14 September 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- UK headline CPI inflation eased slightly in August to 9.9%Y/Y due to lower petrol prices, but core inflation edged up to a new high of 6.3%Y/Y.
- Having almost breached the ¥145/$ level for the first time since 1998, the Japanese yen appreciated slightly today
- Euro area IP expected to have fallen somewhat at the start of Q3
- After the ugly upside surprise in yesterday’s CPI figures, US PPI inflation to be watched closely for signs of persistent pipeline price pressures
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12 September 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- All eyes this week to be on US CPI report
- Euro area natural gas prices fell today to their lowest in a month
- Japanese business sentiment surveys this week likely to flag still subdued conditions over the summer,
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07 September 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japan’s BoJ consumption activity index slips back in July
- China’s trade surplus narrows with exports falling short of expectations
- US trade deficit expected to narrow on the back of a drop in imports
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06 September 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- German wholesale power prices lower after government decision to retain two nuclear power stations on stand-by as an “emergency reserve” over the winter
- Japanese household spending falls back at the start of Q3 as Covid-19 cases surged
- UK Prime Minister Truss reportedly to freeze household energy bills for up to two via government-back loans, capping rise in inflation
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05 September 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- UK politics in focus as opportunistic Foreign Secretary Liz Truss expected to be announced as Johnson’s successor Prime Minister
- Today’s Japanese final services PMI for August were consistent with contraction
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