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10 September 2025 Global Monitor Dismal payrolls not enough for 50bp Fed cut next week

  • US - Payrolls warrant much looser policy, but 50bp next week is unlikely
  • EUROZONE - Swiss inflation details are dovish; SNB rate cut to -0.25% still on
  • UK - GDP likely unchanged month-to-month in July
  • CHINA+ - China’s exports lose steam on low-techs; slump in US exports persists
  • EM ASIA - Confident BNM holds fire on further easing, following July cut
  • LATAM - Mexico’s economy holds steady, but capex weakness and trade risks persist

3 September 2025 Global Monitor ECB easing cycle is done just as the Fed's is about to begin

  • US - August payrolls likely will maintain the pressure for looser Fed policy
  • EUROZONE - ECB’s easing cycle is over; risks now tilting to rate hikes, in 2027
  • UK - Insolvencies holding steady despite the barrage of headwinds
  • CHINA+ - Chinese manufacturers tolerate tariff shifts, but small firms struggle
  • EM ASIA - BI’s urgency to cut faster since July in context; expect at least one more
  • LATAM - Banxico slows pace of easing as core inflation pressures persist

27 August 2025 Global Monitor Sticky inflation supports a BOJ hike in October

  • US - We think a September easing will be the first of many
  • EUROZONE - Germany is balancing on the edge of recession and recovery
  • UK - Week in review: August rate cut looks increasingly like a mistake
  • CHINA+ - Japan’s inflation elevated, with no easy cure for rice-price headache
  • EM ASIA - BI’s urgency to cut faster since July in context; expect at least one more
  • LATAM - Our LATAM team is on leave this week, publication will resume on Sep 2nd

20 August 2025 Global Monitor EZ goods trade surplus soon gone?

  • US - Consumption growth is stabilizing, at a sluggish pace
  • EUROZONE - EZ goods trade surplus nears zero as US exports continue to slide
  • UK - Stabilising jobs and strong wage gains limit the MPC’s room to cut
  • CHINA+ - China’s domestic demand swoons in the scorching summer heat
  • EM ASIA - A fairly decent Q2, but Thai GDP growth will now slow more sharply
  • LATAM - Banxico slows pace of easing as core inflation pressures persist

13 August 2025 Global Monitor Chinese exporters don't want to lose their margins

  • US - Pass-through from the tariffs slows, but is not complete yet
  • EUROZONE - What can a New Keynesian Phillips curve say about EZ inflation?
  • UK - The MPC are cautious, we expect no more rate cuts this year
  • CHINA+ - Chinese exporters less willing to absorb higher tariffs in their margin
  • EM ASIA - Philippines’ market-beating Q2 GDP doesn’t stand up to scrutiny
  • LATAM - Banxico slows pace of easing as core inflation pressures persist

6 August 2025 Global Monitor July payrolls open the door for Fed easing in September

  • US - Dire July employment report makes a September easing far more likely
  • EUROZONE - Our ECB and SNB rate cut calls now hang in the balance
  • UK - Payroll falls should ease as tax hike drag begins to fade
  • CHINA+ - China’s Politburo strikes confident tone about trade risks
  • EM ASIA - Taiwan’s retail sales shrink in Q2; downside risk to our 6.4% GDP call
  • LATAM - Brazil holds rates steady as tariffs cloud growth and inflation outlook

30 July 2025 Global Monitor EU-US trade deal is good economics, but at a political cost

  • US - The slide in the dollar looks like all pain and no gain
  • EUROZONE - White smoke in Scotland: the EU and US strike a trade deal
  • UK - Payroll falls should ease as tax hike drag begins to fade
  • CHINA+ - BoJ official hints at brightening growth outlook after trade deal
  • EM ASIA - Taiwan’s retail sales shrink in Q2; downside risk to our 6.4% GDP call
  • LATAM - Brazil’s inflation plateaus as demand softens and disinflation forces build

23 July 2025 Global Monitor Solid Q2 GDP growth masks intensifying deflation in China

  • US - Tariff-related price hikes hit in June, with worse to come in July
  • EUROZONE - ECB to stand pat this week; big decision awaits in September
  • UK - Most of June’s CPI inflation rise was genuine
  • CHINA+ - China’s steady real GDP print masks intensifying deflation
  • EM ASIA - Malaysian GDP growth rises slightly, but the fundamentals are worrying
  • LATAM - Strong start to 2025 for Brazil and Colombia masks challenges ahead

16 July 2025 Global Monitor The EZ would fall into recession with a 30% US trade tariff

  • US -  Immigration probably will continue to add meaningfully to labor supply
  • EUROZONE - A 30% US tariff would send the EZ economy into recession in H2
  • UK -  Consumer spending to be supported by solid income growth
  • CHINA+ - China’s ‘glass half-full’ money and credit data
  • EM ASIA - BNM more worried about GDP growth than we expectedEM ASIA -  
  • LATAM - Brazil’s recovery stalls as financial and external headwinds mount

9 July 2025 Global Monitor UK's Chancellor is between a rock and a hard place

  • US - Markets drew the wrong conclusions from June’s labor market data
  • EUROZONE - No changes to our forecasts yet, despite delay to US tariff-rate hikes
  • UK - Between a rock and a hard place sits fudging the fiscal rules
  • CHINA+ - Japan’s wages hit by plunging bonuses, as trade war bites
  • EM ASIA - Vietnamese growth to come off the boil in H2 if GDP data turn realistic
  • LATAM - Brazil’s manufacturing slumps, but mining shows resilience

2 July 2025 Global Monitor Soft June payrolls incoming

  • US - Expect soft June payrolls, and yet another set of downward revisions
  • EUROZONE - June’s EZ inflation rise will more than reverse in July and August
  • UK - Payroll data have gone haywire; job growth is likely improving
  • CHINA+ - BoJ to sit tight as stagflation risk rears its ugly head
  • EM ASIA - Hoping we’re not jinxing it…we rescind our call for SBV cuts in 2025
  • LATAM - Banxico signals slower data-driven easing, as inflation risks persist

25 June 2025 Global Monitor Japan's firms offsetting tariff hit to trade with price cuts

  • US - Consumption looks vulnerable to the looming real-income shock
  • EUROZONE - SNB shies away from negative rates for now; EZ PMI holds steady
  • UK - Week in review: an August cut to Bank Rate looking more likely
  • CHINA+ - Japanese auto exports bear the brunt of US tariff hikes
  • EM ASIA - BSP, rightly unfazed by oil prices, leaves door open to two more cuts
  • LATAM - COPOM surprises with a final hike and signals a prolonged pause

18 June 2025 Global Monitor SNB to bring back negative policy rate

  • US - Expect payback for May’s below-trend rise in the CPI over the summer
  • EUROZONE - Jumbo cut from SNB incoming; EURUSD rally should peter out
  • UK - MPC preview: on hold, but more open to a cut in August
  • CHINA+ -China’s productivity opportunity can cushion demographic pressure
  • EM ASIA - Malaysian retail sales remain weak, but high debt is no major worry
  • LATAM - Mexico’s inflation rises again in May; Banxico to ease cautiously

11 June 2025 Global Monitor Sentiment in China resilient to trade war

  • US - Mr. Trump is right; the labor market will need substantial Fed easing soon
  • EUROZONE - Irish distortions return; we revise down our Q2 EZ GDP forecast
  • UK - CPI preview: we still think May inflation will match the MPC’s call
  • CHINA+ - China’s residential market enjoying only a modest boost
  • EM ASIA - RBI’s surprise front-loading of cuts doesn’t mark the finish line
  • LATAM - Uncertainty and caution behind Mexico’s faltering domestic demand

4 June 2025 Global Monitor Soft inflation sets up dovish ECB and SNB meetings in June

  • US - Weaker consumers’ spending and higher core inflation lie ahead
  • EUROZONE - Soft inflation data signal dovish ECB and SNB meetings in June
  • UK - Forecast review: Stronger growth and sticky inflation take away a cut
  • CHINA+ - China’s residential market enjoying only a modest boost
  • EM ASIA - India’s investment-led Q1 leap is unreliable; consumers still in doubt
  • LATAM - Solid start for Chile’s Q2 growth; subdued inflation pressures in Peru

28 May 2025 Global Monitor US goes after the EU; will it last?

  • US- Labor market weakness will emerge, but not before July’s FOMC meeting
  • UK-Strong growth and inflation mean an August skip
  • EZ-Labor market weakness will emerge, but not before July’s FOMC meeting
  • CHINA- Growth worries likely to delay the BoJ’s rate normalisation
  • EM ASIA- BI’s easing cycle back in play, with 75bp more cuts by end-2025
  • LATAM -Strong start to 2025 for Brazil and Colombia masks challenges ahead

21 May 2025 Global Monitor Strong GDP growth won't prevent the SNB from cutting below zero

  • US - How stimulative will fiscal policy be if the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes?
  • EUROZONE - Swiss economy galloping in 2025, though growth is now slowing
  • UK - MPC preview: dovish shift, but not as much as the market expected
  • CHINA+ - Japan’s weak Q1 GDP print reinforces BoJ’s decision to pause
  • EM ASIA - US front-running boosts Thailand’s Q1, but it’s all downhill from here
  • LATAM - Banxico delivers another 50bp rate cut amid weak growth

14 May 2025 Global Monitor The tightening cycle is over in Brazil; when come the cuts?

  • US - Inflation outlook little changed by China deal, but exports will be firmer
  • EUROZONE - The US-China trade deal is worth less than markets believe
  • UK - MPC preview: dovish shift, but not as much as the market expected
  • CHINA+ - China considering a major overhaul of its housing-market model
  • EM ASIA - Philippines’ Q1 wasn’t that bad but may be as good as it gets for 2025
  • LATAM - Brazil’s COPOM sticks to the script but signals a long pause

7 May 2025 Global Monitor We now think the ECB will cut its deposit rate to 1.75% by July

  • US - Uncertainty over tariffs hasn’t killed jobs yet, but their imposition will hurt
  • EUROZONE - Soft headline inflation will pave the way for a 1.75% depo-rate by July
  • UK - MPC preview: all about the likely new downside scenario
  • CHINA+ - US and China edge closer to trade talks after back-channel signals
  • EM ASIA - Taiwan’s GDP gets a boost from “Liberation Day” tariff chaos
  • LATAM - Mexico narrowly escapes recession, but the outlook is far from rosy

30 April 2025 Global Monitor China is focused on domestic policy as US trade policy remains in flux

  • US - Payroll growth is unlikely to have slowed decisively as soon as April
  • EUROZONE - PMIs sink as domestic demand falters; EZ–US trade surplus jumps
  • UK - Wages stay strong and inflation heading to 3.5% in April
  • CHINA+ - Chinese policymakers keep heads down, focusing on domestic issues
  • EM ASIA - Easter rewind: the start of tougher times for Indonesian exports
  • LATAM - Persistent inflation pressures in Brazil challenge COPOM’s roadmap
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