每日宏观动态
The ECB on hold but worried by upside risks on inflation
US: Initial jobless claims (July 18): 187k vs 210k expected (prior: 209k revised from 209k)
- Continuing claims: 1796 k after 1798 k the prior week.
ECB meeting: no change in key rates (2.25%) as expected
- The statement remained cautious about future inflation risks.
- According to ECB, energy prices remain volatile but close to central ECB scenario; there is a high level of uncertainty, and the impact of energy prices could be seen later on.
- The ECB is watching developments on oil prices and also to watch direct and indirect effects of higher energy prices.
- The monetary policy is seen as “well positioned”; this mention could suppose key rates to remain on hold for some time.
- The ECB maintains its approach based on data dependence, meeting-by-meeting decision, with no pre-commitment on the path of key rates.
- From Q&A:
- The ECB is waiting for more impacts from energy prices, but second round effects have not yet been seen in the economy (core inflation propagation and wage growth).
- The ECB sees downside risks on growth and upside risks on inflation; risks on inflation came from volatile and higher for longer energy prices (and worrying recent developments), more fragmented supply chain and food prices under rising pressures from climate changes.
- Financial conditions have tightened since the June meeting.
- Today decision was unanimous, but some members begun to think about possible rate hike.
- The way to a potential September rate adjustment depends on core inflation (2nd round effects and transmission of the monetary policy); the nature of the energy shocks (duration, intensity and propagation) will influence the decision.
- While our central scenario favors the ECB to remain on hold, renewed conflict, no renewed MoU and rising oil and gas prices back to previous highs could oblige the ECB to hike in September.
France: Business confidence (Jul.): 97 vs 95 expected (prior: 95 revised from 94)
- Business confidence in the manufacturing sector has increased from the prior month (index at 101 after 100).
- Opinions have improved on past production and were less negative than prior month on new orders (domestic and foreign orders) and future production.
- Separately, confidence has also regained in services over the month.
Poland: Unemployment rate (June): 5.8% as expected (prior: 5.9%)
- Unemployed has decreased over the month.
UK inflation on declining trend
UK: CPI (June): 0.1% m/m as expected (prior: 0.2%)
- Prices of energy were down by 1.8% m/m (-0.5% m/m prior month) and prices for clothes and food were also down over the month.
- Services were up by 0.5% m/m (0.4% m/m prior month) due to new rises in transport, package holidays and insurance sectors.
- Yearly trend has declined from 2.8% to 2.6% y/y and services from 3.7% y/y to 3.6% y/y. Core inflation remained quite stable around 2.6% y/y
- This should comfort BoE's wait-and-see strategy and reinforces probability the BoE to remain on hold in H2-26.
UK: PPI Input prices (June): -2.0% m/m vs -0.8% expected (prior: 0.6% revised from 0.2%)
- Prices of materials have declined by 2.2% m/m, while fuel prices have rebounded by 4.5% m/m.
- Yearly trend has declined from 9.3% y/y prior month to 7.3% y/y.
UK: PPI Output prices (June): 0% m/m vs -0.2% expected (prior: 0.3% revised from 0.5%)
- Oil prices were down by 5.9% m/m; core inflation was down by 0.5% m/m (0.7% m/m prior month).
- Yearly trend has declined from 3.7% y/y prior month to 3.5% y/y.
Poland: Retail sales (June): 1.4% m/m vs 0.3% expected (prior: -1.7%)
- Sales have rebounded driven by higher purchases of autos and clothes over the month.
- Sales were up by 6.2% y/y after 3.0% y/y prior month.
Turkey: PMI Manufacturing (July): 101.2 (prior: 102)
- Business sentiment has decreased over the month, due to lower orders, while inventories of finished goods have increased.
- Sentiment on production and exports remained positive.
German Zew in rebound
Germany: Zew (July): 26.3 vs 15.3 expected (prior: 10.5)
- Expectations have strongly rebounded over the month after very depressed level seen past April; sentiment on current situation has improved (index less negative: -77.6 after -81 prior month).
- By sector, sentiment has improved for chemical, engineering, retail and construction, while it has deteriorated for autos.
UK: Unemployment rate (ILO) (May): 4.9% as expected (prior: 4.9%)
- Claimant count (June) was stable at 4.4%; jobless claims were up by 6.7k after 1.2 k revised lower) and payrolls were down by 4K (+3k the prior month); the largest fall in payrolls were seen in March-April.
- The 3M (March-May) employment was up by 148 k after 99 k the prior period.
- June vacancies have stabilized at 712 k (710 k prior month) after a regular decreasing trend over the past months.
- Labor has stabilized but it remains fragile.
UK: Average earnings incl. Bonus (May): 4.3% y/y vs 4.5% expected (prior: 4.4%)
- Trend in wage growth remained on moderation; but wages in public sector have shown accelerating trend, up by 5.5% y/y after 5.2% y/y the prior month; wage growth in services has moderated to 4.6% y/y after 4.7% y/y.
- Global data and downward trend could satisfy the BoE, but economic policy changes could fuel large disparities across sectors and concerns on wage growth trend.
Switzerland: Trade balance (June): 3.80 Bn CHF (prior: 5.53Bn)
- Real exports were down by 6% m/m (4.4% m/m prior month) and real imports were down by 1.6% m/m (0.5% m/m the prior month).
Declining German PPI inflation thanks to energy
Germany: PPI (June): -0.3% m/m as expected (prior: 0.3%)
- Prices of energy were down by 1.8% m/m (-0.4% m/m prior month), while basic goods prices were up by 0.7% m/m (1.4% m/m prior month).
- Yearly trend has declined from 2.2% y/y prior month to 1.8% y/y; energy prices have declined from 2.5% y/y to 0.4% y/y, while basic goods prices were up by 5.1% y/y after 4.2% y/y prior month.
Poland: Industrial production (June): 2% m/m vs 2.7% expected (prior: -0.8%)
- Industrial activity has rebounded over the month, driven by manufacturing sector, up by 2.5% m/m (-0.8% m/m prior month); on the opposite, activity has contracted over the month in mining and electricity segments.
Poland: PPI (June): -0.2%m/m vs -0.3% expected (prior: 0%)
- Yearly trend declined from 2.4% y/y prior month to 1.7% y/y. prices of mining were down by 1.7% m/m after 2.7% m/m prior month.
US consumer confidence (July Michigan) in strong rebound; declining June eurozone inflation
US: Housing starts (June): 1427k vs 1310k expected (prior: 1199k revised from 1177k)
- Housing starts have decreased for single-family houses (from 897 k to 895 k) but strongly rebounded for multifamily houses (from 302 k to 532k, figures more in line with past months levels).
- Building permits have decreased from 1410 k to 1367 k with a decline in both categories.
US: Industrial production (June): 0.1% m/m vs 0.2% expected (prior: 0.1%)
- Manufacturing production was flat after 0.1% m/m the prior month.
- Production of autos was strongly up over the month, while activity for metals and machinery was down.
US: Consumer confidence (Michigan) (July): 54.4 vs 51 expected (prior: 49.5)
- Preliminary consumer confidence pointed to a strong rebound; opinions on current situation have strongly rebounded and expectations have made new rise.
- Opinions have improved about personal financial situation, and the balance of future income versus future inflation has improved over the month.
- There was less concern on unemployment and stable rates are expected as well as stable gasoline prices.
- Willingness to buy major items, autos and houses has rebounded over the month.
- 12M Inflation expectations have decreased from 4.6% to 4.2%, and the 5-10y inflation expectations remained stable at 3.3%.
Eurozone: CPI (June): -0.1% m/m as expected (prior: 0.1%)
- Final data confirmed the monthly decline in prices; energy prices were down by 1.8% m/m (-1.2% m/m prior month), and food prices have also decreased. Good prices were down by 0.4% m/m (0.2% m/m prior month), while services were up by 0.5% m/m (0.4% m/m prior month).
- Core inflation was up by 0.2% m/m after 0.3% m/m prior month.
- Yearly trend has declined for food (1.5% after 1.9% y/y), energy (8.5 after 10.8% y/y), goods (0.7% after 0.9% y/y) and services (3.2% after 3.5% y/y prior month).
- Headline inflation declined from 3.2% to 2.8% y/y and core inflation from 2.6% to 2.4% y/y. This will give more time for the ECB, and no rate hike is expected next week.