Preview: Due January 21 - Canada December CPI - To fall on GST tax holiday

January 20, 2025 1:35 PM UTC

We expect Canadian CPI to slip to 1.7% yr/yr from 1.9%, the fall largely due to a temporary supse4cuion of the Goods and Services Tax that will run from Mid-December through Mid-February. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has stated that the tax suspension is expected to move inflation down to a

Preview: Due January 29 - U.S. December Advance Goods Trade Balance - Imports may rise ahead of tariffs

January 17, 2025 5:29 PM UTC

We expect an advance December trade deficit of $109.9bn, up from $103.5bn in November and marginally exceeding September’s $108.6bn to reach its highest level since March 2022.

Preview: Due January 30 - U.S. Q4 GDP - Maintaining Momentum

January 17, 2025 4:55 PM UTC

We expect a 2.6% annualized increase in Q4 GDP, slower than Q3’s 3.1% but still maintaining solid momentum.  

SA Inflation Preview: Inflation Will Likely Slightly Rise in December

January 17, 2025 2:39 PM UTC

Bottom Line: Despite inflation stood at 2.9% YoY in November, we now foresee annual inflation will slightly accelerate to 3.1% - 3.2% in December due to rising fuel pieces, which will be announced on January 22. We feel unpredictable outlook for the global economy, increasing oil prices following th

Preview: Due January 17 - U.S. December Housing Starts and Permits - Picture near flat, may weaken in 2025

January 16, 2025 3:49 PM UTC

We expect December housing starts to rise by 4.0% to 1.34m while permits fall by 3.5% to 1.44m. The starts rise will be following three straight declines while the permits fall will be correcting a 5.2% November increase. The underlying picture looks fairly flat.

Preview: Due January 31 - U.S. December Personal Income and Spending - Core PCE Prices to match Core CPI

January 16, 2025 2:32 PM UTC

December’s personal income and spending report will be largely old news at the time of the release, with Q4 totals due with the GDP report on January 30. Ahead of the GDP data we expect a 0.2% increase in core PCE prices, and 0.4% gains in both personal income and spending. 

India CPI Review: CPI Cools but Target Not in Sight

January 16, 2025 2:27 PM UTC

India’s retail inflation eased to a four-month low of 5.22% in December 2024, driven by a seasonal decline in food prices, particularly vegetables and cereals. With inflation within the RBI’s target range, all eyes are on the upcoming monetary policy review for potential rate cuts.

FOMC Preview for January 29: A Cautious Hold

January 15, 2025 8:10 PM UTC

The FOMC looks set to keep rates on hold at 4.25-4.5% at its January 29 meeting. The statement is unlikely to give much away but the message is likely to be one of cautious optimism on inflation, suggesting further easing is likely but dependent on incoming data. Policy uncertainty under the incomin

Preview: Due January 31 - Canada November GDP - A dip, but Q4 looking stronger than Q3

January 15, 2025 3:28 PM UTC

We expect Canadian GDP to see a 0.1% decline in November, in line with a preliminary estimate made with October’s 0.3% increase. That would suggest a trend of around 0.1% per month. A 0.1% increase in December would leave Q4 marginally below 2.0% annualized, up from 1.0% in Q3. 

Preview: Due January 16 - U.S. December Retail Sales - Solid end to Q4

January 15, 2025 2:43 PM UTC

We expect US retail sales to finish Q4 on a solid note with a 0.7% rise overall, matching November’s gain, with a 0.6% rise ex autos and a 0.5% increase ex autos and gasoline, the two core rates picking up after both saw modest 0.2% increases in both October and November. 

Preview: Due January 15 - U.S. December CPI - Stronger overall, core rate maintaining trend

January 14, 2025 2:16 PM UTC

We expect December’s CPI to increase by a nine-month high of 0.4% overall with a fifth straight 0.3% increase ex food and energy. We expect the ex-food and energy index to increase by 0.26% before rounding, which would make it the softest of the five straight 0.3% gains in the core rate. PPI is no

Preview: Due January 14 - U.S. December PPI - Yr/yr growth accelerating

January 13, 2025 5:37 PM UTC

We expect December PPI to rise by 0.3% overall and ex food, energy and trade, though ex food and energy we expect a slightly slower rise of 0.2%, though trend appears to have regained momentum.

Bank of Canada Preview for January 29: Easing to continue but more cautiously

January 13, 2025 5:23 PM UTC

The Bank of Canada meets on January 29, and will make its decision a few hours before one is made by the FOMC. The BoC decision will be following two straight easings of 50bps, though minutes from the last meeting, on December 11, showed a debate between 25bps and 50bps, and that they expected a mor

Preview: Due January 17 - U.S. December Housing Starts and Permits - Picture near flat, may weaken in 2025

January 10, 2025 4:51 PM UTC

We expect December housing starts to rise by 4.0% to 1.34m while permits fall by 3.5% to 1.44m. The starts rise will be following three straight declines while the permits fall will be correcting a 5.2% November increase. The underlying picture looks fairly flat.

UK GDP Preview (Jan 16): Continued Weakness?

January 10, 2025 3:20 PM UTC

The last set of GDP data add to questions about the UK’s economy’s apparent solidity, if not strength, as seen in sizeable q/q gains in the first two quarters of the year of 0.7% and 0.5% respectively.  As we envisaged, October saw a second successive m/m drop of 0.1%, well below expectations,

Mexico CPI Review: Downtrend Continues

January 10, 2025 2:11 PM UTC

December’s CPI grew 0.4%, with Y/Y inflation dropping to 4.2%, above Banxico’s 2%-4% target. Core CPI rose 0.5%, driven by services, while non-core inflation was stable. MXN depreciation’s pass-through impact remains limited. Tight monetary policy supports convergence, but Banxico faces a deci

UK CPI Preview (Jan 15): More Mixed Inflation Signals

January 10, 2025 11:55 AM UTC

Amid current bond market ructions, which some are suggesting reflects stagflation worries, we think that looming December UK CPI data may help dispel some of the inflation aspect of those concerns.  Admittedly, markets are looking for the headline rate to nudge up a notch, although we look for a st

India CPI Preview: A Cautiously Optimistic Outlook

January 10, 2025 10:36 AM UTC

Bottom line: India's inflation rate for October is projected to ease to 5.2% y/y due to base effects and domestic food prices. Moderating food pressures and global commodity prices will see inflationary pressures ease in the coming months. 

Preview: Due January 10 - U.S. December Employment (Non-Farm Payrolls) - Closer to solid underlying trend

January 8, 2025 2:23 PM UTC

We expect 175k increase in December’s non-farm payroll, with 140k in the private sector, a number that should be closer to underlying trend than a strong November and a weak October. We expect unemployment to be unchanged at 4.2% and average hourly earnings to slow to a 0.3% increase after two str

Preview: Due January 16 - U.S. December Retail Sales - Solid end to Q4

January 7, 2025 7:10 PM UTC

We expect US retail sales to finish Q4 on a solid note with a 0.7% rise overall, matching November’s gain, with a 0.6% rise ex autos and a 0.5% increase ex autos and gasoline, the two core rates picking up after both saw modest 0.2% increases in both October and November. 

Preview: Due January 14 - U.S. December PPI - Yr/yr growth accelerating

January 7, 2025 6:03 PM UTC

We expect December PPI to rise by 0.3% overall and ex food, energy and trade, though ex food and energy we expect a slightly slower rise of 0.2%, though trend appears to have regained momentum.

Preview: Due January 15 - U.S. December CPI - Stronger overall, core rate maintaining trend

January 7, 2025 4:55 PM UTC

We expect December’s CPI to increase by a nine-month high of 0.4% overall with a fifth straight 0.3% increase ex food and energy. We expect the ex-food and energy index to increase by 0.26% before rounding, which would make it the softest of the five straight 0.3% gains in the core rate.

Mexico CPI Preview: Christmas Acceleration

January 6, 2025 2:19 PM UTC

Mexico's December CPI is forecasted to grow by 0.5% in December, bringing 2024 inflation to 4.3%, above Banxico's target. Core CPI aligns better at 3.5%. Weak demand aids inflation convergence, expected by Q3 2026. Risks include a 22% MXN depreciation and U.S. tariffs. Banxico is likely to continue

Preview: Due January 3 - U.S. December ISM Manufacturing - Sustaining November improvement

January 2, 2025 1:56 PM UTC

Despite a correction lower in the S and P manufacturing PMI and weakness in some regional surveys, we expect December’s ISM manufacturing index to sustain a November improvement, edging up to 48.5 from 48.4. 

EZ HICP Preview (Jan 7): Headline Higher Again, But Core Still Clearly Friendly?

December 31, 2024 10:48 AM UTC

There were mixed messages in the November HICP numbers.  After a downward revision, and thus below consensus thinking, the headline rose 0.2 ppt to 2.2%, but where the core stayed at 2.7%, partly due to what is seemingly stable services inflation.  Higher energy costs, mainly base effects, were th

German Data Preview (Jan 6): Services Inflation Slips?

December 31, 2024 9:53 AM UTC

Germany’s disinflation process continues, with the y/y HICP headline stable at 2.4% in the November estimate, lower than widely expected, albeit where the CPI counterpart rose 0.2 ppt to 2.2%.  This was again in spite of apparently stable or resilient services inflation.  Even so, the core HICP

Preview: Due December 27 - U.S. November Advance Goods Trade Balance - Deficit, exports and imports to rebound from October dips

December 24, 2024 3:19 PM UTC

We expect an advance November trade deficit of $108.9bn, up from $98.3bn in October and moving above September’s $106.2bn to bring the widest deficit since March 2022.

Preview: Due December 24 - U.S. November New Home Sales - Rebounding from hurricanes

December 23, 2024 3:16 PM UTC

We expect a November new home sales level of 740k, which would be a 21.3% increase if October’s 17.3% decline to 610k is unrevised. October’s decline came mostly in the South and may have been caused by hurricanes. If so a rebound is likely. 

Preview: Due December 20 - U.S. November Personal Income and Spending - Core PCE Prices to underperform Core CPI

December 19, 2024 2:30 PM UTC

We expect November to see a 0.2% increase in the core PCE price index, underperforming a 0.3% core CPI as is usually the case but was not so in September and October. We expect 0.5% increases in personal income and spending. 

Norges Bank Review: Caution Prevails

December 19, 2024 10:21 AM UTC

Surprising no-one, another (ie eighth successive) stable policy decision was forthcoming at this latest Board decision so that the policy rate at 4.5% has been in place for a year.  The statement was more open about policy being eased but only after two more meetings, so that the first cut will com

Preview: Due January 8 - U.S. December ADP Employment - Seen matching payrolls, but recent bias to outperform

December 18, 2024 3:20 PM UTC

We expect a 140k increase in December’s ADP estimate for private sector employment growth, which matches our estimate for private sector non-farm payroll growth, though we expect overall non-farm payrolls including government to increase by 175k.

Preview: Due January 10 - U.S. December Employment (Non-Farm Payrolls) - Closer to solid underlying trend

December 18, 2024 3:02 PM UTC

We expect 175k increase in December’s non-farm payroll, with 140k in the private sector, a number that should be closer to underlying trend than a strong November and a weak October. We expect unemployment to be unchanged at 4.2% and average hourly earnings to slow to a 0.3% increase after two str

Preview: Due December 19 - U.S. November Existing Home Sales - Pending home sales suggest another rise

December 18, 2024 2:04 PM UTC

We expect a 4.8% increase in November existing home sales to 4.15m, extending a 3.4% rise in October and taking the series to its highest level since March. These gains would mark a recovery from a September level that was the weakest since October 2010.

Preview: Due December 20 - U.S. November Personal Income and Spending - Core PCE Prices to underperform Core CPI

December 17, 2024 4:27 PM UTC

We expect November to see a 0.2% increase in the core PCE price index, underperforming a 0.3% core CPI as is usually the case but was not so in September and October. We expect 0.5% increases in personal income and spending. 

Preview: Due December 18 - U.S. Q3 Current Account - Record deficit seen

December 17, 2024 2:44 PM UTC

We expect a Q3 US current account deficit of $294.0bn, or 4.0% of GDP, up from $266.8bn in Q2 when the deficit was 3.7% of GDP. This will be a record deficit in nominal terms and the highest as a proportion of GDP since Q2 2022.