17 January 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- PBoC cuts rates and provides liquidity as Chinese authorities seek to bolster growth.
- The BoJ will leave monetary policy unchanged at tomorrow’s Board meeting, but will likely revise up its assessment of the balance of risks to the inflation outlook.
- In the euro area, the account of the ECB’s December policy meeting (Thursday) will provide detail of the range of views on the Governing Council.
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14 January 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Chinese exports beat expectations for a 5th successive month with broad based gain.
- Japanese producer prices fell for first time since November 2020, as prices of petroleum and coal products slipped back at the end of last year
- Euro area goods trade surplus likely narrowed further on the back of higher import prices.
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12 January 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japan’s economy watchers headline index rose in December but Reuters Tankan reports moderation in manufacturing in January.
- Chinese CPI inflation drops to 1.5%Y/Y and PPI inflation drops to 10.3%Y/Y.
- Bank of France survey suggests activity held up well at the end of 2021 despite latest pandemic wave.
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11 January 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- The BoJ's consumer opinion survey reports a more upbeat assessment of the economic outlook and a notable jump in consumers’ expectations for inflation in the year ahead.
- Surveys suggest that UK spending on the high street held up relatively well at the end of the year despite some inevitable payback for November’s strength
- Spanish industrial production surges in November.
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10 January 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japanese dataflow to get underway tomorrow with BoJ figures on private consumption; surveys to provide an update on conditions around the turn of the year.
- Euro area labour market, IP and trade numbers due this week.
- November GDP report on Friday the highlight in the UK.
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