In one line: Still-rising; lifted by a strong labour market and firming real wage growth.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
Residential investment likely to plunge in Q2.
Oliver Allen (Senior US Economist)US
- In on line: A hawkish hold, prioritising inflation anchoring, and restoring credibility.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In on line: A hawkish hold, prioritising inflation anchoring, and restoring credibility.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: A non-event; expect more of the same through Q3.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global
- In one line: A non-event; expect more of the same through Q3.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
Export growth surprises to the upside, as electronics roar ahead
Moorthy Krshnan (Senior Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
A gradual recovery is taking hold, but manufacturing is too small to alter the bigger picture.
Samuel TombsUS
- In one line: Gradual rate cuts, with potential pauses, amid temporary inflation pressures and economic recovery.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In one line: Gradual rate cuts, with potential pauses, amid temporary inflation pressures and economic recovery.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: House prices keep rising despite higher mortgage rates.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Persistent services inflation means more delay to rate cuts.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
In one line: Q1 wasn’t as good as previously thought, and output will fall back in Q2.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Boosted by a rebound in the surpluses of goods and services.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
Japan's exports buoyed by US and Chinese demand, despite falling shipments to the EU
Duncan WrigleyChina+
- In one line: Q2 exports now look salvageable, after a sturdy May.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global
- Rent rises for new tenants have slowed sharply; the feared catch-up in CPI rent inflation is unlikely.
- We expect annualized CPI housing inflation to slow to 3-to-4% over the next few quarters.
- Q2 consumption is on course for a modest 2%, similar to Q1, after May's lacklustre retail sales data.
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US