August 28th, 2020
The key points in this part of the transcript are:
- Inflationary pressures are increasing in Europe, leading to weakening confidence.
- The U.S. economy is expected to contract by -0.5% to -1%, while Europe is expected to contract by around -2%.
- Weakness in the consumer sector and reliance on exports contribute to Europe's economic challenges.
- The European Central Bank (ECB) will likely need to take more aggressive measures due to worsening inflation.
- The acceleration of inflation in Europe is expected to be higher and last longer than in the U.S.
- CPI and core CPI in Europe have shown an acceleration to the upside.
- Consumer, economic, and industrial confidence in Europe is below expectations.
- Manufacturing in the Eurozone and Germany is contracting, but not improving significantly.
- Private consumption and capital investment in Germany are worse than expected.
- Germany's GDP is negative, and consumer confidence remains weak.
- Import price index in Germany is a concern as it did not fall as much as expected.
- Manufacturing in Germany is slowing down, and CPI is accelerating.
- France's consumer confidence is slightly better than estimates, and CPI is slightly below expectations.
- Consumer spending in France is balancing out, and PPI is accelerating.
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