Eurozone Publications
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- The ECB will hold fire this week, as data has swung to the side of the hawks over the past few months.
- The confidence interval around a baseline of a stable deposit rate at 2% next year is widening.
- Rates will be stable or fall in the next six months; then the balance will shift towards no change or hikes.
In one line: Down sharply again.
In one line: Solid production numbers, but net trade in goods remain under pressure.
In one line: Growth slows as tariff front-running disappears.
In one line: As we expected, but where was the Airbus-driven upward revision?
- EZ GDP rose in Q2 only because of an accumulation of inventories...
- ...Inventories are now set to crash, but the drag from net trade will be buffered by a fall in imports.
- We now look for continued, albeit still-weak, Eurozone GDP growth in the second half of the year.
In one line: Better; inflation pressures remain strong despite subdued activity.
In one line: SNB cut this month still on, just.
- Swiss inflation held steady at first glance, but the details are dovish.
- Leading indicators point to a gradual fall in inflation out to year-end, in contrast to the SNB’s forecasts.
- It’s a close call, but we think the risks to the outlook tip the balance towards a final rate cut this month.
In one line: The end of September rate cut hopes.
- The fall in Italian GDP in Q2 was confirmed; net trade fell but investment remained resilient
- We now expect Italian GDP to rise in Q3 and Q4, though this still means just 0.6% growth this year.
- The government in France will fall on Monday, but look closely and public finances are now improving.
- The number of people out of work dropped by the most in over three years in July…
- ...As a result, the EZ unemployment rate fell to 6.2% in July and is likely to have held steady in August.
- Labour-market data provide little ammunition for ECB doves in their fight for another rate cut.
In one line: Down to a record low.
- It’s a coin toss between EZ headline inflation at 2.1% or 2.0% in August, but what happened in the core?
- Early consumers’ spending data for July point to downside risks to growth in Q3.
- Germany’s labour market seems to be turning a corner, and ECB inflation expectations are elevated.
In one line: Hinting at a fall in Q3.
In one line: Unwelcome rise in services selling price expectations.
In one line: Steady, and solid, growth in EZ money supply.
In one line: Stung by crash in net trade.
EZ ECONOMY SLOWS AS TARIFF HIKES START TO BITE…
- …BUT OUR CALL FOR A SEPTEMBER RATE CUT IS NOW ON LIFE SUPPORT
- The acceleration in money supply growth has faded, but it still signals solid underlying GDP growth.
- Surveyed EC selling price expectations rose in services but fell further in food.
- The Swiss economy came down to Earth in Q2 amid wild swings in net trade and inventories.
