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MNI GLOBAL WEEK AHEAD - Elections In France and UK and US NFP

Developed Markets

Sunday: French Legislative Election (First round)

In a decision that will have significant repercussions for domestic politics, as well as on the wider European continent, President Emmanuel Macron has called a snap legislative election to take place on 30 June and 7 July. Macron called the election after the right-wing nationalist Rassembelement National (National Rally, RN) won a comfortable victory in France’s election to the European Parliament on 9 June. There is the realistic prospect that the next French prime minister will come from either the far-right or far-left of the political spectrum. This will impact not only the outlook for government policy-making and France’s fiscal trajectory, but could also influence Paris’ positions with regard to European Union policy formation and even see the government’s previous military and financial backing for Ukraine wane significantly.

Monday: Japan Tankan Survey

Market expectations look for a relatively steady Tankan outcome in terms of the Q2 print. This would keep indicators around recent levels, which off cyclical highs, but comfortably above 2020 trough points. From a BoJ standpoint, focus is more on the wage/inflation outcomes, along with hopes for a consumption recovery. Hence the prints may not shift market sentiment greatly.

Tuesday: Eurozone June Flash Inflation

Eurozone June flash inflation is due on Tuesday, with analysts expecting a moderation in both core and headline rates to 2.8% Y/Y and 2.5% Y/Y respectively. MNI’s current tracking of the headline print, based on already-released national inflation data is in line with consensus expectations. The German data, due Monday afternoon (with state-level data reported in the morning) should provide the final piece of the puzzle ahead of the region-wide release. On Monday – Wednesday next week, the ECB will be holding its annual Forum on Central Banking in Sintra. Several speakers are scheduled across the week, providing an opportunity to share views on the June inflation data as well as broader discussions around the future path of ECB policy.

Wednesday: FOMC Minutes

One key aspect to watch in the minutes to the June FOMC meeting (Wednesday 1400ET) is the Committee's take on the latest inflation data and the degree to which such readings provide "confidence" for cutting rates. Chair Powell said at the press conference that they saw May's CPI "report as progress and as... building confidence, but we don't see ourselves as having the confidence that would warrant... beginning to loosen policy at this time." On the updated FOMC projections, which showed 15 of 19 Committee members split between 1 or 2 cuts for 2024 (recall, the median moved to 1 cut from 3 in March's SEP), Powell said participants' decisions between 1 vs 2 were "very close calls" and it will be interesting if the Minutes hint at just how close. By the same token, it could be of note if an increasing number of participants are eyeing possible hikes (the May minutes revealed "various participants mentioned a willingness to tighten policy further").

Thursday: UK General Election

The United Kingdom holds its general election on Thursday 4 July with the main question being not which party wins, but just how big the majority will be for Sir Keir Starmer and his centre-left Labour Party. Opinion polling in the final days of the contest show the incumbent centre-right Conservatives of PM Rishi Sunak on course for what could be an historic defeat, with rise of the right-wing populist Reform UK of Nigel Farage having the potential to push the Conservatives below 100 seats in the 650-member House of Commons. Exit polls will be released on the stroke of 2200BST (1700ET, 2300CET), with a clear picture of the result becoming apparent in the early hours of Friday 5 July. Labour have sought to present a moderate stance with regard to tax and spending if they win power, but a sizeable majority for Starmer would mean any move towards tax increases and higher spending on public services would face little-to-no effective opposition in parliament.

Friday: US Labour Market Data

Coming at the end of an important week for macro including ISM services on Wednesday, the June nonfarm payrolls report on Friday is firmly in focus. Payrolls were far stronger than expected back in May but continued discrepancies with the household survey saw the unemployment rate surprisingly edge a tenth higher to 4.0% (from 3.86 to 3.96%) for its highest since Jan 2022. For June, consensus sees a circa 190k monthly increase which is in line with the “nearly 200k” pace consistent with a stable unemployment rate most recently estimated by Fed Governor Cook. With latest QCEW data suggesting payrolls growth could have been overstated, we could see particular focus on the unemployment rate which is expected to hold at 4.0%. Average hourly wage growth meanwhile is seen moderating in June to 0.3% M/M and with the year-ago rate by two tenths to 3.9% Y/Y, the latter its first three handle on a rounded basis since Jun 2021.

Emerging Markets

Wednesday - NBP Decision (Poland)

Another on-hold monetary policy decision from the Polish central bank is all but guaranteed, with recent communications reinforcing expectations of stable rates through the reminder of 2024. The dominant view among sell-side analysts is that June saw the last on-target CPI reading this year ahead of the unfreezing of energy prices in July, which - coupled with sticky core inflation - encourages policymakers to exercise caution. The updated official inflation projection, as well as fresh comments from Governor Adam Glapinski, will be the highlights of the coming meeting, and may shed some some light on the rate outlook.


DateGMT/LocalImpactFlagCountryEvent
29/06/20241315/1515EU ECB's Schnabel participates in Petersberger Sommer-Dialog
30/06/20240130/0930***CN CFLP Manufacturing PMI
30/06/20240130/0930**CN CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI
30/06/2024-FR First round election
30/06/20241300/0900US New York Fed's John Williams
01/07/20242300/0900**AU S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/07/20242350/0850***JP Tankan
01/07/20240030/0930**JP S&P Global Final Japan Manufacturing PMI
01/07/20240145/0945**CN S&P Global Final China Manufacturing PMI
01/07/20240630/0830**CH Retail Sales
01/07/20240715/0915**ES S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/07/20240745/0945**IT S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/07/20240750/0950**FR S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/07/20240755/0955**DE S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/07/20240800/1000***DE North Rhine Westphalia CPI
01/07/20240800/1000***DE Bavaria CPI
01/07/20240800/1000**EU S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/07/20240830/0930**UK BOE M4
01/07/20240830/0930**UK BOE Lending to Individuals
01/07/20240830/0930**UK S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (Final)
01/07/20241200/1400***DE HICP (p)
01/07/20241345/0945***US S&P Global Manufacturing Index (final)
01/07/20241400/1000***US ISM Manufacturing Index
01/07/20241400/1000*US Construction Spending
01/07/20241530/1130*US US Treasury Auction Result for 26 Week Bill
01/07/20241530/1130*US US Treasury Auction Result for 13 Week Bill
01/07/20241900/2100EU ECB's Lagarde speech at ECB forum on Central Banking
02/07/20242301/0001*UK BRC Monthly Shop Price Index
02/07/20240130/1130AU RBA Minutes
02/07/20240730/0930EU ECB's De Guindos chairing session on inflation
02/07/20240830/1030EU ECB's Elderson chairs session on biodiversity
02/07/20240900/1100***EU HICP (p)
02/07/20240900/1100**EU Unemployment
02/07/20240900/1000**UK Gilt Outright Auction Result
02/07/20241030/1230EU ECB's Schnabel chairing panel on Geopolitical shock and inflation
02/07/2024-***US Domestic-Made Vehicle Sales
02/07/20241255/0855**US Redbook Retail Sales Index
02/07/20241330/1530EU ECB's Lagarde in policy panel at ECB forum
02/07/20241330/0930US Fed Chair Jerome Powell
02/07/20241400/1000***US JOLTS jobs opening level
02/07/20241400/1000***US JOLTS quits Rate
02/07/20241530/1130*US US Treasury Auction Result for Cash Management Bill
03/07/20240130/1130**AU Retail Trade
03/07/20240700/0300*TR Turkey CPI
03/07/20240800/1000EU ECB's De Guindos chairing MonPol Cycles session
03/07/20240900/1100**EU PPI
03/07/20240900/1100EU ECB's Cipollone chairing Productivty session
03/07/20241030/1230EU ECB's Lane chairing panel on equilibirum interest rates
03/07/20241100/0700**US MBA Weekly Applications Index
03/07/20241100/0700US New York Fed's John Williams
03/07/20241230/0830**US Trade Balance
03/07/20241230/0830**CA International Merchandise Trade (Trade Balance)
03/07/20241230/0830***US Jobless Claims
03/07/20241330/1530EU ECB's Lagarde closing remarks at ECB Forum
03/07/20241400/1000***US ISM Non-Manufacturing Index
03/07/20241430/1030**US DOE Weekly Crude Oil Stocks
03/07/20241600/1200**US Natural Gas Stocks
03/07/20241800/1400***US FOMC Minutes
04/07/20240130/1130**AU Trade Balance
04/07/20240545/0745**CH Unemployment
04/07/20240600/0800**DE Manufacturing Orders
04/07/20240630/0830***CH CPI
04/07/20240730/0930**EU S&P Global Final Eurozone Construction PMI
04/07/20240830/0930**UK S&P Global/CIPS Construction PMI
04/07/20240830/0930UK Decision Making Panel Data
04/07/20240900/1100EU ECB's Lane Lecture at University of Naples
04/07/2024-UK General Election
04/07/20241415/1615EU ECB's Cipollone speech at 15th edition of National Statistics conference
05/07/20240600/0800**DE Industrial Production
05/07/20240600/0800**SE Private Sector Production m/m
05/07/20240645/0845*FR Industrial Production
05/07/20240645/0845*FR Foreign Trade
05/07/20240700/0900**ES Industrial Production
05/07/20240700/0900EU The ECB Podcast - War, geopolitics and the economy
05/07/20240900/1100**EU Retail Sales
05/07/20240900/1100*IT Retail Sales
05/07/20240940/0540US New York Fed's John Williams
05/07/20241215/1415EU ECB's Elderson in Panel on data culture at DiFoR Conference
05/07/20241230/0830***US Employment Report
05/07/20241230/0830***CA Labour Force Survey
05/07/20241230/0830**US WASDE Weekly Import/Export
05/07/20241400/1000*CA Ivey PMI
05/07/20241700/1300**US Baker Hughes Rig Count Overview - Weekly
05/07/20241715/1915EU ECB's Lagarde speech at Les Rencontres Economiques d'Aix-en-Provence 2024

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