- We estimate that last week’s financial market volatility will cut 1 point off August’s PMI services.
- Strong new orders and firms’ confidence means the PMI services should still rise two points in August.
- The financial ructions are likely to have sliced just two points off consumers’ confidence.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- In one line: Manufacturing gains offset weakness in other sectors, for now.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: A mixed picture, as transportation costs rise while food prices decline.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In one line: A mixed picture, as transportation costs rise while food prices decline.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- In one line: A prudent rate cut, defying consensus, reflects improved inflation dynamics.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In one line: A prudent rate cut, defying consensus, reflects improved inflation dynamics.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
In one line: Inflation will drop back sharply this month.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
Producer deflation set for only modest improvement in H2
Duncan WrigleyChina+
China's consumer inflation buoyed by seasonal food inflation, rather than demand
Producer deflation extends decline amid oversupply
Duncan WrigleyChina+
Underlying sales momentum in Indonesia was fading heading into Q3
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- In one line: A modest rate cut signals a shift towards further easing, with caution.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Global
- In one line: A modest rate cut signals a shift towards further easing, with caution.
Andrés Abadía (Chief LatAm Economist)Latin America
- House prices have almost recovered their losses since October 2022.
- House-price inflation is now trending up at nearly 3% month-to-month annualised.
- We think that house prices will rise 4% year-over-year by Q4 2024 as mortgage interest rates fall.
Rob Wood (Chief UK Economist)UK
- The link between the ECB’s policy rate and the Taylor Rule, which broke after the GFC, is reasserting itself.
- A Taylor Rule with inflation expectations suggests the ECB is behind the curve on easing.
- The model also indicates that the policy rate won’t fall as much as the consensus expects.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The fledgling recovery in Indonesian sales growth masked a persistent loss of momentum in Q2.
- Slowing real wage growth is likely to put pressure on Malaysian retail sales until the end of the year.
- Taiwan’s electronics exports continue to recover, despite the sharp drop in export growth in July.
Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist)Emerging Asia
- We look for a 0.2% increase in the July core CPI, with the risks tilted towards a lower print.
- Prices for hotels and air travel likely continued to fall; June’s small rise in rents probably was repeated.
- Core goods prices likely edged down again, driven by further falls in both new and used vehicle prices.
Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US
In one line: China's July exports disappoint market expectations
Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+
In one line: China’s foreign reserves rise on positive currency and asset valuation effects
Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+
In one line: China's July export growth falls short of expectations amid slowing momentum
Kelvin Lam (Senior China+ Economist)China+