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- Industrial production in the Eurozone slowed in Q2 after a breakneck Q1; what awaits in Q3?
- Leading indicators for manufacturing are mixed; the output PMI has been the best so far this year.
- A reversal of tariff front-running will weigh on output in H2, regardless of what tariffs the EU ends up with.
- The ONS BICS survey is timely, samples seven times more firms than the PMI and covers all the economy.
- The BICS survey suggests stickier services inflation than the PMI and a stronger job recovery since April.
- US tariffs are having a small impact on the UK economy, with 78% of firms unaffected.
- In one line: A forgetful Q2, overall.
In one line: Solid rebound, even factoring-in jump in Ireland.
In one line: Expectations at a 41-month high.
China's steadyish Q2 real GDP growth boosted by intensifying deflation; nominal growth lowest since Q4 2022
- We think headline retail sales were little changed in June, after falling in April and May.
- A small price-driven increase in control sales was likely mostly offset by another fall in auto sales.
- Homebase are roughly consistent with 150K for July private payrolls, but we prefer to trust other indicators.
- In one line: Outright food deflation is here, as predicted.
- In one line: Outright food deflation is here, as predicted.
- China’s broad credit growth rose in June, but mainly thanks to government-bond issuance.
- The rise in corporate borrowing is distorted by the local-government debt swap; it’s likely still sluggish.
- M1 jump is hopeful but may prove a blip given the lack of supporting data elsewhere pointing to an upturn.
- Brazil’s weakness in industry and services highlights the growing drag from tighter financial conditions.
- Mr. Trump’s tariff move threatens exports, investment and already-fragile economic momentum.
- Mexico has also been hit by the tariff noise, but markets are still betting on a negotiated outcome.
- Malaysia’s retail sales are still weak; sales volumes registered no month-to-month increase in May.
- Real wage growth has been stagnant since the pandemic, weighing on disposable incomes.
- Q2 GDP will get no lift from consumption, but the recent rate cut could help Q3
- A 30% US tariff on EU exports would send the EZ economy into recession in the second half of 2025.
- Markets don’t believe Mr. Trump’s tariff threats, but a US-EU escalation cycle is still a big near-term risk.
- The ECB will hold fire in July unless it is absolutely certain a 30% tariff is coming over the summer.
- We expect real household disposable income to grow by 2.0% in 2025 and 1.3% in 2026.
- Elevated inflation expectations will likely keep wage growth slowing only gradually.
- Our call for 1.5% year-over-year consumption growth over 2025-to-27 needs only a modest saving rate fall.
- In one line: Recovery stalls as financial headwinds mount.
- In one line: Recovery stalls as financial headwinds mount.
- In one line: Modest, on-and-off deflation looks set to be the theme for H2.
In one line: Driven by a snap-back in services.
- In one line: Industrial sector stabilises, but outlook remains weak.
- The slowdown in consumption this year has been sharpest in areas dominated by higher earners...
- ...Slower asset price gains and expected real wage declines have weighed more than tax hike risk.
- Mortgage applications have risen sharply; people are fed up waiting for mortgage rates to fall.
