Eurozone and US inflation amongst market movers today – Danske Bank

Danske Bank analysts point out that in the euro area, we get the preliminary August HICP figures today.

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“This will be the last inflation input before the ECB meeting on 12 September, hence setting the scene for the monetary stimulus package. In July, headline inflation fell to a three-year low of 1.0% y/y, while core inflation stood at 0.9% - just below the 1.0% level it has hovered around for the past five years. Energy prices have fallen substantially since August and hence we expect both headline and core inflation to print at 0.9% in August.”

“After a cacophony of Fed speakers last week, US inflation data will be in focus today with the PCE figures for July due out. We expect PCE core rose +0.2% m/m in July, implying an unchanged PCE core inflation rate at 1.6%.”

“In the Scandi countries, we are looking forward to Danish Q2 GDP figures and Norwegian unemployment data for August.”