In one line: Upturns in real M1 growth and credit impulse continue.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Decent headline, but rising unemployment fears is a red flag.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Stung by plunge in net exports; consumption is now growing, but weakly.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: A local high, but still no perfect landing at 2%.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Ugly crash in the services PMI is a fluke, we hope
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The upturn in the EZ PMIs stalled in February, due to a plunge in the French services index.
- Near-term outlook for services output is still decent, and the PMIs signal green shoots in industry, again.
- ECB hawks will focus on rebounding services prices; doves will note weak French labour-market data.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Revisions in healthcare lifts CPI inflation from initial estimate.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- A peace deal or ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely to drive near-term relief in Eurozone energy prices.
- The EZ GDP growth slowdown in Q4 was smaller than previously thought...
- ...And EZ productivity growth picked up; or did it? Our ECB call is unchanged either way.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Soft in CPI, but the core HICP is sticky, and selling prices are rebounding.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Decent, but also behind the Trump-curve.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Output stung by falling auto production; exports finish 2024 on a strong note.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Attempts by the ECB to persuade markets to give up focusing on the neutral rate are laudable, but futile.
- The ECB’s own forecasts suggest that the policy rate should stabilise at neutral, wherever that is.
- EZ industrial production fell sharply in December, but we look for a solid rebound in January.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Signs of underlying strength, despite boost from major orders.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Poor, but output likely rebounded in January.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Hot, but all eyes on tariffs this morning.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Unemployment is still rising; soft state CPIs can’t be extrapolated to the HICP.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: Still (very) friendly to ECB doves.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
In one line: A poor finish to 2024, but probably not as bad as initially reported.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- We now see EZ headline inflation unchanged at 2.4% in January, with a 0.1pp dip in the core, to 2.6%.
- Selling price expectations are rising in Germany and France, but core inflation will dip further in Q1.
- Is the consumption recovery in the Eurozone finally kicking in? We think so.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone