Eurozone Publications
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Chartbook Global Weekly Monitor
- The EZ current account surplus crashed in April, pulled lower by net trade in goods and services.
- Portfolio in- and outflows in the Eurozone remain strong, but both are now likely peaking.
- Final EZ HICP data leave intact yesterday’s forecast update, save for a small revision to inflation in 2025.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Inflation in the EZ will settle at 2.0% over the summer, with the core also hitting 2% by August…
- …This should be enough for a final 25bp ECB rate cut in September, to 1.75%, setting up hikes next year.
- We’re lowering our inflation forecasts for 2026, but we’re still well above the ECB’s June projections.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The SNB is sure to ease this Thursday, and more analysts have joined us in expecting a sub-zero rate.
- Strength in EURUSD is supported by leading indicators, but the recent rally will fade soon.
- Disinflation in core goods from EURUSD at 1.15 is trivial, despite the ECB’s stringent forecast rules.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- EZ industrial production fell in April, as goods exports retreated.
- The increase in tariff rates in April hurt exports, but the main hit came from fading tariff front-running.
- The risks to our calls for net trade and GDP in Q2 are to the downside.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Post-meeting comments from ECB Council members are mixed, but do not rule out another cut.
- Markets, like us, look for one more rate cut—in September—but it will be a close call.
- The ECB’s wage tracker eased in Q1, in line with other measures; wage growth will remain high.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Investor sentiment rose in June, signalling a rebound in the EZ composite PMI after two straight declines.
- Advance hard data suggest that GDP growth will slow regardless…
- ...We continue to look for EZ GDP to stagnate this quarter, after the 0.6% q/q rise in Q1.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The BTP-Bund spread has held broadly steady at around 100bp so far this year.
- We still see scope for further narrowing in 2025, to 70bp, implying BTPs trading inside OATs in France.
- Risks are broadly balanced, with German stimulus a downside and further trade uncertainty an upside.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- EZ compensation per employee growth slowed in Q1, in line with easing negotiated wage growth.
- Other measures out in the coming days are likely to also show slower wage growth in Q1.
- We suspect wage growth will now plateau in the 2.5%-to-3.0% range, remaining historically high.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- A drop in EZ headline inflation to 2.0% in May should be enough to pull a 25bp ECB rate cut over the line.
- The ECB’s 2026 HICP forecasts likely will determine whether doves get rates cut to 1.75% over summer.
- German retail sales fell in April, but the upturn in EZ real M1 growth accelerated further.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- EZ GDP was propelled higher in Q1 on the back of an upwardly revised Irish GDP figure...
- ...This was, in turn, down to tariff front-running practices, which will almost surely reverse in Q2.
- We are cutting our forecast for EZ Q2 GDP, but the strength in Q1 means our 2025 call is still up a tad.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The ECB cut the deposit rate by 25bp to 2.0%, as expected, but Ms. Lagarde signalled this is it.
- We still see a final 25bp cut, to 1.75%—now in September—but we’re less certain than before.
- The ECB’s new forecasts are very dovish on inflation and likely will have to be revised up in due course.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- EZ sovereigns have been largely spared in the global bond-market rout, but French bonds remain fragile.
- Foreigners own more than half of government bonds in France, with Japanese savings a key swing factor.
- We think Japan owns around €165B-worth of French government bonds, or 5% of French GDP.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Inflation in both the EZ and Switzerland fell below the respective central-bank targets in May.
- In the EZ, the decline solidifies the need for a rate cut this month, and we look for another one in Q3.
- In Switzerland, deflation is likely to become a mainstay, so brace for a 50bp rate cut from the SNB.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The 0.3% increase in Italian GDP in Q1 was driven by both domestic demand and net trade.
- In Switzerland, it was just domestic demand that pushed GDP up by a whopping 0.8% on the quarter.
- Growth is now slowing in both economies, though risks to our H2 calls are likely to the upside.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
A TENSE MONTH OF EU-US TRADE NEGOTIATIONS LIES AHEAD...
- ...WE STILL SEE UNCERTAINTY WEIGHING ON GROWTH
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Early evidence on Q2 points to upside risk to our forecasts for Spain and Italy…
- ...This reinforces our view that both will outperform France and Germany again.
- Southern Europe’s outperformance in H2 will be even bigger than we expect if US tariff hikes are cut.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- The ECB’s measure of consumer inflation expectations in one year’s time rose again in April.
- Other measures are stable, while various data point to general economic weakness…
- ...So, we reiterate our call for the ECB to cut twice more this year, in June and July.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- Weak French inflation data put ECB doves in the driving seat ahead of next week’s May EZ HICP.
- German GfK consumer confidence and the ESI were robust midway through Q2; what tariff shock?
- EZ wage growth slowed sharply at the start of 2025; we doubt it will fall much further.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- A sustained 50% tariff on EU exports to the US would send the EZ economy into recession.
- The route to an EU-US trade deal is relatively easy, but the EU will respond in kind to US tariff threats.
- The German economy was in rude health in Q1, but trade uncertainty will now weigh on growth.
Claus Vistesen (Chief Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
- A second straight fall in the EZ composite PMI in May points to downside risk for GDP in Q2.
- The INSEE and PMI suggest services are weakening, despite tight labour markets and little hit from tariffs.
- Inflation pressures are unwinding, so we are maintaining our call for further ECB easing.
Melanie Debono (Senior Eurozone Economist)Eurozone
