Research Briefing
A cold winter in Europe would require drastic cuts in gas consumption – consistent with hard rationing – in Germany...
Research Briefing
A cold winter in Europe would require drastic cuts in gas consumption – consistent with hard rationing – in Germany...
Research Briefing
Although the risk of hard energy rationing has diminished, demand destruction triggered by the surge in energy prices has led...
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We will increase gas prices and inflation and cut GDP growth in the September forecast round, with the eurozone economy...
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We have long been expecting a dovish pivot from the ECB at the turn of the year as supply-driven core...
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The minutes from the July ECB meeting, when the bank ended the period of the negative interest rates in the...
Our modelling suggests incorporating owner-occupied housing costs would lower eurozone headline inflation from Q3 2022 by 0.3ppts, with negative contributions...
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We estimate consumer spending in the eurozone increased by 0.8% q/q in Q2, despite persistent elevated inflation denting real incomes...
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As European inflation reaches record levels, the impact varies across cities and regions. We estimate that most large European cities...
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A switch to electric vehicles (EVs) is vital if cities are to achieve net zero carbon emissions. In Europe the...
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The resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi is going to leave a policy vacuum in Italy. Snap elections are now...
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The ECB's decision to hike rates, abandon forward guidance and introduce an anti-fragmentation tool appear to reflect a balancing act...
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We expect eurozone services prices to continue to rise sharply over the summer as the sector's recovery progresses. The ECB...
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Recession risks are mounting globally, including in the eurozone. Growing recession fears have resulted in large drops in oil prices...
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We now see gas rationing this winter in European economies most reliant on Russia as very likely. Our modelling finds...
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The eurozone's labour market has outperformed expectations since the start of the pandemic, but current headwinds to economic growth are...
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Central banks have changed the way they react to economic conditions, largely focussing on current inflation and its impact on...
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The expectation of a strong recovery in the tourism sector, coupled with the divergence between resilient services activity and a...
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As expected, the ECB council agreed to end the era of nonstandard monetary policy measures by September as it gears...
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The National Bank of Poland (NBP) hiked the policy rate by 75bps at yesterday's meeting, in line with both our...
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The approaching French legislative elections are defined by serious political risks. Our baseline sees Macron's presidential coalition winning the majority...