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Weekly Monitor
- U.S. - How a Soft Landing Base Case Becomes a Full-Blown Recession
- EUROZONE- Italy Facing a Tough Year-End Whether in Recession or Not
- U.K. - Households Will Put GDP Back on its Rising Path in Q4
- CHINA+ - Slowing Capital Outflows Ease Pressure on China’s Foreign Reserves
- EM ASIA - Watch Out for a Big Payback in India’s Q3 GDP Report
- LATAM - Banxico Finally Blinks, Opening the Door to Rate Cuts Pretty Soon
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global
- Banxico kept interest rates on hold, as widely expected, but started to lay the ground for rate cuts.
- Falling inflation and a dovish Fed have the potential to open the door to rate cuts as early as next month.
- Inflation continues to fall, and we are confident that underlying pressures will remain subdued.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- House Republicans are yet to coalesce around a funding plan that could pass the Senate…
- …That might change, but right now a government shutdown starting at midnight Friday looks likely.
- The spike in inflation expectations will reverse, but Fed policymakers will be unhappy in the meantime.
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US
- Thailand’s Q3 GDP report next Monday should show a leap in growth to 2.9%, from 1.8% in Q2…
- …But this will be due largely to a material drop in imports; domestic demand likely weakened further.
- Retail sales momentum in Indonesia remains lackluster, keeping price-hike expectations at bay.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- Chinese auto sales picked up in October, in a positive sign for consumer demand....
- ...But sluggish sentiment and a still-high savings rate point to a tepid recovery in 2024.
- Producer prices fell in October, due to excess capacity and soft demand, at home and abroad.
Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+
- Italian GDP will probably fall in Q4, even if revisions don’t show it declined in the third quarter.
- Budget negotiations are heating up; BTP yields will stay high next year despite a likely fall in spreads.
- Spain may end the year with a government after all, but this won’t change the economic outlook.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- GDP would have fallen in Q3, if the volatile net trade and inventories components hadn’t support growth...
- ...But growth in real household disposable income will pick up in Q4, enabling both more spending and saving.
- Business investment was in line with pre-Covid norms despite falling in Q3; surveys signal continued resilience.
Samuel TombsUK
- U.S. - The Labor Market is Softening, but it is not Rolling Over
- EUROZONE - Should Bunds be at 3% or Higher? The Term Premium Says Yes
- U.K. - The MPC Will Pivot Quickly; Stable Rates in 2024 Are Not Our Base Case
- CHINA+ - China’s Industrial Profits Improve Further Stoking Investment Demand
- EM ASIA - Indonesia’s Narrow Q3 GDP Miss Worse Than It Looks
- LATAM - Mexico’s GDP Still Resilient in Q3, but Growth Momentum Set to Ease
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global
- The gradual downshift in job growth continues, but labor demand is not collapsing.
- If unemployment hits 4%, the Fed will struggle to jus- tify sticking to the line that it could hike again.
- Wage growth is slowing, with a further softening in the pipeline; further policy tightening is unnecessary.
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US
- Brazil’s COPOM cut the Selic rate by 50bp, and will keep this pace, as global risks are now a threat.
- A faster easing cycle is needed as the economy struggles and inflation remains in check.
- COPOM will be more dovish in Q1, potentially allowing bigger cuts, assuming the fiscal situation is benign.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- Inflation in Singapore is likely to remain elevated at 4.1% next year, but down from 5.0% in 2023...
- ...As the GST hike, higher regulated transport and commodity prices fuel inflationary pressures.
- Thankfully, COE prices—a key driver of inflation this year—are likely to moderate from H2 2024.
Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- Korean exports rose in October for the first time in over a year, despite the sub-50 export order PMI.
- The rebound in chip exports is due to downstream restocking, while end-product demand is unclear.
- China’s October services PMI slowed, after the summer tourism and leisure activity bump.
Duncan WrigleyChina+
- The EZ unemployment rate will rise further, but prob- ably not enough to sway ECB hawks...
- ...Still, we think the Bank will cut rates come March, as inflation likely will fall faster than it expects.
- Unemployment will rise most in industry, which will stay in recession until global trade recovers.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- PMI data signal a mild recession, but we still expect brisk real income growth to lift households’ spending in Q4.
- We have nudged up our forecast for CPI inflation in 2024 to 3.0%, from 2.7%, due to higher energy prices...
- ...But it is still below the MPC’s latest projection; down- side surprises will open the door to rate cuts from Q2.
UK
- U.S. - Unemployment Likely will Rise even if Job Gains Remain Close to 200K
- EUROZONE- A Dovish ECB, Despite No Talk of Rate Cuts Next Year
- U.K. - MPC Won’t Hint at 2024 Rate Cuts Just Yet, Despite Data Surprises
- CHINA+ - More Stimulus Provides a Growth Cushion Going into 2024
- EM ASIA - BSP’s Off-Cycle Rate Hike a Rash Move; Expect No More This Quarter
- LATAM - We Still Expect Brazil’s Selic Rate to Be Cut to Around 7% Next Year
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global
