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Eurozone Publications

Below is a list of our Eurozone Publications for the last 6 months. If you are looking for reports older than 6 months please email info@pantheonmacro.com, or contact your account rep

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EZ Datanote: Detailed GDP, Eurozone, Q4 2022

In one line: Still in line with the ECB’s conviction of economic resilience.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

EZ Datanote: Advance Q4-22 GDP & Consumers' Spending, France

In one line: Domestic demand has softened, but net exports are rebounding. 

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

EZ Datanote: Advance GDP, Spain, Q4 2022

In one line: Spain was likely the best performer among the big four in Q4. 

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

12 Jan 2023 Eurozone Monitor BTP Yields will Rise, but the Italian Yield Curve is Not About to Invert

  • Italian bond yields offer an attractive carry, but yields are likely to stay high this year and next...
  • ...Even if the spread to bunds falls, as we expect, assuming Italy doesn’t rock the boat with the EU.
  • We expect BTP yields to rise to 4.35% by June, before easing back to 4.0% by year-end.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

EZ Datanote: Detailed GDP, Eurozone, Q3 2022

In one line: Revised up but GDP growth still slowed sharply in Q3.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

2 Nov 2022 Eurozone Monitor EZ Governments are Low-balling their 2023 Budget Forecasts

  • The EZ budget deficit fell in Q2; we think it will widen to year-end, but are revising down our 2022 forecast.
  • Fiscal plans for 2023, and slower nominal growth, point to a deficit of 3.5% next year, as in 2022.
  • Interest costs are rising, as government bond yields creep higher, but the debt ratio will still fall.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

24 Oct 2022 Eurozone Monitor Italy's New Government Faces a Balancing Act on its Budget

  • The new Italian government needs to be careful if it wants to avoid a U.K.-style market meltdown.
  • The SNB has been intervening in FX markets again; we doubt it wants CHF 0.95 per euro forever.
  • The EU agrees to disagree on a joint response to the energy crisis, as Germany draws more criticism. 

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

22 Sept 2022 Eurozone Monitor The Centre-Right Looks Set to Win in Italy; Big Challenges Await

  • Polls point to a right-wing coalition leading Italy soon; the economy is still headed for recession.
  • Deep-rooted issues need to be tackled to ensure a growth profile that keeps public debt sustainable.
  • BTP yields will rise until the new PM starts work, but will fall next year as political uncertainty abates.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

15 Sept 2022 Eurozone Monitor Europe Faces Difficult Trade-Offs on Energy as Winter Approaches

  • The EU proposes further windfall taxes and energy saving to get through winter.
  • Brussels is also mulling big reforms of electricity markets, but likely after Christmas.
  • Delinking gas and electricity prices in the EU would risk outright supply shortages during peak demand.

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

13 Sept 2022 Eurozone Monitor The ECB is Playing a Risky Game, but it has no Choice

  • No one knows how the EZ economy will respond to a 250-to-300bp increase in interest rates.
  • But the ECB is not necessarily making a policy mistake; the surge in inflation can’t be ignored.
  • Sustained fiscal stimulus and a resilient labour market offer hope that the ECB will get away with it.

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

9 Sept 2022 Eurozone Monitor The ECB is Taking no Prisoners; We see Another 75bp in October

  • The ECB goes big with a 75bp rate hike, and we are inclined to look for another 75bp in October.
  • We think the ECB wants to get its main policy rates to 2-to-2.5%, between now and Q1 next year.
  • The ECB now sees the EZ economy stalling in H2-22, but rates will continue to increase.

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

8 Sept 2022 Eurozone Monitor EZ GDP Growth Comfortably Beat Expectations in H1-2022

  • The EZ economy grew by 1.0pp more than the ECB expected in H1, supporting a 75bp hike today.
  • Consumers’ spending rose strongly in Q2, even as real wages fell; that won’t be repeated in H2.
  • Inventories and net trade will be a drag on growth in H2, helping to push the EZ economy into recession.

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

EZ Datanote: Detailed GDP, Eurozone, Q2 2022

In one line: Solid across the board, which should tip the ECB towards 75bp this week.

Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

EZ Datanote: GDP, Switzerland, Q2 2022

In one line: The SNB will continue its hiking cycle, despite slowing GDP growth.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

6 Sept 2022 Eurozone Monitor The End of Russian Gas Flows is Pushing the EZ into Recession

  • The surge in gas prices adds to our conviction that inflation will remain high, despite a hit to EZ activity.
  • A probable EZ recession is weighing heavily on the outlook for Switzerland’s economy in H2.
  • EZ investor sentiment tumbled in September; it will sour further as the ECB continues to hike.

Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone

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