The Fed is staying the course
The absence of inflation gives additional margins in the event of a negative shock. The Fed is in a comfortable position The Fed is optimistic about the profile of the…
Philippe Waechter's blog
What to expect this week ? December 9 to 15, 2019
UK general elections, Christine Lagarde first monetary policy meeting, the Fed pauses, ECB and Fed’s forecasts, German external trade, Chinese CPI Highlights The main point will be the UK general…
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Chinese Exports: an extended slowdown
The growth of the Chinese economy is constrained by the global economic cycle and can not find a relay through its internal demand.China will have to negotiate with the USA…
What to expect this week ? December 2 to 8, 2019
Christine Lagarde at the European Parliament on December the 2nd. Markit and ISM surveys, German industrial orders, the Chinese external trade and US employment. The COP 25 in Spain. Highlights…
Governments against the euro zone
The ECB monetary policy became frankly accommodating only because Draghi had the perception that governments and the Commission would never let go on fiscal policy.
Will Christine Lagarde fall into the same trap as Draghi?
Will Christine Lagarde fall into the same trap as Draghi?
A very relevant column on the new stages of the trade war
This column, “The Case Is Only Growing for an Economic Forever War”, by Shawn Donnan, was posted on the Bloomberg website. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has become…
What to expect this week? November 18 to 24, 2019
HighlightsMinutes of the last Fed’s meeting (Nov. 20) and of the last ECB’s meeting (Nov.21)The Fed’s minutes will reveal the discussions on the drop of the Fed’s benchmark rate but…
What to expect this week? November 11 to 17, 2019
Highlights GDP growth for the third quarter in Germany (Nov.14) and the ZEW survey for November (Nov.12)The industrial contraction during the third quarter and the fragility seen on the services…