Since early 2023, countries in Southern Europe have seen strong declines in unemployment, while those in the north have seen increases. This is helping eurozone convergence, adding to tighter ...

Romania has launched a bold fiscal overhaul to fix its record deficit by raising taxes and curbing spending. The short-term hit to growth and inflation will be significant, but the plan could also ...

Bank Indonesia’s rate cut today surprised markets, but the overnight announcement of a trade deal with Indonesia by President Trump likely provided the confidence needed to proceed without delay. We c ...

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JPY: The recent announcement of a higher-than-expected US reciprocal tariff on both China and Japan triggered JPY strength today. Despite the recent softening of US equity prices, President Trump’s ...

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A stronger-than-expected June jobs report indicates no Federal Reserve rate cut before September despite the President’s demands. Nonetheless, households are becoming more pessimistic on employment ...

Czech PMI flips into expansion zone. The manufacturing PMI entered expansion territory in June, coming in stronger than market participants had expected. This is a welcome change, as the index had ...

US manufacturing continues to struggle, amidst signs of jobs resilience. The ISM manufacturing index remains in contraction territory, but the job vacancy statistics are holding up fairly well and ...

Recent labour market data shows that demographic decline and voluntary exits are key factors to watch out for. Meanwhile, gloomy macroeconomic conditions are leading to redundancies and reduced ...

The main story in FX remains the rapidly evolving Middle East conflict. If oil prices correct further due to perceived limited supply risk, the dollar can follow suit and move lower. However, some USD ...

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