CaixaBank Research
banner
caixabankresearch.bsky.social
CaixaBank Research
@caixabankresearch.bsky.social
www.caixabankresearch.com
Canal de información económica del Servicio de Estudios de CaixaBank | Canal d'informació econòmica del Servei d'Estudis de CaixaBank | Economic Research & Analysis
Tariff-exposed products saw upward price pressures. Market odds for Fed cuts remained strongly anchored (100% probability of a September cut and a total of 150bp in cuts by early 2027).⤵️
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
U.S. headline CPI inflation accelerated to 0.4% mom and 2.9% yoy in August (0.2% mom and 2.7% in July) while core inflation remained unchanged at 0.3% mom and 3.1% yoy. ⤵️
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Investors made a hawkish reading of the meeting and market odds of a 25bp rate cut in 2026 declined by ca. 10pp (see our own take here). ⤵️
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The ECB left rates unchanged, as widely expected, and gave no forward guidance as it reiterated that it will not precommit to any particular rate path and will instead stick to a "meeting-by-meeting, data-dependent" approach. ⤵️
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
In Europe, the euro strengthened on the back of a hawkish reading of the ECB's meeting, German sovereign yields nudged up but peripheral spreads ticked down. ⤵️
September 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Updated data show that the level of nonfarm employment was 911,000 (-0.6%) lower in March 2025 than previously estimated (implying an average monthly change in employment of +71,000 instead of +147,000). ⤵️
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
On the data front, a statistical revision showed that U.S. employment growth was less robust in the period from April 2024 to March 2025. ⤵️
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
After markets had closed, reports emerged that President Macron named Sebastien Lecornu (from Macron's Renaissance, and defense minister uninterrupted since 2022) France's new prime minister.⤵️
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The euro reversed Monday's gains and fluctuated close to $1.17 while commodity prices were mixed. French 10-year sovereign yields jumped due to a change in the Bloomberg benchmark to a bond maturing in November 2035 from one maturing in May 2035. ⤵️
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
In oil markets, the price of the barrel of Brent rose as traders weighed the OPEC+'s weekend announcement to raise production. In gas markets, Europe's TTF benchmark increased amid renewed Russian strikes on Ukraine and discussions over further sanctions against Russia. ⤵️
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose and the yen closed little changed as investors digested the resignation of PM Ishiba. ⤵️
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
French PM François Bayrou lost a confidence motion in parliament (364-194). With investors expecting President Macron to accept Bayrou's resignation and name a new premier, euro area sovereign spreads declined across France and peripheral economies. ⤵️
September 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Also on Friday, S&P will review Spain's rating (A, stable outlook) and Fitch will review Portugal's (A-, positive outlook) and France's (AA-, negative outlook). ⤵️
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This week the focus will be on the French government's confidence vote (today), the ECB meeting (Thursday), and CPI August figures (U.S.' on Thursday and final figures in several European economies on Friday). ⤵️
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Thus, they will start unwinding the 1.65mn bpd cut launched in April 2023 (after having fully unwound the 2.2mn November 2023 cut between April and September 2025). ⤵️
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Brent oil prices declined towards $65 ahead of the weekend's OPEC+ meeting. On Sunday, OPEC+ announced that required production will increase by 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October. ⤵️
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Advanced-economy stock markets declined and sovereign yields dropped amid stronger market expectations over Fed cuts. The euro strengthened above $1.17 and gold rose. ⤵️
September 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM