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Economists struck a note of caution, pointing out that the drop was largely due to the base effect of high inflation last year and that it could head back up in the coming months. Retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in July 2023 was 7.44% while that in June this year printed at 5.08%.
On future indicators, the RBI noted that headline inflation in July and Q2 of the current financial year are expected to be lower, given their base effect advantage, but the uncertainty is still there due to frequent recurrence of adverse weather events, resurgence of geo-political tensions and financial market volatility.
We expect the euro area inflation data today to show that headline inflation eased to 2.2% y/y in August from 2.6% in July, driven by base effects on energy prices. We see underlying inflation remaining persistent due to sticky service inflation and a normalization of core goods inflation from the very low levels seen in the first half of the year. The most important part of the print will be the monthly increase in services inflation, which we expect to come in at around 0.3% m/m s.a. for the third consecutive month. This will still be high but at least lower than what we saw at the beginning of the year.
Easy base effects due a high monthly EMU CPI reading last year already foreshadowed a substantial cooling of EMU headline inflation this month. On top of that, German (2.0%) and Spanish (2.4%) national data published yesterday surprised slightly to the downside. Maybe there was room for the EMU figure to also touch the psychological barrier of 2%? This didn’t materialize.
We have a big day and big week ahead in terms of eco data and central bank speeches. EMU headline inflation (tomorrow) is on track to drop below the ECB’s 2% inflation target for the first time since June 2021 following downward surprises in French and Spanish readings end last week. German figures are released today. The September drop is mainly energy-inspired though as ECB President Lagarde suggested already at the Q&A session of the previous ECB meeting: “We are looking at a whole battery of indicators. And I’m saying that in particular because September will certainly deliver a low reading of inflation. Very likely. We expect, because of the base effect, particularly on energy, our inflation numbers to be up in the fourth quarter, so the last three months of 2024. But September is going to deliver a low reading.” While EMU money markets have been eager to nearly fully discount a 25 bps October ECB rate cut on the back of these softer national CPI readings and weak September PMI’s, we still tend to err on the side of the status quo. Unless the ECB president herself convinces us otherwise at an hearing in front of the European parliament later today.
Today's most important data release will be the US October CPI, where we expect inflation to slow down in both headline (+0.1% m/m SA, from +0.2%) and core (+0.2% m/m SA, from +0.3%) terms. In annual terms, headline inflation could still appear to accelerate due to base effects stemming from a low reading a year ago (headline forecast 2.5% y/y, from 2.4%).
UK interest rates are expected to remain higher for a longer period than previously thought, as UK inflation rose to 2.3%, a sharp 0.6% increase from September’s reading. “Annual CPI inflation rose to 2.3% in October, following a temporary dip to 1.7% in September driven by base effects from last year. This increase comes amidst […]
In the euro area, focus turns to inflation data for Germany and Spain which we receive ahead of the euro area data tomorrow. We expect euro area headline inflation to rise to 2.3% y/y from 2.0% y/y in October. The increase is expected mainly due to base effects on core inflation and especially energy inflation, while the monthly price increases are expected to show a continuation of the disinflationary process. We expect core inflation to increase to 2.8% y/y from 2.7% y/y. However, the monthly price increases are projected to continue below what is compatible with the 2% target annualized.
Krishna Sanghavi, CIO-Equity at Mahindra Manulife, expects some growth pickup in H2FY25 compared to H1FY25. He believes the market is in a consolidation phase post a significant rally. While FII selling has impacted the market, the underlying fundamentals remain strong. SIP flows are expected to continue growing, driven by India's economic growth and investor discipline. A Santa Claus rally is possible, but the long-term outlook depends on factors like GDP growth, macro conditions, and corporate earnings.