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  • US Data Review

    US Data Review

    31 January 2024 344 KB PDF
    • Employment cost index: moderation in compensation costs in Q4
  • Euro Wrap-up

    Euro Wrap-up

    31 January 2024 291 KB PDF
    • Bunds followed USTs sharply higher as the flash January German and French inflation estimates moderated a touch more than expected, while German retail sales fell to the lowest level since February 2021.
    • Gilts also followed the global trend higher, even as the UK Nationwide house price report pointed to further stabilisation at the start of 2024.
  • Euro wrap-up

    Euro wrap-up

    30 January 2024 315 KB PDF
    • Bunds made losses as euro area GDP narrowly avoided a second successive quarterly contraction in Q4 and the Commission survey suggested a pickup in inflation expectations in January.
    • Gilts also made losses despite a sharp drop in a UK survey measure of inflation in January.
  • Euro Wrap-up

    Euro Wrap-up

    26 January 2024 366 KB PDF
    • Despite a sharp deterioration in German consumer confidence, Bunds followed USTs lower as euro area bank lending picked up slightly.
    • Gilts made gains despite an improvement in UK consumer confidence to a two-year high.
  • US Economic Comment

    US Economic Comment

    26 January 2024 512 KB PDF
    • FOMC: on hold next week
    • QT update: taper unlikely in near term, but possible update in coming months
    • Inflation: significant progress, but further slowing required
  • Euro Wrap-up

    Euro Wrap-up

    25 January 2024 286 KB PDF
    • Bunds rallied as the ECB’s policy statement had a dovish tone and President Lagarde refused to rule out a rate cut in April, while the latest ifo survey signalled a deterioration in German business conditions.
    • Gilts also made gains as a survey suggested that UK retail sales were extremely weak in January.
  • US Data Review

    US Data Review

    25 January 2024 291 KB PDF
    • Q4 GDP: firm growth led by brisk consumer spending
    • Inflation: tame readings on the GDP and PCE price indexes
  • Euro Wrap-up

    Euro Wrap-up

    24 January 2024 313 KB PDF
    • While the euro area flash PMIs reported a slight easing of the economic downturn and a pickup in service sector cost pressures, Bunds made modest gains as the German and French surveys suggested a deterioration in momentum.
    • Gilts made relatively modest losses as the UK flash PMIs pointed to a pickup in growth momentum at the start of the year.