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June 9, 2026 9:37 AM UTC
What have been energy induced price rises are now very evident, even more so in some aspects of the latest PPI data. Regardless, actual CPI have offered a more benign picture both in terms fo headline and underlying trends. Indeed, having seen headline CPI jump to 3.3% in March and where service

June 8, 2026 2:10 PM UTC
· Our baseline is for DM government bond yields ex Japan to remain elevated, but controlled. Japan extra risk premium is driven by BOJ QT at 6% of GDP, more than long-term debt fears. Major catalysts could drive a regime change to higher risk premia and steeper yield curves, but non

June 8, 2026 1:28 PM UTC
We expect May retail sales to increase by 0.3% both overall and ex autos, but with a 0.1% decline ex autos and gasoline, which would suggest that consumers are starting to pull back as elevated gasoline prices increasingly weigh on real disposable income.