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USA: A strong University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey is more evidence of another 'growth leg' coming - in an economy without idle workers

China's declining trade figures are a reflection of mounting challenges. Mexico is now the largest supplier of the United States

Germany's complicated relationship with China and Russia in an environment with AfD now at 22% and with 'moral backing' in Beijing

A short note on the NATO summit in Vilnius: Geopolitics leave little room for ECB manoeuvring despite falling inflation

USA: Falling inflation will not change the monetary stance of the Federal Reserve, considering a historically tight labour market

Britain needs more than just luck to escape the long-term consequences of an irresponsible fiscal and monetary policy since 2008

Spain: Households feel good, but the voters could move the country significantly to the far right on July 23, as 'Spanish values are at risk'

China's deflationary problem: A consequence of policy choices. 'Young people need not be sent to the countryside to understand the world'

Central banks and 'robust' house prices: The difference compared to 2008 makes monetary policy far more challenging

USA: Higher wage inflation and weaker-than-expected employment growth in June - or maybe companies cannot find qualified workers

Germany: Military equipment demand helps boost industrial orders, but the outlook remains grim. AfD [21%] could soon become the largest party. Is a CDU-CSU-AfD coalition possible in the future?

US ISM service survey: The Federal Reserve is forced to err on the hawkish side due to a different environment compared to 2008 and the 1970s

China's 'solution' to the economic challenges is more ideology and nationalism - in sharp contrast to the financial crisis in 2008

Eurozone: Disinflation continues, but the ECB focuses on the labour market. Germany needs 1.5 million immigrants per year to maintain the size of the workforce, according to 'wise men'

The stock market: Artificial Intelligence expectations and falling headline inflation versus inverted yield curves

France: Paris is running out of fiscal ammo as the budget deficit moves closer to the pandemic level

USA: ISM survey shows no signs of a rebound in the manufacturing sector. Disinflation intensifies

Germany: An unpredictable future and political chaos in Berlin cause consumer sentiment to drop despite short-term tailwinds

Eurozone: ECB's Monetary Development Report shows further monetary weakness and slowing loan demand

There will be no updates on June 29-30

France: Insee consumer survey shows a tighter labour market in the coming months despite slower growth. Wages are rising

A historically right-wing shift in Germany and the rest of the EU will have consequences in all areas

USA: The yield curve says recession, but the economy has not 'surrendered' yet. New home sales skyrocket in May - and consumer confidence bounces back

IFO survey: Germany faces a double-dip recession as geopolitics pulls the carpet under the economy. AfD sees more gain in the latest opinion poll. Also, a short note on Russia

Japan: Core inflation hits the highest since the early 1980s - but BOJ does not believe inflation has gained a firm foothold

Britain: The renewed surge in consumer confidence indicates, to no small extent, that fiscal and monetary policymakers are not in control of the inflation situation

France: Insee survey shows weak growth. The labour shortage problem remains the same as one year ago. Higher ECB policy rates for longer

The Bank of England is slowly learning the lesson: More tightening is the only option in an economy running out of workers

Germany: Falling factory gates inflation is not a surprise. The ECB will stay the course of bringing policy rates and bond yields back to the 'old normal'

China's changing social landscape requires younger leadership better in touch with the people

USA-China rivalry: 'Two steps backwards, one step forward - followed by another two steps backwards'

Japan: The central bank stays the course as if nothing has happened, triggering more yen weakness

Eurozone: According to the ECB, wage pressure remains far too high for comfort. It will become worse in 2024 - with or without Artificial Intelligence

USA: UoM survey shows households benefiting from lower inflation and higher wages. Are there tentative signs of a new growth leg in Q4?

China: The economy has a significant growth problem - but the biggest problem is a stubborn political leadership

Germany: Wholesale inflation indicates a sharp decline in headline inflation in H2, but the labour market tells a different story

USA: Factory gate inflation slows, but the Federal Reserve will stay the course until 2% has been reached

Britain: Zero growth and a buoyant labour market say everything about the problems facing Europe

The Chinese seek solutions from a clueless centre: 'Ten basis points interest rate cut'! Imbalances created in a semi-capitalist system now need to be solved in a Marxist state-capitalist system

USA: NFIB small business survey shows significant demand-side impact from monetary policy - but the labour market remains very tight and price pressure persists

Eurozone: Why today is different from 2008 and the 1970s. You ain't seen nothing yet when it comes to demographic headwinds

China: The May inflation statistics indicate a very weak domestic demand side. The provinces seek solutions from a pressured leadership at the centre, but it has no clear answers

The Eurozone recorded a mild recession in Q1, but bond yields are still headed higher despite lower growth in the coming years

China: The economy sees pressure from 'containment measures' and monetary tightening in the West. 'Self-reliance and a strong military' is Beijing's answer

Germany: The economy's fragile 'reconstruction' has just started, but the coalition government in Berlin is already in big trouble

The lessons from Australia: Monetary normalisation is here to stay for an extended period despite declining inflation

Turkey needs to do the opposite of Erdoganomics, now and not tomorrow. The unavoidable outcome will be a deep recession

USA: ISM service survey shows falling growth, lower inflation and employment contraction

USA: The labour market remains buoyant despite slow growth. The Federal Reserve will continue on a path of monetary tightening

German workers lost within 18 months what they had gained since 2010. Now, they want compensation

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