Eurozone Publications
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Daily Monitor Global Weekly Monitor Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)
- We now see a relatively small rise in Eurozone HICP inflation in April, by 0.1pp, to 2.7%.
- Energy inflation climbed further in the EZ, but the core fell due to a temporary slide in services inflation.
- EC selling price expectations rose across the board in April, and recession probability remained low.
- ECB consumer inflation expectations jumped in March, to 3%, on a three-year basis.
- The ECB’s bank lending survey points to tightening credit standards and weakening loan demand.
- Markets are still pricing the path for the ECB, based on inflation, inflation expectations and the oil price.
- There are downside risks to Q1 GDP growth, but Eurozone inflation rose further in April, to 3.0%.
- Core inflation likely fell a touch in April, due to weakness in services, but it will snap back in May.
- The ECB will stand pat this week, waiting for the June forecasts before its next move—a hike.
- A plunge in services PMIs warns that the growth in EZ consumers’ spending is now grinding to a halt.
- We cut our Q2 EZ GDP growth forecasts further, by 0.1pp to 0.1%, due to weakness in Germany.
- We still think the ECB will respond to the inflation shock by hiking, but markets are too hawkish.
- The EU allows national governments to subsidise energy costs for energy-intensive industries.
- But it has not yet given member states permission to forcefully respond to the looming energy shock.
- Efforts to reduce reliance on energy imports will help in the future, not so much during the current shock.
- Import growth likely peaked in late 2025; a slowdown will support GDP growth in 2026.
- The EZ nominal energy-import bill is now surging, but we think imports are falling in real terms.
- Low gas inventories point to upside risk to the volume of gas imports and prices.
- We still think the ECB will respond to higher inflation by tightening policy modestly over the summer.
- In the most extreme inflation scenario, the ECB hikes aggressively but also likely cuts next year.
- EZ construction output fell sharply in January and February, but likely rebounded a touch in March.
- Inflation in the EZ is on track to hit just over 3% by May, which will prompt the ECB to hike in June.
- Cooling oil prices mask a continued surge in refined- product prices, especially diesel.
- Services inflation will fall in April, holding down the core, but snap back quickly next month.
- Industrial production in the Eurozone likely fell in Q1, despite a strong finish to the quarter.
- Our nowcast model points to downside risk to EZ GDP in Q1, but we still see a 0.2% increase, just.
- Recession risks remained low at the end of Q1, but how will the surveys look in Q2?
- Germany is cutting fuel duty, which will likely shave 0.3pp off inflation in April and May.
- EZ house-price growth will slow this year, but which countries will drive the slowdown?…
- …Slowing house-price growth is a downside risk to consumers’ spending, but less so than pre-Covid.
- In Q1, the Winter Olympics and fiscal support soften the hit to Italian consumption from the energy shock.
- EU recovery funds will help support Italian GDP growth this year as domestic demand slows.
- We lower our forecast for EZ GDP growth in Q1 and Q2, by 0.1pp in each quarter, to 0.2%.
- Data out to February show that Spain’s growth streak was faltering even before the energy shock.
- Industrial production, retail sales and construction all likely declined over Q1.
- But record-high employment and fiscal support likely kept growth from grinding to a halt last quarter.
- German manufacturing fell in Q1, but survey data point to a robust end to the quarter and Q2 strength.
- Net trade in goods surged in Q1, but we suspect the boost was partially offset by a fall in inventories.
- Our nowcast models for Germany point to big upside risk to Q1 growth, but take them with a pinch of salt.
- US-Iran ceasefire takes the sting out of rising EZ rate expectations, but tightening remains our base case.
- Core orders in German manufacturing rose solidly in February, and surveys point to further upside.
- Retail sales in the Eurozone all but stalled in Q1, and the outlook for Q2 is poor too.
- France is set to swing right in the 2027 presidential election, but that’s not strictly good news for RN.
- Big declines in energy consumption and output due to mild weather likely stung French growth in Q1.
- French tax revenues ended 2025 on a high, bringing much relief to the embattled minority government.
- Inflation in the Eurozone jumped in March, and will rise further in coming months, to 3%.
- We now see higher food inflation adding 0.1pp and 0.2pp to the EZ HICP in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
- Risks are tilted towards an April hike, but we still think the ECB will wait until June.
- German inflation soared in March, as energy prices jumped; core inflation was stable.
- We now see EZ headline inflation at 2.6% in March, with the core dipping by 0.1pp, to 2.3%.
- EC selling prices and consumers’ inflation outlook jumped in March, tilting hawkishly for the ECB.
- Inflation in Spain jumped in March, but by less than expected due to timely tax cuts by the government.
- We see EZ headline and core inflation at 2.5% and 2.3%, respectively, in March; it will get worse soon.
- Comments from policymakers suggest the ECB is inching towards an April hike.
- March survey data show clear evidence of weakness from the war in Iran, but markets don’t care.
- Real M1 growth was still robust midway through Q1, but now comes the hit from rising inflation.
- Italian business confidence was resilient in March, but consumer sentiment is plunging.
- German IFO business sentiment sinks as the energy shock hits, denting hopes of a recovery this year.
- We’re lowering our forecast for German investment, but still see decent growth in Q2 and Q3.
- Fiscal stimulus and the net balance between external demand and inventories are tailwinds for growth.
