Eurozone Publications
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Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)
In one line: Stung by volatility income expectations, again.
In one line: Expectations at a cyclical high.
- The composite PMI for the Eurozone rose in October, as Germany’s index jumped...
- ...The PMI is consistent with better GDP growth in Q4 than Q3, which we think matched Q2’s 0.1% read.
- We still think higher growth and above-target inflation will keep the ECB on hold in December.
In one line: PMIs remain terrible, but INSEE survey data look better.
In one line: Punchy headline, but details remain flaky.
- Inflation data clearly suggest the ECB is now on hold, but other data have tilted dovishly recently.
- A delay to the implementation of ETS2 could be exactly what ECB doves need for a rate cut in Q4…
- …But our forecasts still imply that the Bank will need to lift its core inflation outlook, precluding a cut.
- Germany’s 2026 draft budget promises borrowing of close to 5% of GDP next year; can we believe it?
- A turn in the investment cycle is the key prerequisite for a pick-up in German growth next year.
- Risks are tilted to the downside for our upbeat 2026 forecasts, but leading indicators agree with us.
In one line: Core is too strong for another rate cut in Q4.
- EZ inflation rose a touch in September, and the core was revised higher, matching our initial forecast.
- Headline and core inflation will dip in October but then rebound, meaning no rate cut in December.
- Markets are eyeing a rate cut in early 2026, but we think the ECB will opt to stay on hold at 2%.
In one line: Mostly base effects, the trend remains subdued.
- Spain’s budget negotiations are non-existent; another rollover of the 2023 budget seems likely...
- ...Still, its deficit will shrink out to 2027, and in 2025 be inside the EU’s 3% limit.
- ECB doves point to downside inflation risks, but we still think the Q4 HICP data will move against them.
In one line: Rising, but not the start of a sustained pick-up.
- Sébastien Lecornu plays his trump card, but will suspending pension reform be enough?
- Mr. Macron will come under rising pressure to call new elections if RN continues to rise in the polls.
- The cyclical improvement in France’s budget deficit looks set to continue in H2 as tax revenues rise.
- Germany will raise its public debt burden by more than €1T over the next decade; what will this fund?
- A sustained rise in defence spending to 3.5% ramps up the pressure on public finances from 2027.
- The German government’s plan implies front-loaded investment from special funds starting next year.
In one line: EZ manufacturing fell flat on its face in August.
- Construction and manufacturing likely drove another slight increase in French GDP in Q3.
- Leading indicators for investment in France are subdued, but falling saving is helping consumption.
- Our updated forecasts for the four majors still see EZ GDP rising by 0.1% in Q3, but with downside risk.
- German auto output rebounded in September, but will this be included in the first Q3 GDP estimate?
- Construction investment rose in Q3, but net trade and consumption likely remained sluggish.
- We now think the first Q3 GDP estimate in Germany will show that output fell by 0.2% quarter-to-quarter.
In one line: Ugly, but stung by one-off distortions.
- The reversal of tariff front-running is weighing on German export orders, but is the worst over?…
- …Revisions to sales data suggest that industrial output was weaker in Q3 than we thought.
- Early data indicate that EZ industrial production fell by 0.2% in August, partially reversing the rise in July.
