It is widely believed, not without reason, that the task of Lagarde and the ECB is far more difficult than that of her counterpart across the ocean. The PMI data of a few days ago showed grim future prospects, not just for manufacturing which we are used to by now. The leading data on services
Share: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium. In her speech, she mentioned that the fight against inflation “is not yet won.” She emphasized the importance of central banks providing a nominal anchor for the economy and ensuring price stability. Lagarde stated that this entails setting interest rates
Share: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde stated on Friday that critical inflation expectations remain anchored at 2%. She emphasized the importance of these expectations and expressed confidence that inflation numbers would look different by the end of the current year. During an interview with Bloomberg TV, Lagarde mentioned that they would
Energy transition and climate change is triggering profound transformations in energy markets We are seeing profound changes in the labour market and the nature of work If we face both higher investment needs and greater supply constraints, we are likely to see stronger price pressures We need to set rates at sufficiently restrictive levels for
Mon: Australian Retail Sales (Jul) Tue: NBH Announcement, German GfK Consumer Sentiment (Sep), US CaseShiller (Jun) and JOLTS (Jul) Wed: Australian CPI (Jul), Spanish Flash CPI (Aug), EZ Sentiment Survey (Aug), US GDP 2nd Estimate (Q2), US ADP National Employment (Aug) Thu: ECB Minutes, Japanese Retail Sales (Jul), Chinese Official PMI (Aug), German Retail Sales
Inflation is coming down on both sides of the channel, but while headline rates are dropping thanks to base effects, services price inflation in particular looks sticky. In Europe, the August flash HCOB PMI reports were a huge negative surprise, with the plunge in services confidence seemingly destroying the hope that strong domestic demand will
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Share: The Dollar has strengthened into the Jackson Hole Symposium and economists at ING think a hawkish tone by Fed Chair Powell is now largely priced in Powell’s hawkishness looks largely in the price The recent firmness in the Dollar probably factors in some of the markets’ expectations for a hawkish tone by
EURO AREA PMI KEY POINTS: Germany Manufacturing PMI Flash at 39.1. Forecasted Figure 38.7. Business Activity Fell the Most in Over 3 Years. German Services PMI at 47.3. Forecasted Figure 51.5. Flash Euro Area Composite Output Index at 47 (July: 48.6). 33-Month Low. Flash Euro Area Services PMI Activity Index at 48.3 (July: 50.9). 30-Month
Share: EUR/USD stabilizes after reversing from two-week high, prods two-day uptrend. US inflation data came in mixed for July but Fed policymakers throw advance party. ECB Economic Bulletin cites lack of clarity with downbeat tone. More clues of US inflation eyed for clear directions of Euro. EUR/USD lacks clear directions around 1.0980-85 during
