07 March 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- ECB policy announcements the main economic event from the major economies this week.
- US CPI inflation data (Thursday) set to highlight continued broad-based price pressures.
- German factory orders were stronger at the start of the year, and survey data this week will give an indication of euro area investor sentiment since the Russian invasion.
- UK GDP data for January due at the end of the week.
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04 March 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japanese unemployment rose at the start of the year as the latest wave of pandemic saw a sharp drop in the number of people in employment.
- German trade flows weaker but French IP rebounds at the start of the year.
- UK car registrations to remain subdued.
- US labour market report the data highlight today.
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03 March 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japanese consumers more downbeat as concerns over prices rise, but services survey suggests firms in the sector continue largely to absorb cost pressures.
- Euro area PPI inflation to hit record high, but unemployment rate to fall to series low.
- UK services PMIs and BoE survey data due, with the latter to highlight firms’ high wage and price expectations for the coming year.
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02 March 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japan’s MoF capital spending survey points to an upwards revision to Q4 GDP.
- External BoE MPC members Mann and Saunders reaffirm the likelihood that they will vote for another rate hike this month and some further tightening thereafter.
- Euro area flash inflation to rise to new euro-era high in February.
- All eyes in the US on Jay Powell’s monetary policy testimony to Congress.
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01 March 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japan’s manufacturing PMI signals weakness ahead; Chinese PMIs defy expectations of further declines, firming on increased new orders.
- German and Italian flash inflation data expected to be consistent with a further big jump in euro area inflation; French car registrations at lowest February level in more than fifty years.
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