16 February 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- UK inflation once again exceeds expectations, maintaining the inevitability of another BoE rate hike next month.
- China’s CPI inflation fell short of expectations to a four-month low in January, on the back of steep declines in food prices.
- Japan’s Reuters Tankan flagged a further deterioration in business conditions.
- French retail sales weakened at the start of the year as the latest pandemic wave and tighter restrictions weighed on spending.
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15 February 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- Japanese GDP rebounds in Q4 close to expectations underpinned by a surge in spending on services, so output only slightly below the pre-pandemic level.
- UK employment edges down amid further uptick in inactivity towards year-end; vacancies reach new high; but regular pay falls sharply in real terms.
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14 February 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- The first estimate of Japan’s Q4 GDP is expected to report a solid rebound in output at the end of last year; January inflation numbers are expected to have fallen back.
- Chinese CPI inflation is expected to have fallen further at the start of the year.
- ECB President Lagarde in action this week, while updated euro area Q4 GDP numbers expected to confirm softer growth, but employment is likely to have risen further in Q4.
- Key UK releases this week include labour market, inflation and retail sales, with the rise in coronavirus cases and ongoing restrictions adding a greater degree of uncertainty.
- US retail sales and industrial production data set to confirm ongoing recovery at the start of the year; FOMC minutes to be watched closely for further insights into near-term policy tightening.
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11 February 2022
Chris Scicluna
- UK GDP rises 1.0%Q/Q in Q4, broadly in line with expectations after modest drop in December, to be still 0.4% below the level in Q419.
- Modest drop in German inflation in January on tax change base effects confirmed.
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10 February 2022
Chris Scicluna
,
Emily Nicol
- UK housing survey reports continued strong price growth amid an ongoing imbalance between supply and demand; labour market survey similarly suggests continued strong pressures on pay growth.
- ECB commentary to be watched closely for hints on the likely path of euro area monetary policy this year.
- US CPI report expected to show annual inflation in January up to an eye-popping 7.3%Y/Y.
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