Core CPI up 0.2 percent in April

US core CPI up 0.2 percent in April as expected

Core CPI inflation likely to hover above 2 percent. We believe that core CPI inflation will hover above 2 percent, despite an unemployment rate of 8.1 percent. Our interpretation is...

US Retail Sales is expected to remain subdued in the future

We expect high household indebtedness, an impaired housing market and high unemployment to continue to weigh on household spending in the future. Retail sales projection...

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Svenska bostadspriser på väg upp

Bild 1 visar fattigmans säsongrensning av bostadspriser och tyder på en "normal" prisuppgång hittills i år. Med normal menas här snittprisutvecklingen under 2005-2011 (gul linje). Då var prisutvecklingen något för hög ur Riksbankens ögon. Röd linje visar utvecklingen under 2011 och blå linje utvecklingen under 2012.Bild 2 visar att SCB:s siffror snart kommer att visa prisuppgångar enligt min åsikt, detta då HOX-data leder SCB:s statistik med två månader.

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09:30 Sweden Industry capacity, Q1 87.5
10:00 Norway Credit indicator growth, Mar /7.0 /7.0
10:00 Norway Norges Bank publishes Financial Stability 1/12
10:30 Spain T-bill auction
11:00 EMU Industrial production, Apr 0.4/-1.4 -1.5/0.8
Italy T-bond auction: 2015, 2020, 2022 and 2025 bonds
Greece T-bill auction
15:00 France T-bill auction (BTF)
17:00 EMU Eurogroup meeting
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France President Sarkozy term expires
Japan Consumer confidence, Apr 40,8 40.3
07:30 France GDP prel, Q1 0.2/1.3
08:00 Germany GDP prel, Q1 0.1/0.8 -0.2/
09:00 EMU EcoFin meeting
09:30 Sweden Total number of employees, Q1 2.8/ 3.1/
10:00 Norway Trade balance, Apr 46.4bn
10:30 UK Total trade balance, Mar -2.9bn -3.396bn
Sweden Riksbank Dep Gov Wickman-Parak will hold a speech
10:45 Norway Revised National Budget 2012
11:00 EMU GDP advanced estimate, Q1 -0.2/-0.2 -0.3/0.7
Germany ZEW survey current conditions, May 39 40,7
11:30 Sweden The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a press conference at the Riksbank
14:30 US CPI, Apr 0.1/2.4 0.3/2.7
CPI core, Apr 0.2/2.3 0.2/2.3
Retail sales, Apr 0.2/ 0.8/
Retail sales ex autos, Apr 0.2/ 0,8
16:00 Business inventories, Mar 0.5/ 0.6/
NAHB Housing Market Index, May 26 25
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10:00 Italy GDP preliminary, Q1 -0.7/-1.2 -0.7/-0.1
10:30 UK ILO unemployment rate, Mar 8,4 8.3
11:00 EMU CPI, Apr 0.5/2.6 1.3/
CPI core, Apr /1.5 /1.6
11:10 Sweden SNDO T-bond auction: 2.5bn: 1054
11:30 UK Bank of England Inflation Report
14:30 US Housing starts, Apr 680k 654k
Building permits, Apr 730k 764k
15:15 Industrial production, Apr 0.5/ 0.0/
Capacity utilication, Apr 79,0 78.6
16:30 US EIA Weekly crude stocks
20:00 FOMC minutes
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01:50 Japan GDP preliminary, Q1 0.9/3.5 -0.2/-0.7
10:30 Spain T-bond auction
11:00 France T-bond auction (OAT/BTAN)
14:30 US Jobless claims 365k 367k
16:00 Philadelphia Fed, May 10,0 8.5
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08:00 Germany PPI, Apr 0.3/2.6 0.6/3.3
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CPI core, Apr 0.2/1.9 0.3/1.9
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Fast Comment US — Retail sales roughly unchanged in April, as expected

  1. Retail sales less autos up 0.1 percent vs. 0.8 percent in March
  2. Non-store retailer sales up 1.1 percent
  3. Motor vehicles and parts up 0.5 percent

Petter Lundvik, Economist | pelu16@handelsbanken.se

Fast Comment US — Core CPI up 0.2 percent in April as expected

  1. Core CPI inflation remained at 2.3 percent in April
  2. Headline CPI inflation declined to 2.3 percent, from 2.7 percent in March
  3. Rising rental prices of housing remains an important factor

Petter Lundvik, Economist | pelu16@handelsbanken.se

Macro Comment China — Weakness becoming more apparent

The weak April data move the bottom of the Chinese slowdown from Q1 to Q2. Although we expect some recovery in H2, structural bottlenecks could get in the way. Some further demand-side stimulation is likely to follow last week's 50bp cut in banks' reserve requirements; however, the main policy focus going forward will be on structural reforms, which we believe are badly needed.

Knut Anton Mork, Chief Economist Norway | knmo01@handelsbanken.se

The Week Ahead — May 14-18, 2012

US: In April, slowing headline inflation, weak retail sales and moderate growth in industrial production
Sweden: No major items
Norway: Stable credit growth in March

Helena Trygg, Economist | hetr01@handelsbanken.se