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21 December 2022
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- Existing home sales: 10th consecutive decline; near pandemic low
- Consumer confidence: gain in December, led by positive assessment of labor market
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16 December 2022
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- As several ECB Governing Council members echoed yesterday’s hawkish signal from Christine Lagarde, euro area government bonds made further losses even as the flash PMIs suggested a moderation of cost pressures.
- While UK retail sales fell in November, Gilts more than reversed yesterday’s gains as the flash PMIs pointed to an easing in the economic downturn in December.
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16 December 2022
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- The Fed versus the market: who will blink in 2023?
- The 2023 outlook for inflation and growth
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15 December 2022
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- Bunds made huge losses and BTPs badly underperformed as the ECB raised rates by 50bps but signalled its desire for significant further tightening in the New Year and announced that QT will start in March.
- Gilts made gains while the BoE raised Bank Rate by 50bps and signalled the likelihood of more tightening to come, but two external members voted to keep policy unchanged.
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15 December 2022
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- Retail sales: light spending despite reports of active Black Friday shopping
- Industrial production: softness in November
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14 December 2022
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- Shorter-dated Bunds made gains as euro area IP fell more than expected at the start of Q4 as energy-intensive output continued to be aggressively cut back.
- Shorter-dated Gilts made big gains as UK CPI inflation fell by more than expectations in November, with underlying price pressures easing too.
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14 December 2022
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- FOMC: some additional tightening, and a still-soft landing (with a few bumps)
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13 December 2022
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- Bunds followed USTs higher, while German inflation was confirmed to have declined in November and an investor survey suggested that inflation expectations fell sharply in December.
- Gilts made losses as underlying UK wage growth accelerated in October amid a still very tight labour market.
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