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Consumer goods industries remain hamstrung by supply chain bottlenecks, soaring costs, and the shift in spending toward services, reporting only modest growth in May to contribute to a broader manufacturing malaise. Global economic growth continued to be fueled first and foremost by r...

For the European Central Bank, the question is no longer if but when and by how much it will hike interest rates this summer. Once the rate lift-off has started, the next question will be how far the ECB can go. There is no doubt that the ECB must start hiking interest rates. Endi...

The pace of global economic growth remained among the weakest seen so far during the pandemic recovery period in May, according to the latest PMI data compiled for JPMorgan by S&P Global. Future expectations remain especially weak by historical standards in India and the eurozone ...

The US consumer price index (CPI) has risen by over 8% in the past year, similar to Europe’s 7.4% increase. In the US, higher retail gasoline prices have historically led to higher expectations of inflation, leading to higher actual inflation. Going forward, achieving a div...

The good news is that President Biden said that tackling inflation is his “top domestic policy.” The bad news is that the burden of fighting inflation falls mostly on the Fed raising key interest rates, which could depreciate asset values like homes and stock prices. Eur...

Central banks have primed markets to expect too many rate hikes in the face of persistent inflation, in our view. This keeps us neutral on stocks in the short run. The U.S. added 390, 000 jobs in May - a number that was matched by new entrants to the labor force. This shows the labor ...

Investors are shifting their focus from runaway inflation to slowing global growth as central banks hike rates to tame price pressures. Today’s corporate bond issuers are in much better shape financially than issuers entering past recessions. Companies have been focused on ...

Breaking from the past, the ECB is expected to signal its intent to hike rates at next month's meeting. The day after the FOMC meeting in May ended, the swaps market priced in a terminal Fed funds rate of 3.75%. The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on June 7. For further deta...

Unpacking the latest PMI surveys from China and the U.S. Could the BoC raise its policy rate by 0.75% in July? Eurozone inflation hits another record high. For further details see: Bank Of Canada Lifts Rates By 50 Basis Points Again. Is An Even Steeper Increase In The Ca...

A strong nonfarm payroll report means that the Fed won’t be pausing their interest rate hiking campaign anytime soon. The May employment report was impressive, but it will likely be the last strong one we will see in a while. The upcoming week is filled with important centr...