GSEU News and Press, Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity From 02/24/24

2024-02-24 02:35:00 ET Summary February's flash PMI surveys brought mixed news on inflation, with European prices looking stickier than in the US. The UK was also notable in seeing a greater incidence of supply chain delays, linked in part to Red Sea shipping disruptions, which is...

2024-02-24 01:04:00 ET Summary Measures facilitating trade are still outweighing those that restrict it globally, but the gap is narrowing for large economies (G20) and recent signs of looming protectionism on the side of the US and Europe are not encouraging for trade. However, g...

2024-02-23 07:45:00 ET Summary Amid a light news stream, the dollar is mostly in narrow ranges against the G10 currencies. Emerging market currencies are mixed, though central European currencies generally fared the best. The dramatic equity rally in the US yesterday helped li...

2024-02-23 07:30:00 ET Summary Manufacturing output fell across the eurozone for an eleventh consecutive month in February. Employment increased for a second month running in February after two months of decline at the end of 2023. Growth of average input costs across producer...

2024-02-21 08:25:00 ET Summary The dollar is trading quietly after being sold yesterday. The offshore Chinese yuan is firmer for the sixth consecutive session. The CSI 300 rallied four consecutive sessions before the Lunar New Year holiday and is up in each of the three sessio...

2024-02-20 11:12:00 ET Summary The decline in negotiated wage growth from 4.7 to 4.5% year-on-year confirms expectations that wage growth is no longer accelerating. But it is too small to open the door to an ECB rate cut in March. With wage growth expected to trend down carefu...

2024-02-18 21:32:00 ET Summary It is that after trying to figure out whether the economy and markets would achieve a soft landing in the wake of the post-Covid tightening cycle, no one quite knows what to think now that the soft landing appears to have arrived. By and large, leadi...

2024-02-17 08:05:00 ET Summary The US January CPI and PPI came in stronger than expected and this extended the recovery in US interest rates. The yen has fallen for seven consecutive weeks and the threat of intervention by MOF officials had little sustained impact. China retur...

2024-02-17 05:13:05 ET Summary January's CPI data confirm that inflation is anything but dead and buried. It's worth noting that despite January's notable 0.8% rise, Import Prices were still down 1.3% YOY. Medical Care Services gained 0.7%, with Health Insurance prices jumping...

2024-02-17 02:10:00 ET Summary Our annual global real GDP forecast for 2024 has been revised up from 2.3% to 2.5%. Global PMI data continues to point to a gradual improvement in economic conditions. Core inflation rates have continued to fall but the outlook is more unce...