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CENBANK DIVERGENCES ENDING, APART FROM JAPAN - AMUNDI
It has been an eventful week for central bank activity. The Bank of England just announced it will hold rates steady as expected, following a bumper-50 bp cut from the Fed on Wednesday. A smaller cut came from the ECB last week.
For Amundi, any central bank policy divergence they had previously pointed out is now in the rear view mirror, the one exception being the Bank of Japan, which announces policy on Friday.
"It is likely to consider wage growth, inflation and financial market stability before taking further decisions. We think the bank should refrain from raising rates this year, but we do expect a hike in the second quarter in 2025," the asset manager wrote in a recent cross-asset research paper.
Cenbank policy is one of three "hot questions" being asked of Amundi, the second being their view of the U.S. economy and labour markets.
"Our view has not changed over the summer and we still believe a recession is unlikely at this stage. We do see, however, a mild slowdown concentrated in the second half of the year as labour markets continue to weaken," says Amundi.
The job market is the key variable for assessing U.S. consumption and economy growth, they add, and they remain close to neutral on U.S. equities.
The third question on everyone's lips is whether gold can maintain its upward trajectory, having recently been boosted by a weak dollar, geopolitical tensions and expectations of the start of Fed rate cuts.
"We stay positive on the precious metal," Amundi says. They also cite fiscal profligacy and ballooning public debt which place pressure on fiat currencies - something that could improve the appeal of gold as a store of value.
(Lucy Raitano)
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