Please note that there was an error in computing Europe’s relative performance in the original text of this Insight. The revised version below corrects this error. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.…
Dear client, In addition to this abbreviated weekly report, we are also sending you an in-depth report on the euro, written by my colleague Mathieu Savary. Mathieu argues that the euro could continue to face some downside in the near-…
Highlights Global manufacturing activity will soon peak due to growing costs and China’s policy tightening. This process will allow the dollar’s rebound to continue. EUR/USD’s correction will run further. This…
Highlights The Biden Administration's $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan rolled out yesterday will, at the margin, boost global demand for energy and base metals more than expected later this year and next. Global GDP growth…
Highlights Extremely accommodative fiscal policy and a rapid pace of vaccination puts the US on track to close its output gap by the end of the year. The situation is different in Europe, and the euro area economy will likely continue…
Highlights Central Bank Expectations: Market expectations of short-term interest rate moves over the next few years are inching higher. The potential for markets to offer a greater bond-bearish challenge to the current highly dovish…
The Swiss KOF Economic Barometer jumped to an 11-year high of 117.8 in March from 102.6, beating expectations of a more muted 1.6-point rise. While the improvement was broad-based, domestic manufacturing experienced a…
The UK Lloyds Bank Business Barometer jumped to a pandemic high of 15 in March from 2 in February, reflecting greater optimism about both the current economic situation as well as the 12-month outlook for business activity. This…