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MNI GLOBAL WEEK AHEAD: Eyes on Euro Inflation & US Payrolls

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All eyes will be on flash eurozone inflation data and US nonfarm payrolls this week, which will largely influence the Fed and ECB December monetary policy decisions.


MONDAY No key economic data due.

TUESDAY

Switzerland GDP: The Swiss economy is expected to have maintained pace at +0.3% q/q in Q3, in line with Q2 growth. Looking forward, weak demand from the eurozone alongside high energy prices will weigh heavily on Swiss growth. Energy shortages into winter remain a substantial risk to the resilience of the Swiss economy.

Spain CPI: Spanish headline inflation is anticipated to tick down by 0.2pp to +7.1% y/y in the November flash harmonised print. Contrasting to other major eurozone economies, Spanish inflation has managed to continue a downward trend since August, appearing firmly beyond peak inflation of +10.7% y/y in July.

Germany CPI: German inflation is forecasted to ease off the October peak in November, cooling by 0.3pp to +11.3% y/y in the harmonised print. Prices should come close to stalling on the month. This follows the marked upside surprise in October, which saw energy support packages fail to cool headline inflation.

Eurozone Economic Sentiment: Euro area economic sentiment is expected to see a minor 0.5-point improvement to 93.0 in November, inching off October lows.

Canada GDP: Canadian GDP growth is projected to slow to +0.4% q/q into Q3, after having expanded by a robust +0.8% q/q in Q1 and Q2. Annualised Q3 GDP should ease to around +1.6% (vs +3.3% in Q2) according to StatsCan prelim data. The Canadian economy is seen teetering on the edge of a recession in 2023 as the Bank of Canada looks to raise rates at least another quarter point in December.

US Consumer Confidence: Despite upticks in consumer confidence across Europe, US confidence is forecasted to moderate by 2.5 points to a four-month low around the 100-mark. US consumers have remained relatively optimistic this year, yet inflationary concerns picked up alongside weakening economic expectations in October. A substantial fall in US consumer sentiment could imply weak holiday-season sales.

WEDNESDAY

MNI China Liquidity Survey: The November China Liquidity Index is due on Wednesday, after conditions across China’s interbank market eased and economic outlooks improved in October.

France CPI: French headline harmonised inflation is seen softening by 0.1pp to +7.0% y/y in the prelim November data, ticking up by a more moderate +0.3% m/m. Consumer spending data is also due, which will likely signal an October contraction as high inflation dampens demand headed into the holiday season.

Germany Labour Report: German unemployment should hold steady at around 5.5% in the November data.

Italy CPI: Italian harmonised inflation is expected to also cool in the November flash, slowing by 0.6pp to +12.0% y/y. Prices are seen expanding by +0.2% m/m, a substantial decline from the hefty upside surprise of +4.0% m/m record in October.

Eurozone HICP: Should the slew of national CPI data reflect current forecasts, eurozone HICP is anticipated to edge down by 0.1pp to +10.6% y/y, whilst core inflation holds steady at +5.0% y/y. Following the recent trend in upwards surprises, another euro area uptick is the more likely tail risk. MNI’s interview with Ex ECB’s Gerlach noted that “given what has happened to energy prices, there is the potential for a big drop in inflation going forward”. He highlighted the possibility of hawkish policymakers hiking a less-aggressive 50 basis points in Dec in return for an earlier-than-anticipated start to running off bonds balance sheet.

This, in conjunction with Thursday’s unemployment data will largely influence the December rate decision. Markets are currently pricing around 62bp.

MNI Chicago PMI: The Chicago PMI (produced by MNI and ISM Chicago) for November follows two consecutive months of contractionary activity. The data is due one day in advance of the strongly correlated ISM manufacturing index. Shortly before the Chicago PMI release, US second estimates for Q3 GDP are due, alongside October prelim wholesale inventories, which are anticipated to expand by around 0.5% m/m again as the decline in new orders continues to leave firms accumulating stock.

THURSDAY

Germany Retail Sales: October retail sales will likely be in the red in October. Consensus is looking for a -0.6% m/m and -3.7% y/y contraction. This is substantially worse than +0.9% m/m recorded in September, which reflected the boost to Q3 GDP provided by robust consumer spending.

Switzerland CPI: Following Tuesday’s GDP release, Swiss CPI is likely to hold steady at around +3.0% y/y in November. The SNB is likely to hike its policy rate by 50bps to 1% next month, and signal that it will continue to allow currency appreciation to curb imported inflation. Next month’s SNB forecasts should show a downward trend for both GDP and inflation. While a deep recession is less likely for Switzerland than for the eurozone, headline inflation may take longer to fall due to the high proportion of government-controlled price inputs.

Final Manufacturing PMIs: The final S&P Global PMI prints follow prelim estimates which saw manufacturing remain contractionary across the eurozone and UK, albeit edging up slightly. The US provided the downside surprise in the flash, which signalled a contraction in activity for the first time since June 2020.

Eurozone Unemployment: Euro area unemployment is forecast to hold steady at September’s euro-era low of 6.6% in October, underscoring confidence in the ECB’s rate hikes as they tighten into a recession.

US Personal Income & Sending: October US personal income and spending are anticipated to advance by +0.4% m/m and +0.8% m/m, largely in line with September growth.

US ISM Manufacturing: The November ISM Manufacturing PMI is expected to weaken by 0.4pp, dipping into contractive territory at around 49.8. This would be the first contraction since May 2020. Sharp and continual falls in New Orders have been flagged by regional PMI data and weakening demand prospects are of concern to Q4 growth, leaving the holiday season boost to likely be muted. Of note will also be signs of price pressures diminishing due to weaker demand and employment growth showing any weakness.

FRIDAY

Eurozone PPI: Following downside surprises in German and Spanish data, October PPI should ease substantially from 41.9% y/y recorded in September as energy prices slow across the bloc.

US Nonfarm Payrolls / Unemployment: A softer 200k uptick in nonfarm payrolls is expected by the consensus for November (down from +261k in October). This would be the weakest NFP growth since December 2020, signalling the initial onset of a gradually slowing US labour market. Tech-sector job severances have made headlines in recent months and will be a likely drag. The unemployment rate should remain unchanged at 3.7%.

Source: MNI / Bloomberg

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28/11/20221630/1130*US US Treasury Auction Result for 26 Week Bill
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28/11/20221700/1200US New York Fed's John Williams
29/11/20220530/0630***DE North Rhine Westphalia CPI
29/11/20220700/0800***SE GDP
29/11/20220700/0800**SE Retail Sales
29/11/20220800/0900***CH GDP
29/11/20220800/0900***ES HICP (p)
29/11/20220800/0900**SE Economic Tendency Indicator
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29/11/20220900/1000***DE Hesse CPI
29/11/20220900/1000***DE Bavaria CPI
29/11/20220930/0930**UK BOE Lending to Individuals
29/11/20220930/0930**UK BOE M4
29/11/20221000/1100***DE Saxony CPI
29/11/20221000/1100**EU Economic Sentiment Indicator
29/11/20221000/1100**IT PPI
29/11/20221235/1235UKBOE Mann Panels The Conference Board Conference
29/11/20221300/1400***DE HICP (p)
29/11/20221330/0830***CA CA GDP by Industry and GDP Canadian Economic Accounts Combined
29/11/20221330/1430EU ECB Schnabel Speech at Frankfurter Konjunkturgespraech
29/11/20221355/0855**US Redbook Retail Sales Index
29/11/20221400/0900**US S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index
29/11/20221400/0900**US FHFA Home Price Index
29/11/20221400/0900**US FHFA Quarterly Price Index
29/11/20221500/1000***US Conference Board Consumer Confidence
29/11/20221630/1130**US US Treasury Auction Result for 52 Week Bill
30/11/20220001/0001*UK BRC Monthly Shop Price Index
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30/11/20220030/1130*AU Building Approvals
30/11/20220130/0930***CN CFLP Manufacturing PMI
30/11/20220130/0930**CN CFLP Non-Manufacturing PMI
30/11/20220700/1500**CN MNI China Liquidity Suvey
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30/11/20220745/0845**FR PPI
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30/11/20220745/0845***FR GDP (f)
30/11/20220800/0900ES Retail Sales
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30/11/20221000/1100***IT HICP (p)
30/11/20221000/1100***EU HICP (p)
30/11/20221200/0700**US MBA Weekly Applications Index
30/11/20221315/0815***US ADP Employment Report
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30/11/20221500/1000**US JOLTS jobs opening level
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01/12/20220030/0930**JP IHS Markit Final Japan Manufacturing PMI
01/12/20220145/0945**CN IHS Markit Final China Manufacturing PMI
01/12/20220700/0800**DE Retail Sales
01/12/20220700/0700*UK Nationwide House Price Index
01/12/20220730/0830***CH CPI
01/12/20220730/0830**CH retail sales
01/12/20220815/0915**ES IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/12/20220845/0945**IT IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)
01/12/20220850/0950**FR IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)
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01/12/20220900/1000**EU IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI (f)
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01/12/20221330/0830**US Personal Income and Consumption
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01/12/20221500/1000***US ISM Manufacturing Index
01/12/20221500/1000*US Construction Spending
01/12/20221530/1030**US Natural Gas Stocks
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