UK Housing Market Update An uneven hit from higher mortgage rates The shift to fixed mortgage rates and the rise in the number of homes owned outright means that while some borrowers face a sharp rise in mortgage payments other homeowners will sit out this interest... 6th July 2023 · 5 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response Mortgage Applications (Jun.) A slight decline in mortgage rates allowed mortgage applications for home purchase to recover from the previous month’s lows in June. That said, applications remain below the average seen so far this... 6th July 2023 · 1 min read
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Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia International Trade (May 2023) 6th July 2023 · 2 mins read
Bank of Canada Watch A final 25 bp hike The easing of core inflation pressures in May and the decline in inflation expectations means the case for another interest rate hike is not as strong as it seemed a few weeks ago. Nonetheless, with... 5th July 2023 · 6 mins read
UK Economics Update The link between the NHS waiting list and the labour market The long NHS waiting lists appear to be keeping people out of work and thereby contributing to inflation being higher in the UK than in other major economies. As the NHS waiting list is unlikely to... 5th July 2023 · 6 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Who will be the next RBA Governor? Press reports suggest that Department of Finance Secretary Jenny Wilkinson is the front-runner to become the next Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, though Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy... 5th July 2023 · 4 mins read
RBNZ Watch RBNZ to stay put, rate cuts only in Q1 2024 Having raised rates more aggressively than any other developed market central bank, we think the RBNZ’s tightening cycle is now over. The Bank has already succeeded in sending the economy into... 5th July 2023 · 7 mins read
Japan Economics Update Fertiliser cost surge to unwind Processed food inflation hit a fresh high in May but the recent moderation in food import prices as well as likely declines in domestic fertiliser prices suggest it will soon start to moderate. 5th July 2023 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Tightening cycle not over yet The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep rates unchanged at 4.10% today suggests that interest rates may not rise all the way to 4.85% as we expect, but further tightening still seems likely. 4th July 2023 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Reserve Bank of Australia Meeting (Jul. 23) 4th July 2023 · 2 mins read
Global Economics Update PMIs: Weak demand set to weigh on industry further The latest PMIs suggest that not only did global manufacturing activity contract at the end of Q2, but the outlook for the manufacturing sector also seems to have deteriorated further. At least the... 3rd July 2023 · 3 mins read
US Rapid Response ISM Manufacturing Index (Jun.) The further fall in the ISM manufacturing index to 46.0 in June, from 46.9, is difficult to square with claims from some commentators that economic growth is rebounding and provides further reason to... 3rd July 2023 · 2 mins read
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