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Global Publications

Below is a list of our Global 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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Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder) Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)

24 April 2024 Global Monitor Chinese GDP growth accelerated in Q1, defying expectations

  • US - Slowing incomes and a rising saving rate threaten consumption
  • EUROZONE - A decade covering the EZ; what have we learnt, and what’s next?
  • UK - Inflation surprise cannot be dismissed as Easter volaility
  • CHINA+ - China begins to flesh out its consumer goods trade-in plan
  • EM ASIA - Malaysian manufacturing growth will only pick up further from Q1
  • LATAM - Brazil’s economy starts 2024 on a solid footing, but challenges loom

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: Trade, Indonesia, March

  • In one line: Things are suddenly turning up for exports.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

17 April 2024 Global Monitor GDP growth in the UK is rebounding

  • US The core PCE deflator for March likely will scrape in just below 0.3%
  • Eurozone  Hunting for early Easter effects in the German and French CPIs
  • UK Bernanke Review a missed opportunity for the BoE
  • China+ China begins to flesh out its consumer goods trade-in plan
  • EM Asia Singaporean manufacturing on a gradual recovery path, at best
  • LATAM Broadening disinflation paves way for bold COPOM rate cut in May

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: March CPI & February IP, India

  • In one line: LPG price cut pulls inflation down below 5% for the first time since October; don’t be fooled by the jolt in IP growth.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

Global Datanote: Bank of Thailand Decision

  • In one line: Independence sufficiently proven, prep for a June cut.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

10 April 2024 Global Monitor A dovish hold from the ECB this week; rates will be cut in June

  • U.S. - No softening yet in job growth, but Q2 likely will be very different 
  • EUROZONE - All set for a dovish hold by the ECB this week; rates will be cut in June 
    U.K.- Forecast Review: MPC has the confidence to cut, gradually
  • CHINA+ - BoK likely to sit tight until Q3, mindful of rising cost pressures
  • EM ASIA - Singaporean retail sales growth spikes in February on festive demand
  • LATAM - Will Brazil’s industrial sector improve after a poor start to 2024?

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

3 March 2024 Global Monitor Net trade will power up Singaporean GDP in Q1

  • U.S. - Core PCE back on track following the January jump
  • EUROZONE - EZ inflation likely fell to just over 2% in March; what now, ECB?
  • U.K. - House prices to rise 4% in 2024 as confidence returns
  • CHINA+ - China’s residential property market still festering; no big policy shift yet
  • EM ASIA - Firmer external demand should power up Singapore’s Q1 GDP
  • LATAM - Disinflation continues in Brazil, despite food-related pressures

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

27 March 2024 Global Monitor The SNB cut rates before the Fed, ECB and BoE

  • U.S. - Manufacturing output is stabilising, but a real rebound remains distant
  • EUROZONE - How will the ECB deal with inflationary fiscal tightening?
  • U.K. - How fast and how far can the MPC cut interest rates?
  • CHINA+ - Japan’s wage-price spiral still in its infancy; BoJ admits it moved early
  • EM ASIA - CBC hikes to nip the impact of higher electricity tariffs in the bud
  • LATAM - Banxico finally joins the LatAm easing party, but with caution

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: Bank Indonesia Decision

  • In one line: Still waiting for the first of a couple green lights.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

20 March 2024 Global Monitor BoE rate cuts are a few months away

  • U.S. - The wall between the Fed and the private sector is gone; rates now hurt
  • EUROZONE - How resilient is the consensus position on the ECB?
  • U.K. - No trigger for change by the MPC; rate cuts still a few months away
  • CHINA+ - China’s credit data point to a dull economy; policy uplift yet to come
  • EM ASIA - Raising our 2024 CPI forecast for India, and delaying the first RBI cut
  • LATAM - Chile’s recovery to continue, along with robust external accounts

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: February CPI & January IP, India

  • In one line: Delaying our first RBI rate cut call to August; industry is floundering, forget the H2 2023 ’strength’ in GDP.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

13 March 2024 Global Monitor Fiscal policy to be the main driver of Chinese GDP growth this year

  • U.S. - Job growth is on the verge of a serious slowdown, perhaps in March 
  • EUROZONE - EZ economy at a standstill in Q4; Q1 will be better
  • U.K.- Strong real incomes to deliver an economic rebound in 2024
  • CHINA+ - NPC: China’s ramps up fiscal support, notably for industrial development 
  • EM ASIA - Be wary of extrapolating the solid start to 2024 in ASEAN’s PMI
  • LATAM - Rapid disinflation in Mexico opens the door to a rate cut this month

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

6 March 2024 Global Monitor Is services inflation too high for an BoE cut?

  • U.S. - Job growth is set to slow in spring, and cyclical job growth could stop
  • EUROZONE - Services inflation too hot for an ECB rate cut in April; June it is then 
  • U.K.- Forecast Review:  Sticky wage growth makes MPC cautious to cut 
  • CHINA+ - China’s Lunar New Year holiday-spending splurge won’t last
  • EM ASIA - 8% growth in India unsustainable, with consumption still lacking
  •  LATAM - Brazil’s economy stagnates in H2; bold rate cuts still needed

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: CPI, Indonesia, February

  • In one line: Blame non-core factors for the February bounce.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

Global Datanote: Manufacturing PMI, ASEAN, February

  • In one line: Thank the labour market—a lagging indicator—for the six-month high.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

28 February 2024 Global Monitor Is EZ inflation falling quickly enough for a spring rate cut? We still think so

  • U.S. - Q: Where is the AI boom in the GDP numbers? A: Fast approaching
  • EUROZONE- Inflation to wobble around Easter; PMI implies recovery still coming 
  • U.K.- £20B package of tax cuts coming, despite fragile public finances
  • CHINA+ - BoK edging towards a rate cut; Q3 still most likely timing
  • EM ASIA - Chickens have come home to roost in Thai GDP; what an abysmal Q4
  • LATAM - Banxico to act on further evidence of Mexico’s slowdown and disinflation

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

21 February 2024 Global Monitor China tries to boost home demand, will it work?

  • U.S. - Most of last week’s numbers tell us little about trends, or the outlook
  • EUROZONE- Is the Eurozone falling behind the US on productivity, again? 
  • U.K.- Underlying Services Price Rises Still Slowing, Bolstering Rate Cut Hopes 
  • CHINA+ - China’s big five-year LPR cut signals focus on boosting home demand 
  • EM ASIA - Subianto’s decisive victory a short-term positive for continuity
  • LATAM - December’s IBC-Br confirms activity in Brazil ended Q4 on a strong note

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

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