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Highlights. Second-quarter GDP growth slows in U.S. and Japan… surges in Euro Zone growth at seasonally-adjusted annualized rates. Source: National Agencies through Datastream.
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Second-quarter GDP growth slows in U.S. and Japan… surges in Euro Zonegrowth at seasonally-adjusted annualized rates Source: National Agencies through Datastream.
Domestic demand growth was robust in the United States and Europe in Q2-10domestic demand, growth at seasonally adjusted annualized rates Source: World Bank, DEC Prospects Group.
Second-quarter GDP growth slows in U.S. and Japan… surges in Euro Zonegrowth at seasonally-adjusted annualized rates Source: National Agencies through Datastream.
Domestic demand in U.S. and Europe… offset and amplified by external tradegrowth at seasonally-adjusted annualized rates contributions to growth a annualized rates Domestic demand growth Foreign contribution to GDP Source: World Bank, DEC Prospects Group.
Second-quarter surge in trade unlikely to be sustainedU.S real imports of goods and services; German real exports of goods and services Source: Thomson/Datastream and DEC Prospects Group
U.S. retail up monthly in July & Augustbut momentum has faded as savings riseretail ex autos and real-PCE, ch% (saar) [L]; personal saving rate (%) right Source: U.S. Department of Commerce.
U.S. factory output easing with I/S in better balance and orders down manufacturing production, ch% (saar) [Left]; capital goods orders, ch% (saar) [Right] Mfgr production [left scale] Source: Thomson/Datastream and DECPG calculations.
U.S. employment growth stagnant while hourly earnings drop to 1.7% growth (y/y)change in non-farm employment (‘000), [Left]; hourly earnings (ch%, year/year) Hourly earnings, [right scale] Change in employment [left scale] Source: U.S. Department of Labor.
Japan’s 2nd quarter growth falters on weaker net exports and consumer spending growth of real GDP, and contributions to growth in percentage points Source: Japan Cabinet Office, MITI.
Japan’s export volumes fall to negative ground on weaker Asian demand and stronger yengoods export volumes, ch% (saar) [Left]; yen per U.S. dollar [right] Export volumes [left scale] Yen per U.S. dollar [right scale] Source: Thomson/Datastream and DECPG calculations.
Investor expectations of future economic conditions on downward path in Germany Source: World Bank, DEC Prospects Group
Planned budget cuts in Europe (%GDP) in 2010-2015 Source: CESIFO
U.S. LIBOR easing on expectations of continued loose policy on part of the Fed EURIBOR 6M USD LIBOR 6M Source: Thomson/Datastream.
Industrial growth momentum slows down across regions (3mm, saar)
In contrast with other economies, industrial production firms up in the US (3mm, saar)
An unabated accumulation of trade distorting measures Source: National Agencies through Datastream.
Capital flows to emerging markets slowed in August Source: DECPG
Sovereign debt of some European countries is under pressure again Source: Bloomberg and DECPG staff calculations.
Equity Performance(Rebased) Source: MSCI
Relative equity valuation EM vs DM Source: Bloomberg, MSCI, CCS Calculations
Euro picks up modestly…. Japan weakens yen at 15-year high vs USD USD per Euro (inverse) [Left] and Yen per USD [right] USD/Euro (inverse) yen/USD Source: Thomson/Datastream and DECPG calculations.
Mixed developments in real effective exchange rates real effective exchange rates, indexes, January 2009 = 100 Source: IMF and DEC Prospects Group.
Headline CPI inflation broadly easingsave for India and China ”Headline” consumer price indexes, ch% (year-on-year) Source: IMF and DEC Prospects Group.
Announcement of the export ban by Russia (August 5) Weather-related problems began unfolding
Wheat Global Balance Source: US Department of Agriculture (September 10, 2010 update). Note: The years refer to marketing years (June-May), i.e., 2011 corresponds to June 2010-May 2011. The 2010 and 2011 figures are estimates and projections, respectively.
Countries with the highest dependency on wheat imports relative to their GDP Source: DECPG estimates