The Significant Increase in Today's ISM New Orders Could Raise Concerns for the Fed, as New Orders Often Precede Price Changes.
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US JOLTS Openings suggest more a no landing than a soft landing.
Is this the time to prepare the first rate cut? Probably not...
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Is the latest Evergrande news signaling the (beginning of the) end of the China crisis? Is this a buy the rumour, sell the news event?
We think l-t risk/reward looks very positive here...
Germany's economy shrank in 2024
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Germany decreased by 0.3% in Q4 of 2024, according to preliminary estimates. However, Germany avoided a technical recession...
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Review 18Dec - 22Dec23 - Equities up for the 8th week in a row, another good week for bonds but long end underperforming, USD lower again
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Sharp downside surprise in UK CPI at 3.9% YoY%. Food inflation in single digits again for first time since mid 2022.
Hard to see the BoE resisting rate cuts for long given the rapid rise in real policy rates. That said, current pricing of more than five 25bp cuts looks overly optimistic.
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