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ECB on the dovish side

  • ECB kept all key interest unchanged
  • Asset purchases will continue as planned, and no formal discussions on tapering have taken place
  • Forward guidance kept unchanged as inflation stays subdued
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Jes Asmussen

Chief Economist Denmark

Denmark and The Netherlands

jeas01@handelsbanken.dk

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By Eva Dorenius at Handelsbanken, Chief Editor | 18 july 2017 | 09:33

Riksbankens protokoll från 3 juli mötet

Visar bl a på viss oro för för snabb kronförstärkning och att en varaktig inflation på 2 procent är inte detsamma som att inflationen snuddar vid 2 procent. Ett par ledamöter poängterade vikten av att marknaden inte tar ut framtida räntehöjningar i förskott, då det skulle försvåra Riksbankens arbete att klara inflationsmålet. Läs hela protokollet här

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      Graph Period Cons. fc Our fc Previous Actual
09:00 Denmark Retail Sales June 0.1
Mon, Jul 24
      Graph Period Cons. fc Our fc Previous Actual
09:00 France Markit PMI Composite July 56.2 56.6
09:30 Germany Markit PMI Manufacturing July 59.2 59.6
09:30 Germany Markit PMI Composite July 56.3 56.4
10:00 Eurozone Markit PMI Composite July 56.2 56.3
10:00 Eurozone Markit PMI Manufacturing July 57.2 57.4
10:00 Eurozone Markit PMI Services July 55.5 55.4
16:00 US Existing Home Sales June 5.6M 5.6M
Tue, Jul 25
      Graph Period Cons. fc Our fc Previous Actual
08:00 Finland Unemployment Rate June 10.7
08:00 Norway Industrial Confidence Q2 0.9
10:00 Germany IFO - Business Climate July 114.9 115.1
10:00 Germany IFO - Expectations July 106.5 106.8
10:00 Germany IFO - Current Assessment July 123.8 124.1
15:00 US House prices S&P/Case-Shiller May 0.2/5.7 0.3 / 5.6
16:00 US Consumer Confidence July 116.0 118.9
16:00 US Richmond Fed Man. Activity Index July 7 7
Wed, Jul 26
      Graph Period Cons. fc Our fc Previous Actual
09:00 Sweden Economic Tendency Survey July 111.5 112.1
09:00 Sweden Consumer Confidence (CCI) July 103.1 102.5
09:00 Sweden Manufacturing Confidence July 117.1 119.9
10:30 UK GDP April 0.3/1.7 0.2 / 2
16:00 US New Home Sales June 615K 610K
20:00 US FOMC rate decision 7/26/2017 1.25 1.2
20:00 US FOMC target rate, lower band 7/26/2017 1.0 1
Thu, Jul 27
      Graph Period Cons. fc Our fc Previous Actual
08:00 Finland Consumer Confidence July 23.9
08:00 Finland Retail Trade ex auto May 1.3
08:00 Germany GfK Consumer Confidence Survey July 10.6 10.6
08:00 Norway Unemployment Rate (LFS) May 4.6
09:30 Sweden Unemployment Rate, sa June 6.6 6.7
09:30 Sweden Unemployment Rate June 7.6 7.2
09:30 Sweden Household Lending June 6.9 / 6.8
14:30 US Durable Goods Orders June 3.0 -0.8 / 3.1
14:30 US Initial Jobless Claims W29 233K
14:30 US Capital Goods Shipment Nondef ex Air June 0.1
14:30 US Chicago Fed National Activity Index June -0.3
Fri, Jul 28
      Graph Period Cons. fc Our fc Previous Actual
01:05 UK Consumer Confidence July -10 -10
01:50 Japan CPI Core June 0.4/-0.1 0.1 / -0.2
07:30 France GDP Q2 0.5/1.6 0.5 / 1.1
08:00 Finland House Prices June 0.2 / -0.1
08:00 Norway Retail Sales ex auto sa June 1.3
08:00 Norway Household goods consumption June 12.4 / 3.9
09:00 Denmark Industrial Confidence Indicator July 2
09:30 Sweden GDP Q2 0.9/2.7 0.4 / 2.2
09:30 Sweden Retail Sales, sa June 0.2 0.4
09:30 Sweden Retail Sales June /2.9 / 2.4
10:00 Norway Unemployment Rate (NAV) July 2.6
11:00 Eurozone Industrial Confidence Indicator July 4.7 4.5
11:00 Eurozone Service Confidence Indicator July 13.7 13.4
11:00 Eurozone Economic Confidence July 110.8 111.1
14:00 Germany HICP preliminary July 0.2/1.3 0.2 / 1.5
14:00 Germany CPI preliminary July 0.2/1.6 0.2 / 1.6
14:30 US GDP annualized, Q2 2.5 1.4
16:00 US U. of Mich. Sentiment 93.0 93.1
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Published: 21 July 2017 | Economic Calendar | Keywords: Calendar

21 July 2017

Economic Calendar — July 24-28

Eva Dorenius, Chief Editor | evdo01@handelsbanken.se

Published: 20 July 2017 | Fast Comment EMU | Keywords: EUR/USD Eurozone Exchanges Rates(Macro) Monetary Policy

20 July 2017

EMU Comment — ECB on the dovish side

  1. ECB kept all key interest unchanged
  2. Asset purchases will continue as planned, and no formal discussions on tapering have taken place
  3. Forward guidance kept unchanged as inflation stays subdued

Jes Asmussen, Chief Economist Denmark | jeas01@handelsbanken.dk

Published: 20 July 2017 | Fast Comment Denmark (en) | Keywords: Consumer Surveys Consumption Fiscal Policy

20 July 2017

Fast Comment Denmark — Upbeat Danish consumers

  1. The miserable Danish summer so far has had little impact on consumers' moods
  2. Consumer confidence increased from 7.1 to 10.5 in July - the highest reading in more than two years
  3. Indicates that private consumption will continue to act as a driver for the economy

Jes Asmussen, Chief Economist Denmark | jeas01@handelsbanken.dk

Published: 13 July 2017 | Economic Calendar | Keywords: Calendar

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Pierre Carlsson, Strategist | pica01@handelsbanken.se

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13 July 2017

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  1. June consumer prices in line with our expectations
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12 July 2017

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  3. Core inflation (Friday, August 10)

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