s ISTAT surveys, meanwhile, rose implying a pick up in activity at year-end.
- The Eurozone’s construction sector is likely to have come out of recession in Q4.
- The MPC squeezed in a fourth rate cut for 2025 in response to weak wage, growth and inflation data.
- But rate-setters suggested limited room for more cuts, surprising the market hawkishly.
- We expect one more cut in April now, but that could easily be knocked off course by stubborn wages.
- In one line: No rate cut needed.
- In one line: No rate cut needed.
In one line: EZ construction likely escaped recession in Q4.
In one line: Strong but can we trust it?
In one line: Revised down, the ECB will still stand pat tomorrow.
In one line: Revised down, the ECB will still stand pat tomorrow.
- Measurement issues depressed November goods prices, airline fares, rent and auto insurance....
- ...We see no evidence of a slowing in the trend in core-core services prices yet.
- But the outlook looks benign; tariffs are now mostly passed through, while wages and rents are slowing.
