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The Iran war hurt EU chemical producers less than feared, with production, capacity use and margins improving, but the reprieve is temporary. By June, EU output was 0.5% lower year-on-year and about 24% below early 2022. Once Gulf supply routes normalise,…
Natixis argues that the exceptional summer 2026 heatwaves acted as a persistent but temporary cost-push shock to euro area prices, not growth. Local projections on a 1995-2025 panel show energy prices rising 0.81pp on impact and food prices 0.46pp, with food…
The S&P 500 rose 0.58% to a fourth straight record close of 7,818.93, while volatility eased across tenors and the MOVE index fell 7.39%. The US trade deficit widened 13.7% to $105.6 billion, above consensus. Brent crude traded near $101.5 after reversing a…
Nomura forecasts fewer rate hikes than markets price, viewing this as a resumption of hiking cycles with policy rates near or above neutral and inflation largely cost-push. It expects a Fed hike in December then an extended hold, two ECB hikes to a 3.00% depo…
Standard Chartered argues renminbi adoption in ASEAN has shifted from policy push to commercial logic, spanning trade settlement, financing and capital markets. Sectors with deep China supply-chain ties lead, and multinational corporates are seen as the next…
The oil market is caught between improving Persian Gulf supply and continued attacks on ships, with ICE Brent dipping toward $97/bbl before settling above $100/bbl. Middle distillates have weakened as the ICE gasoil crack fell to about $73/bbl from over…
Natixis expects Peru's central bank (BCRP) to hike its policy rate by 25bp to 4.50%, with two more 25bp hikes pencilled in for 2026, putting the real rate back inside the neutral range. Headline inflation has exceeded 4.0% since June, reaching 4.55% y/y in…
Canadian exports rose 2.5% in August, a sixth straight monthly surplus, aided by tariff front-running. Imports fell 2.0%, led by autos and gold. The US deficit widened to US$105bn on a 4.3% import surge. Canada's estimated effective tariff rate rose to 4.6%,…
US tariffs on European goods had a limited macro impact in 2025, with GDP effects between -0.1 and +0.15 percentage points, as exports to the US are only about 3% of EU GDP and roughly 90% of the tariff burden fell on American buyers. However, Chinese…
Global government bond yields reached about 4%, the highest since 2007, as the Fed, ECB and BoJ tightened with hawkish tones. Brent spiked to $105 then eased to around $90, with a path toward $80 by early 2027 expected. Equities stayed resilient on AI…
PIMCO's October 2026 Cyclical Outlook foresees resilient global growth and moderating inflation over the next six to 12 months, underpinned by an AI capex boom, consumers and China absorbing higher costs, and gradual central bank action. However, the benign…
September 2026 was the worst month of the year for US IG (-2.72%), US HY (-2.52%) and Asia IG (-2.04%) total returns, with Asia USD HY relatively resilient at -1.20%. The Fed's first hike in roughly three years pushed the 10Y UST to a 2026 high of 5.29% (30Y…
Pictet keeps an overweight stance on global equities despite a two-decade-narrow earnings yield gap versus bonds, citing over 30% MSCI World earnings growth this year and over 65% for emerging markets. It holds neutral duration on DM government bonds and…
The EU's manufactured goods trade deficit with China reached €400bn over twelve months, driven by a 7% y/y rise in imports in H1 2026. However, exports excluding Germany have stabilised and even grown, with declines concentrated in automotive and electronics.…
Latin American equities stood out as a diversifier in Q3 2026, supported by attractive valuations and an improving policy mix, while global equities stayed resilient despite higher yields. US Q2 GDP grew 2.2% annualised, core inflation reached 3.0%, but…
Natixis reports Brazil's first-round presidential vote: Senator Flavio Bolsonaro took 47.03% against incumbent President Lula's 45.16%, with other mostly center-right candidates combining for 7.79%. Natixis believes Bolsonaro is likely to win the October 25…
Foreign investors held about $9.2 trillion of US Treasury debt at end-2025, roughly 31% of publicly held debt, but foreign holdings have grown more slowly than total Treasury supply. Within foreign holdings, private investors now account for 58.1% versus…
Natixis expects France's 2027 draft budget (PLF/PLFSS) to miss its 5.0%-of-GDP deficit target by about 0.5pp, forecasting 5.5% — a slight deterioration from 5.4% in 2026. With a fragmented National Assembly and presidential elections in April-May 2027, the…
The US is pursuing a government-led mine-to-magnet strategy combining domestic production, friend-shoring with Australia and Brazil, and recycling to reduce reliance on China's rare earth supply chain. Federal support now includes purchase agreements, price…
The US rare earth supply chain remains vulnerable because its weaknesses are downstream: processing, heavy rare earth separation, and magnet manufacturing. Despite record output at Mountain Pass and some neodymium-iron-boron magnet production in Texas, the US…