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Slumping US GDP & Stabilizing Ezone CPI

by Ashraf Laidi
Apr 30, 2014 16:40

Today's Eurozone inflation figures give more time for the ECB to monitor the effect of the longer-term price trend before resorting to further policy action, while the US Q1 GDP & ECI underline the disinflationary obstacles to hawkish interpretations that tapering could transition into tightening by end of Q1 2015.  Full charts & analysis.

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Slumping US GDP & Stabilizing Ezone CPI - Ezone Cpi And Eci Apr 30 (Chart 1)

Act Exp Prev GMT
GDP Price Index (q/q) [P]
1.3% 1.6% 1.6% Apr 30 12:30
Eurozone Spanish GDP (1Q) (q/q) [P]
0.4% 0.4% 0.2% Apr 30 7:00
Eurozone Spanish GDP (1Q) (y/y) [P]
0.6% 0.5% -0.2% Apr 30 7:00
Eurozone CPI Estimate (APR) (y/y)
0.7% 0.8% 0.5% Apr 30 9:00
Eurozone CPI - Core (APR) (y/y) [P]
1.0% 1.0% 0.7% Apr 30 9:00
 
 

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