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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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Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist) Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)

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

14 February 2024 Global Monitor China is still exporting deflation in goods

  • U.S. - Fiscal policy is likely to be a headwind for growth this year
  • EUROZONE- Up close and personal with the seasonally adjusted EZ HICP data 
  • U.K.- Services CPI inflation likely rose above the MPC’s forecast in January 
  • CHINA+ - Chinese pricing trends signal weak activity; ignore the holiday noise
  • EM ASIA - Vehicle sales boost to Singaporean retail sales set to unwind in January 
  • LATAM - Finally, Banxico explicitly signals rate cuts; normalisation to start in March

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: January CPI & December IP, India

  • In one line: Still waiting on the onion price correction to show in CPI; the trend in IP growth is clearly one of moderation.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

7 February 2024 Global Monitor Where will bond yields in the Eurozone go in 2024?

  • U.S. - Whatever the truth about January jobs, the outlook for spring is weaker
  • EUROZONE- Presenting the EZ bond market in 2024, assuming a soft landing 
  • U.K.- Multiple rate cuts this year signalled, but not as many as investors expect
  • CHINA+ - Korea trade en route to a healthy recovery on strong WDA growth
  • EM ASIA - Philippines’ consensus-beating Q4 benefited hugely from soft cushions
  • LATAM - Central banks embrace policy normalisation, but with some caveats

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: CPI, Indonesia, January

  • In one line: Yet another reassuring below-consensus drop in core.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

Global Datanote: Manufacturing PMI, ASEAN, January

  • In one line: An encouraging, but most likely temporary, bounce.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

31 January 2024 Global Monitor Tamed inflation matter most for the Fed

  • U.S. - Inflation is tamed, and that matters more to the Fed than strong growth
  • EUROZONE- GDP data support a dovish shift from the ECB; Spanish CPI not so much
  • U.K.- MPC likely to split the difference with the market
  • CHINA+ - China’s RRR cut is about accommodating fiscal stimulus
  • EM ASIA - Reassuring early Q1 PMIs in India
  • LATAM - A busy but relatively straightforward week for LatAm central banks

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

24 January 2024 Global Monitor When will the ECB start easing?

  • U.S. - The Fed wants to ease slowly, but their forecasts are too cautious 
  • EUROZONE- ECB to push back against market expectations this week
  • U.K.- Consumer price rises still fading quickly enough for a May rate cut 
  • CHINA+ - China’s property sector still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel 
  • EM ASIA - Malaysian GDP to pick up in 2024 on manufacturing sector rebound 
  • LATAM - Brazil’s retail sector resilient in Q4, thanks to Black Friday

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: Bank of Indonesia Decision

  • In one line: No cuts until inflation is comfortably below target; that is, in Q2.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

17 January 2024 Global Monitor Germany dragged the EZ down in Q4

  • U.S. - Core PCE prices likely rose at the 2% target pace in Q4, matching Q3
  • EUROZONE- Eurozone GDP likely fell in Q4, despite a leap in net exports 
  • U.K.- Will the MPC cut Bank Rate by more than 25bp at one meeting? 
  • CHINA+ - China’s credit demand softens, as developers repay debt
  • EM ASIA - Only a matter of when, not if, Indian food inflation becomes a huge drag
  • LATAM - A Busy Week for LatAm Inflation Watchers; All Good, for Now

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

Global Datanote: Trade, Indonesia, December

  • In one line: Exports are improving, but demand still isn’t firing on all fronts.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

Global Datanote: December CPI & November IP, India

  • In one line: The CPI report has yet to pick-up the correction in onion prices; don’t panic over the Diwali-related crash in IP growth.

Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Global

10 January 2024 Global Monitor Inflation trends in LATAM support further monetary policy easing

  • U.S. - Job Growth is Slowing, but the Fed’s Main Interest is Inflation
  • EUROZONE- Rapidly Falling Inflation in Early Q1 Will Prompt an ECB Pivot in March
  • U.K.- Households’ Saving Rate Won’t Rise Further in 2024; Spending to Recover
  • CHINA+ - China’s Foreign Reserves Continue to Rise, as Yield Pressure Eases
  • EM ASIA - Downward CPI Surprises in ASEAN, Paving the Way for H1 Rate Cuts
  • LATAM - Growth Still Slowing, Helping to Bring Inflation Down Further

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

3 January 2024 Global Monitor The Outlook is Improving for the U.K. Consumer

  • U.S. - Core PCE Inflation Likely will be Below 2% by End-2024
  • EUROZONE- Rapidly Falling Inflation in Early Q1 Will Prompt an ECB Pivot in March
  • U.K.- Forecast Review:  CPI Inflation to Fall to 2% During Q2, Spurring Rate Cuts
  • CHINA+ - China’s Property Sector is Barely Making Progress
  • EM ASIA - What 2024 Has in Store, and Where We Could Be Widely Off Base 
  • LATAM - Milei Starts Working Hard; Chile Rejects the New Constitution

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)Global

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