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7 May2025 China+ Monitor Manufacturing leads China's profit rebound, yet trade risks loom

  • Industrial profitability improved further in Q1, on the back of strong manufacturing production.
  • China’s industrial output was bolstered by stimulus demand and tariff front-loading activity.
  • External uncertainty does not bode well for producers’ profit outlook, as overcapacity issues are worsening.

7 May 2025 UK Monitor Price pressures too strong for the MPC to shift to full 'dove mode'

  • Uncertainty hammered the PMI in April, suggesting a chance that UK GDP will fall in Q2.
  • The MPC will retain some caution, however, as the PMI shows underlying inflation accelerating.
  • Rate-setters can get away with a couple of precautionary rate cuts in May and June.

6 May 2025 US Monitor Lower oil prices will provide very little boost to the economy at large

  • The 20% drop in oil prices since early April probably will provide no real boost to the overall economy...
  • ...the lift to consumers’ real incomes will be offset by weaker spending in energy-intensive areas.
  • The ISM services prices index jumped in April, but other survey indicators suggest no cause for alarm. 

6 May 2025 China+ Monitor US and China edge closer to trade talks after back-channel signals

  • Behind-the-scenes diplomacy has set the stage for Sino-US trade dialogue.
  • We expect the bilateral relationship to thaw as internal pressure forces both to the negotiating table.
  • Korea fast-tracks US trade talks as tariffs weaken exports and drive industrial activity to a 31-month low.

6 May 2025 Emerging Asia Monitor A hot--if skin-deep--April CPI print in Indonesia; more of such to come

  • Indonesian CPI came in above expectations in April, mainly reflecting the end of power discounts.
  • The consensus for the Philippines’ Q1 GDP is well-positioned; we expect a similar-ish 5.8% print.
  • The MAS is likely to ease policy further in July, but October could be more 50-50.

6 May 2025 Eurozone Monitor Soft headline inflation will pave the way for a 1.75% depo-rate by July

  • Jump in April core inflation was due to Easter effects in services; the remaining components were soft.
  • Dovish forecasts from the ECB will pave the way for for a back-to-back 25bp rate cut next month…
  • …and we now look for an additional 25bp cut in July, but also hikes next year, in June and September.

Global Datanote: Advance Inflation, Eurozone, April 2025 & Unemployment, Eurozone, March 2025

In one line: Inflation held steady, but declines are coming; we are adding a July ECB rate cut. 

EZ Datanote: Advance Inflation, Eurozone, April 2025 & Unemployment, Eurozone, March 2025

In one line: Inflation held steady, but declines are coming; we are adding a July ECB rate cut. 

Global Datanote: CPI, Indonesia, April

  • In one line: Electricity discounts are now well and truly a thing of the past.

PANTHEON EM ASIA DATA WRAP 2 May 2025

Indonesia’s electricity discounts are now well and truly a thing of the past

Global Datanote: ISM Manufacturing Survey, US, April, 2025

  • In one line: Headline index steady in April; but a lot of pain lies ahead.

PM Datanote: US ISM Manufacturing Survey, April

Headline index steady in April; but a lot of pain lies ahead.

5 May 2025 US Monitor Uncertainty over tariffs hasn't killed jobs yet, but their imposition will hurt

  • Tariff uncertainty supported payrolls in April, by temporarily boosting the logistics and retail sectors...
  • ...But hiring intentions have weakened and a sharp decline in activity in the logistics sector is in train.
  • We’re pushing back our forecast for Fed easing to July, from June, but we still expect 75bp this year.

5 May 2025 LatAm Monitor BanRep resumes easing with caution

  • Colombia’s central bank resumes its cautious easing cycle amid fragile growth and persistent inflation risks.
  • BanRep balances disinflation momentum with fiscal slippage and intensifying external noise.
  • Uncoordinated policy signals undermine credibility as Colombia faces deteriorating  fundamentals.

PM Datanote: US Advance Goods Trade, March

Trade and inventories data leave a negative Q1 GDP print looking far more likely.

China+ Datanote: BoJ Policy Decision, Japan, May

BoJ's newly bearish tone on inflation risks supports our view that rate hikes are on hold this year

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