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- Some of March’s strong GDP gain was front-running ahead of supply-chain disruption...
- …But our measure of underlying activity grew solidly too, suggesting genuine strength.
- We now expect quarter-to-quarter GDP growth of 0.2% in Q2, up from 0.1% previously.
In one line: Investor sentiment rebounds in May, slightly.
In one line: Boosted by capital goods.
In one line: The core will snap back in May, but a fuel duty cut will lower energy inflation.
Boosted by several one-time jumps; momentum to fade this summer.
- In one line: Boosted by several one-time jumps; momentum to fade this summer.
- Half of the rise in the April core PPI was due to a jump in gross margins; they won’t stay so high for long.
- A further third of the gain was driven by a step jump in transportation prices; unlikely to be repeated..
- Data center investment still is providing only a small lift to overall construction activity and employment.
- Brazil — Domestic issues cool the external-driven rally
- Mexico — Consolidating after a solid rally
- Colombia — Local flows prevent an uglier picture
- Headline inflation in India was much softer than expected in April, merely inching up to 3.5%...
- ...Low food-price base effects were the sole reason; our daily food tracker points to a big reversal in May.
- We’ve cut our 2026 average inflation forecast to 3.4%, even if diesel prices are raised by up to 8%.
- The Xi-Trump summit is likely to be about optics and relationship building with no major policy breakthrough.
- China enters the talks with stronger leverage, as its trade exposure to US demand has declined sharply.
- Markets should monitor Phase Three trade talks, any Boeing deals, Iran war coordination, Taiwan arms sales.
- EZ employment growth slowed further in Q1, leaving a thin margin of safety ahead of the energy shock.
- Industrial production in the Eurozone fell in Q1, but the output PMI promises much better data ahead.
- French fuel prices are rising faster than in the other major EZ countries, and the government can’t help.
- We now expect CPI inflation to drop to 3.0% in April from 3.3% in March, in line with the MPC’s call.
- But our forecast is close to rounding down to 2.9%, and uncertainty is high, with many price resets.
- Smaller water-bill and vehicle-tax hikes than in 2025 will slow inflation, but rents will rise by more this April.
Still painting a subdued picture of the main street economy.
- In one line: Food price pressures at the margin are collapsing.
- In one line: Food price pressures at the margin are collapsing.
In one line: People curbed spending in response to fuel price hikes in March
Sales growth is souring in Indonesia, for a handful of reasons
- US - Hiring plans too weak for recent payrolls momentum to be sustained
- Eurozone - How to find the AI boom in the EZ macroeconomic data
- UK - Underlying GDP growth likely resilient in March
- China+ - Beijing sets terms for Xi-Trump summit amid ongoing Iran tensions
- EM Asia - Dubious leap in public spending behind Indonesia’s Q1 GDP beat
- Latam - Mexico’s headline inflation under control, but core still sticky
- April’s 0.38% rise in the core CPI was driven by one-time jumps in rents, airline fares and tax services.
- Surveys point to bigger rises in core goods prices, but apparel prices will fall from weather-boosted levels.
- Measures of new rents have stalled; we look for 0.20% rises in the core CPI over the next three months.
- Food, fuel and services inflation in Brazil continue to rise, complicating the COPOM’s easing.
- Extractive industries and autos are supporting activity, while manufacturing and capex remain weak.
- Higher oil prices and still-elevated real rates are exposing the fragile composition of growth.
