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The French manufacturing data delivered another upside surprise last week, following the solid numbers in Germany; see here. French industrial production rose slightly in November, by 0.3% month-to-month, extending the gains from an upwardly-revised 0.5% rise in October.
French manufacturing cooled at the end of 2016. Industrial production slipped 0.9% month-to-month in December, partially reversing an upwardly revised 2.4% jump in November. The main hits came from declines in oil refining and manufacturing of cars and other transport equipment.
The June batch of the French statistical office's business surveys continues to signal a firming cyclical recovery. The aggregate business index rose to cyclical high of 106 in June from a revised 105 in May, continuing an uptrend that began in the middle of 2016.
The recovery in the French economy since the sovereign debt crisis has been lukewarm. Growth in domestic demand, excluding inventories, has averaged 0.4% quarter-on-quarter since 2012. This comp ares with 0.8%-to-1.1% in the two major business cycle upturns in the 1990s and from 2000s before the crisis.
On all accounts, growth in France has been modest in the past six-to-12 months, but in relative terms, the French economy is slowly but surely asserting itself as one of the key engines of growth in the EZ.
The French labour market improved much more than we expected in Q4. The headline unemployment rate plunged to 8.9%, from a downwardly-revised 9.6% in Q3.
Today's data dump will deliver the advance PMIs and the French INSEE business sentiment indices for February, all of which will be examined closely for signs of stabilisation in the wake of recent evidence that EZ growth is slowing quicker than markets and the ECB have been expecting.
Sentiment in the French business sector ended this year on a high. The headline manufacturing index fell slightly to 112 in December, from an upwardly-revised 113 in November, but the aggregate sentiment gauge edged higher to a new cycle high of 112.
Yesterday's barrage of French business sentiment data suggest that confidence in the industrial sector was a little stronger than expected in Q2.
French consumers remained in great spirits midway through the fourth quarter. The headline INSEE consumer confidence index jumped to a 28-month high in November, from 104 in October, extending its v-shaped recovery from last year's plunge on the back of the yellow vest protests.
Yesterday's data in the French economy provided the final confirmation that growth remained sluggish in Q2, and showed that households had a slow start to the third quarter.
French industrial production data offered a bit of relief last week following a string of woeful German data, and news of monthly falls in Italian and Spanish manufacturing output. Industrial production jumped 1.6% month-to-month in August, but the headline was flattered by a 0.3% downward revision of the July data. The monthly jump pushed the year-over-year rate higher to 1.6%, from a revised 0.9% fall in July. All sectors performed strongly in August, but the key story was a hefty increase in transport equipment manufacturing, due to a 11.9% surge in vehicle production.
This remains a tumultuous time for EZ bond investors. The twists and turns of the French presidential election campaign continue to shove markets around. Marine Le Pen's steady rise in thepolls has pushed French yields higher this year.
Yesterday's barrage of French business sentiment data was mixed.
Yesterday's EZ data showed that French households came out swinging as the economy reopened. Consumers' spending, ex-services, jumped by 36.6% month-to-month in May, driving the year-over-year rate up to -8.3%, from -32.7% in April.
French manufacturing confidence soared at the start of Q2. The headline INSEE index jumped to a six-year high of 108 in April, from an upwardly revised 105 in March. The headline was flattered by a big increase in the "past activity" index, but the survey's leading indicators also improved.French manufacturing confidence soared at the start of Q2. The headline INSEE index jumped to a six-year high of 108 in April, from an upwardly revised 105 in March. The headline was flattered by a big increase in the "past activity" index, but the survey's leading indicators also improved.
French manufacturing came roaring back at the end of Q1. Industrial production jumped 2.0% month-to- month in March, driving the year-over-year rate higher to +2.0%, from a revised -0.7% in February.
A downbeat French INSEE consumer sentiment report yesterday continued the run of poor survey data this week. The headline index fell to 95 in February from 97 in January, indicating downside risk f or Q1 consumers' spending. But we remain optimistic that private consumption will rebound solidly, following a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter fall in Q4.
Yesterday's sole economic report in the Eurozone closed the book on the initial Covid-19 shock in French manufacturing.
Yesterday's French industrial production data were worse than we expected. Output slipped 1.1% month-to-month in September, pushing the year-over-year rate down to -1.1% from a revised +0.4% in August. Mean-reversion was a big driver of the poor headline, given the upwardly-revised 2.4% jump in August.
French industrial production data surprised to the upside yesterday. Output rose 0.1% month-to-month in September, a solid gain following an upwardly-revised 1.7% rise in August, and also higher than the consensus, forecast for a 0.4% fall. The details, however, were less upbeat than the headline. Transport equipment fell, as expected, following production being pushed forward ahead of the Summer holidays. But this story was overshadowed by a 22.5% month-to-month jump in oil refining-- included in manufacturing--as refineries resumed full production following maintenance over the summer.
Leading indicators for consumers' spending in France are sending conflicting signals. Survey data suggest that households are in a spendthrift mood. Data yesterday showed that the headline consumer sentiment index was unchanged in March at 100, the cycle high.
Friday's manufacturing and trade data added to the evidence of a solid rebound in the EZ economy at the end of Q2, as lockdowns were lifted.
Yesterday's manufacturing data in France were in stark contrast to last week's upbeat German numbers.
History is repeating itself in France. When the Republican Nicolas Sarkozy defeated the Socialist candidate Ségolène Royal in April 2007, consumer sentiment briefly soared to a six-year high, before plunging to an all-time low a year later.
Manufacturing in France remained on the front foot at the start of Q4.
In theory, the headline labour market data in France should be a source of comfort and support for the new government.
The manufacturing industry in France is recovering slowly, but surely. The headline INSEE index rose to 102 in July from 101 in June, close to a post-crisis high, pointing to steady improvement for manufacturers. Our first chart shows the main leading components of the survey, indicating a modest, but positive, trend in output. The increase in sentiment in July was driven by firming new orders--especially in the export sector--pushing the new orders-to-inventory ratio to an 18-month high.
Friday's sole economic report added to the evidence that the rebound in EZ manufacturing petered out midway through Q3, even if we still think the German numbers--see here--will rebound soon.
Today's barrage of data kicks off a couple of busy days in the Eurozone economic calendar.
Friday's consumer sentiment data in the two main Eurozone economies were mixed.
The headline INSEE consumer confidence data in France have become unmoored from reality.
The INSEE's manufacturing sentiment data in France are slightly confusing at the moment.
Yesterday's data dump in the EZ delivered something investors haven't seen for a while, namely, positive surprises.
Economic growth in France has been the key downside surprise in the Eurozone this year.
Friday's economic data in the Eurozone provided further evidence of a sharp rebound in manufacturing output as the economy reopened. Industrial production in France jumped by 19.6% month-to-month in May, lifting the year-over-year rate to -23.4% from -35.0% in April.
Inflation pressures in France increased significantly at the start of the year.
In one line: Solid start to the year for manufacturing in France; every little helps.
The INSEE business sentiment data in France continue to tell a story of a robust economy.
This is the final report before we dial down for our Christmas break, and we are happy to report that the economic calendar will be almost empty in our absence.
Manufacturing confidence in France remained resilient in the fourth quarter. The INSEE sentiment index rose to 103 in December from 102 in November, lifted by a jump in firms' own production expectations, and a small increase in the new orders-to-inventory ratio. We think production will increase in Q4, lifted by energy output, but the recent jump in the year-over-year rate is unlikely to be sustained, even if we factor in the marginal increase in new orders this month.
Our hopes that tax cuts and lower energy inflation would lift French household consumption in Q4 were badly dented by yesterday's consumer sentiment report.
French consumer confidence and consumption have been among the main bright spots in the euro area economy so far this year.
Early results suggest that Mr. Macron has comfortably beat Marine Le Pen to become French president, defying a leak of emails and other documents from his En Marche campaign over the weekend. The final results won't be published until Monday morning, but the initial estimate indicates that Mr. Macron will edge Ms. Le Pen by 65.1% to 34.9%.
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire had bad news for his compatriots yesterday.
The presumption in markets is that the French presidential election is the last hurdle to be overcome in the EZ economy. As long as Marine Le Pen is kept out of l'Élysée, animal spirits will be released in the economy and financial markets. We concede that a Le Pen victory would result in chaos, at least in the short run. Bond spreads would widen, equities would crash and the euro would plummet. But we also suspect that such volatility would be short-lived, similar to the convulsions after Brexit.
The outlook for French consumers' spending improved this month, at the margin. The headline consumer sentiment index was unchanged at 98 in November, but most forward-looking indicators rose. Consumers' spending in was flat in Q2 and Q3, following a 1.1% jump in the first quarter.
Data today likely will show that the seasonally adjusted trade surplus in the Eurozone jumped to €23.0B in March, from €20.2B in February. The headline was boosted, though, by sharp month-to-month falls in German and French imports, partly due to the early Easter.
The initial "official estimate" of the French presidential election--released 20.00 CET--suggest that the runoff will be between the centre-right Emmanuel Macron and Front National's Marine Le Pen. This is consistent with opinion polls. The average of five early estimates also suggests that Mr. Macron won the vote with 23.1% of the vote against Mrs. Le Pen's 22.5%.
Yesterday's detailed French CPI data for September added to evidence of softening core inflation in the Eurozone.
The outlook for the French economy is changing on a daily basis these days.
Car registrations, French inflation, advance PMIs and a central bank meeting make up today's substantial menu for investors in the euro area.
Consensus forecasts expect further gains in this week's key EZ business surveys, but the data will struggle to live up to expectations. The headline EZ PMIs, the IFO in Germany, and French manufacturing sentiment have increased almost uninterruptedly since August, and we think the consensus is getting ahead of itself expecting further gains. Our first chart shows that macroeconomic surprise indices in the euro area have jumped to levels which usually have been followed by mean-reversion.
Momentum in French manufacturing eased slightly in November, but the setback was modest. Industrial production dipped 0.5% month-to-month, only partially reversing the revised 1.7% jump in October.
Yesterday's consumer sentiment data provided further evidence of a strengthening French economy, amid signs of cracks in the otherwise solid German economy.
The French manufacturing sector slowed more than we expected in Q1.
This weekend's first round of the French presidential election is too close to call. Our first chart indicates that a runoff between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron remains the best bet. But the statistical uncertainty inherent in the predictions, and the proximity of the two remaining candidates--the centre-right Mr. Fillon and far-left Mr. Melenchon-- mean that this is now effectively a four-horse race.
Yesterday's barrage of French business surveys contains hundreds of indicators, but its central story is comfortably simple.
The French presidential election campaign remains chaotic. Republican candidate François Fillon had to defend himself again yesterday as investigations into his potential misuse of public funds deepened. Mr. Fillon and his wife have now been summoned to court to explain themselves. Markets expected Mr. Fillon to resign as the Republican front-runner. Instead, he used his unscheduled media address to defiantly declare that he is staying in the race.
French business sentiment cooled marginally at the end of Q3. The headline manufacturing confidence index dipped to 110 in September, from 111 in August, though the overall business sentiment gauge was unchanged at 110.
The French economy has suffered from weakness in manufacturing this year, alongside the other major EZ economies.
The French manufacturing sector remains challenged by weak end-demand. Industrial production was unchanged month-to-month in February, equivalent to a meagre 0.6% increase year-over- year; manufacturing output fell 0.8% on the same basis.
Data on Friday showed that the upturn in French manufacturing petered out at the end of Q1.
Chief Eurozone Economist Claus Vistesen on French Consumer Spending.
The French economy performed better than we expected in the third quarter.
Swings in energy output continue to add volatility to French manufacturing data. Industrial production fell 0.9% month-to-month in April, equivalent to a 0.1% fall year-over-year. This was a weak report, even if we factor in the 0.3% upward revision to the March numbers,but it was also he avily tainted by a 10.8% month-to-month collapse in oil refining.
French consumer sentiment dipped slightly in June, but we see no major hit from ongoing labour market disputes. The headline index slipped to 97 in June, from 98 in May; this is a decent reading given the fourpoint jump last month. The headline was constrained by a big fall in consumers' "major purchasing intentions," but this partly was mean-reversion following a surge last month.
French manufacturers recovered their optimism towards the end of Q3. The headline INSEE manufacturing sentiment index rose to 103 in September, from 101 in August, and the composite business confidence gauge also increased. A rebound in transport equipment firms' own production expectations was the key driver of the recovery.
Mr. Draghi's pledge in 2012 to do "whatever it takes to preserve the euro," and QE have stymied sovereign debt risk in the euro area. At the same time, the EU's relaxed position over debt sustainability was highlighted earlier this year by the Commission's decision to give France two more years to get its deficit below 3% of GDP. But Moody's downgrade of the French government bond rating last week to Aa2 from Aa1 serves as a gentle reminder to investors of the underlying fundamentals.
Economic news in the Eurozone, and virtually everywhere else, has been mostly downbeat in the past few months, but French consumers are doing great.
Chief Eurozone Economist Claus Vistesen on French Business Confidence
Today's ECB meeting will mainly be a victory lap for Mr. Draghi--it is the president's last meeting before Ms. Lagarde takes over--rather than the scene of any major new policy decisions.
As far as liquidity goes, conditions in the EZ private sector remain conducive to a strong and sustained post Covid-19 upturn.
Last week's advance PMI data suggest that economic activity in the Eurozone was stable at the beginning of Q2. The composite EZ PMI fell trivially to 53.0 in April, from 53.1 in March, because a dip in manufacturing offset a small rise in the services index.
Advance inflation data on Friday added to the gloom on the Eurozone economy. Reports from Germany, France, and Spain all surprised to the downside, indicating the euro area as a whole slipped back into deflation in February. Inflation in Germany dipped to 0.0% year-over-year in February, from 0.5% in January, and France slid back into deflation as the CPI index fell 0.2%, down from a 0.2 increase last month.
Mr. Draghi used his introductory statement at the ECON--EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee-- hearing last week to assure investors that the central bank is vigilant to downside risks. The president noted the governing council "would not hesitate to act" if it deems growth and inflation to be undershooting expectations. Market volatility has increased the ECB's worries, but economic data continue to tell a story of a firm business cycle upturn.
All the evidence indicates that growth in Eurozone consumers' spending is slowing. We think data today will show that the advance GfK consumer sentiment index in Germany was unchanged at 9.5 in April, but the headline index does not correlate well with spending. The "business expectations" index is better, and while it likely will increase slightly, our first chart shows that it continues to signal a slowdown in consumers' spending growth.
Robust demand in the ECB's final TLTRO auction was the main story in EZ financial markets yesterday. Euro area banks--474 in total-- took up €233.5B in the March TLTRO, well above the consensus forecast €110B. To us, this strong demand is a sign that EZ banks are taking advantage of the TLTROs' incredibly generous conditions.
Yesterday's first batch of Q3 survey data in the Eurozone suggest that economic growth eased further, albeit it slightly, at the start of the quarter.
German retail and consumer sentiment data for March have been mixed this week, but broadly support our call that growth in consumption should pick up soon.
Friday's PMI data were a mixed bag.
Yesterday's consumer sentiment data in the two major euro area economies were mixed, but they still support our view that a rebound in EZ consumption growth is underway.
The Covid-19 scare can be split into two stages, the initial outbreak in China, concentrated in Wuhan, and the now-worrying signs that clusters are forming in other parts of the world, primarily in South Korea, the Middle East and Italy.
Money supply data are sending an increasingly contrarian, and bullish, signal for the euro area economy.
Today is a busy day in the Eurozone economic calendar, but we suspect that markets mainly will focus on the details of Italy's 2019 budget.
Headline M3 money supply growth in the Eurozone was steady as a rock at around 5% year-over-year between 2014 and the end of 2017.
Money supply growth in the Eurozone rebounded slightly last month, reversing some of the weakness at the start of the year.
Yesterday's ECB meeting painted a picture of a central bank in wait-and-see mode. The main refinancing and deposit rates were kept at 0.00% and -0.4% respectively, and the marginal lending facility rate also was unchanged at 0.25%.
Friday's PMI data in the Eurozone added to the evidence that GDP growth is slowing, after a cyclical peak last year. The composite PMI in the euro area slipped to a 21-month low of 52.6 in September, from 52.9 in August.
Friday's economic reports delivered more sobering news for the euro area economy.
The PMIs in the Eurozone are still warning that the economy is in much worse shape than implied by remarkably stable GDP growth so far this year.
The ECB made no major policy changes yesterday.
The April IFO business sentiment survey increased the degree of uncertainty over the German economy, following stabilisation in the PMIs earlier this week.
Bond yields in the Eurozone took another leg lower yesterday.
The ECB made no changes to policy yesterday, leaving its key refinancing and deposit rates unchanged, at 0.00% and -0.5%, and confirmed that it will restart QE in November at €20B per month.
Yesterday's advance PMI reports in the euro area signal that economic momentum slowed slightly at the start of Q4.
The official data lag developments in the real economy even at the best of times, but on this occasion the gap has turned into a chasm.
Yesterday's national survey data painted a more nuanced picture of the recovery in the major Eurozone economies than the warning sent by the PMIs earlier in the week; see here.
PMI data in the Eurozone rebounded convincingly in October, as the composite index rose to a 10-month high of 53.7, from 52.6 in September. The gain fully reversed the weakness at the end of Q3.
Yesterday's big news in the Eurozone was the EU Commission's proposed recovery fund.
European heads of states will convene tomorrow, virtually, in the Council to continue the debate on a joint and coordinated response to the Covid-19 epidemic. The meeting will progress along two tracks.
Investors have been treated to good news in the past week, at least if they've managed to side-step the barrage of terrible economic data.
Friday's CPI data for April provided the final piece of evidence for the significant Easter distortions in this year's data.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' letter requesting a six-month loan extension has been interpreted widely as Syriza throwing in the towel. But we don't see this way. The best possible outcome for Greece is to be able to participate in the ECB's sovereign QE program, and to negotiate a new deal with the Troika; the request for an extension could very well achieve both.
We still don't have the complete picture of what happened to the EZ construction sector in Q2, but we have enough evidence to suggest that it rolled over.
Today's advance EZ PMIs will be watched more closely than usual.
Yesterday's final CPI report for April confirmed that the Eurozone is edging towards deflation.
Swoons in EZ investor sentiment are not always reliable leading indicators for the economic surveys, but it is fair to say that risks for today's advance PMIs are tilted to the downside, following the dreadful Sentix and ZEW headlines earlier this month.
The industrial sector in the EZ slowed further at the end of Q3.
Judging by the PMIs, the euro area's industrial sector is now stretching its legs.
One of the key positive signs in the Eurozone data since the virus hit has been the evidence that households' liquid money balances have been well supported by job retention schemes, extended unemployment insurance, and aggressive monetary stimulus.
The key detail in Friday's barrage of economic data was the above-consensus increase in EZ inflation.
Yesterday's final May manufacturing PMIs confirmed that the EZ industrial sector is in fine form. The PMI for the euro area was unchanged at a cyclical high of 57.0 in May, in line with the initial estimate.
We'll cover Friday's barrage of EZ economic data later in this Monitor, but first things first. We regret to inform readers that the ECB is behind the curve. Last week, Ms. Lagarde downplayed the idea that the central bank will respond to the shock from the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Eurozone limped out of headline deflation in October, with inflation rising to 0.0% from -0.1% in September, helped by higher core and food inflation. Energy prices fell 8.7% year-over-year, up trivially after a 8.9% drop in September, but base effects will push up the year-over-rate significantly in coming months. Core inflation edged higher to 1.0% from 0.9% in September, due to 0.1 percentage point increases in both non-energy goods and services inflation.
Eurozone inflation pressures snapped back in April. Friday's advance report showed that headline inflation rose to 1.9% year-over-year, from 1.5% in March, lifted by a jump in the cor e rate to 1.2% from 0.7% the month before.
Our ECB-story since Ms. Lagarde took the helm as president has been that the central bank will do as little as possible through 2020, at least in terms of shifting its major policy tools.
While we were out, the key economic news in the Eurozone was mostly positive. The main upside surprise came from the advance Q2 German GDP report, which showed that real GDP rose 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, slowing from the 0.7% jump in the first quarter.
Today's EZ calendar is a busy one.
Barring a meteor strike, the ECB will leave its main refinancing and deposit rates unchanged today, at 0.00% and -0.5% respectively.
Yesterday's barrage of survey data in France, tentatively suggest that business sentiment is stabilising following a string of declines since the start of the year.
The prospect of fiscal stimulus in the euro area-- ostensibly to "help" the ECB reach its inflation target-- remains a hot topic for investors and economists.
Yesterday's detailed German GDP report raised more questions than it answered. The headline confirmed that growth accelerated to 0.4% quarteron- quarter in Q4, from 0.1% in Q3, leaving the year-over- year rate unchanged at 1.7%.
Data on Friday showed that German producer price inflation is now in free-fall.
Yesterday's national surveys in the EZ confirmed the downbeat message from the PMIs and consumer sentiment data earlier this week.
The slowdown in the EZ economy is well publicised.
Yesterday's February PMI data sent a clear message to markets.
Economic survey data this week will give the first clear evidence on whether recent market volatility has dented Eurozone confidence. The key business and consumer surveys dipped in January, and we now expect further declines, starting with today's PMI data. We think the composite index fell slightly to 53.0 in February from 53.6 in January.
Yesterday's ECB meeting provided no immediate relief to nervous investors. The central bank kept its main interest rates unchanged, and maintained the pace of QE purchases at €60B per month. Mr. Draghi compensated for the lack of action, however, by hinting heavily at further easing at its next meeting. The president emphasized that the ECB's policies will be "reviewed and reconsidered" in light of the March update to the staff projections. Mr. Draghi also admitted that inflation has been "weaker than expected" since the last meeting, and that downside risks have increased further. The central bank does not pre-commit, but we think it is a good bet that the ECB will do more in March.
We still don't have the complete picture of what happened to EZ consumers' spending in Q1, but the initial details suggest that growth acceleretated slightly at the start of the year.
Yesterday's barrage of survey data in France suggests that business sentiment in the industrial sector remained soft mid-way through Q4, but the numbers are more uncertain than usual this month.
It seems that yesterday's PMI data left investors and analysts more confused than enlightened.
Yesterday's June PMIs offered more of the same, insofar as the survey's key message goes in the past few months.
We have spent the past few weeks shifting our story on the EZ economy from one focused on slowing growth and downside risks to a more balanced outlook. It seems that markets are starting to agree with us.
If 2017 really is the year of "reflation", somebody forgot to tell the gilt market. Among the G7 group, 10-year yields have fallen only in the U.K. during the last three months, as our first chart shows.
Yesterday's final May PMI data in the Eurozone confirmed the strength of the cyclical upturn. The composite PMI was unchanged at 56.8, in line with the initial estimate.
Judging by interactions with readers in the past few weeks, fiscal policy is one of the most important topics for EZ investors as we move into the final stretch of the year.
German manufacturing data continues to offer a sobering counterbalance to strong services and consumers' spending data. New orders plunged 1.7% month-to-month in September, well below the consensus, pushing the year-over-year rate down to a 1.0% fall from a revised 1.7% increase in August. These data are very volatile, and revisions probably will lift the final number slightly next month, but the evidence points to clear risks of a further decline in the underlying trend of production.
Inflation in the Eurozone fell significantly last month, and probably will ease further in Q1.
Our hope for a year-end jump in German factory orders was laughably optimistic.
Yesterday's final PMI data in the Eurozone were better than we expected.
Yesterday's final PMI data in the euro area for November broadly confirmed the initial estimates.
Inflation in the Eurozone tumbled last month, increasing the pressure on Mr. Draghi to deliver another dovish message when the central bank meets on Thursday.
Yesterday's EZ consumers' spending data were mixed. Retail sales in the euro area fell by 0.3% month-to-month in May, extending the slide from a revised 0.1% dip in April.
This weekend will bring closure to an extraordinary presidential election campaign in France. The polls correctly predicted the first result, and assuming they are right in the second round too, Mr. Macron will comfortably beat Ms. Le Pen.
Evidence of slowing growth in Eurozone consumers' spending continues to mount. Retail sales in the euro area fell 0.5% month-to-month in March, pushing the year-over-rate down to 2.1% from a revised 2.7% in February. The headline likely was depressed by the early Easter. March had one trading day less than February, which was not picked up the seasonals.
Friday's final PMI data for March were even more terrifying than the advance numbers. The composite index in the euro area collapsed to 29.7, from 51.6 in February, lower than the consensus 31.4. A downward revision was coming.
Yesterday's final manufacturing PMIs for October were grim, but they told investors nothing they don't already know.
Yesterday's economic reports in the Eurozone were mostly positive.
Data on Friday showed that manufacturing in Germany improved further at the start of Q3. Factory orders increased by 2.8% month-to-month in July, lifting the year-over-year rate to -7.3% from a revised -10.6% in June.
Friday's industrial production data in Germany added to the manufacturing optimism following the sharp rise in new orders--see here--reported earlier in the week.
When trade-weighted sterling fell by 20% in 2016, it was widely expected that net trade would cushion GDP growth from the hit to households' real incomes.
Leave it to an economist to tell contradictory stories; German manufacturing orders, at the start of the year, rose at their fastest pace since 2014, but it doesn't mean anything.
Mr. Macron's victory in France answers two questions for markets, at least in the short run. Firstly, France will stay in the Eurozone, and Mr. Macron will not call a referendum on EU membership. Mr. Macron has come to power with a mandate to strengthen economic integration and co-operation between Eurozone economies.
Friday's German new orders data were sizzling. Factory orders jumped 3.6% month-to-month in August, pushing the year-over-year rate up to a nine-month high of 7.8%, from an upwardly-revised 5.4% in July.
Friday's industrial production data capped another dreadful week for German manufacturing. Output fell 1.1% month-to-month in September, pushing the year-over-year rate lower to 0.2%, from a revised 2.9% in August. The 0.6% upward revision of the previous month's data makes the data slightly less awful than the headline, but the details showed weakness across all core sectors. The underlying trend in production is stable at about 1.2% year-over-year, but downbeat new orders suggest it will weaken in the fourth quarter.
The German manufacturing sector appears to have settled into an equilibrium of sustained misery.
Core inflation--a long lagging indicator in the euro area-- will rise next year, in response to surging consumers' spending. Our first chart shows that services inflation likely will be a key theme in this story. Even allowing for a structural drag on inflation due to high unemployment outside Germany, cyclical risks to services inflation are tilted firmly to the upside.
German manufacturing data are all over the place at the moment. Earlier this week, data showed that new orders jumped toward the end of 2016, but yesterday's industrial production report was a shocker. Output plunged 3.0% month-to-month in December, pushing the year-over-year rate down to -0.7% from a revised +2.3% in November.
The point when businesses and households can breathe a sigh of relief about Brexit looks set to be delayed again this week.
The verdict is in.
German GDP growth likely accelerated in the second quarter, following a disappointing 0.3% quarter-on-quarter expansion in Q1. Growth in the manufacturing sector remains modest, and the trend in consumers' spending remains solid. Industrial production was unchanged in May, pushing year-over-year growth to 2.1% from a revised 1.1% in April.
Manufacturers in Germany endured another miserable quarter in Q3.
German GDP growth jumped in the first quarter, but monthly economic data suggest the economy all but stalled in Q2. Yesterday's industrial production data are a case in point. Output slid 1.3% month-tomonth in May, pushing the year-over-year rate down to -0.4% from a revised 0.8% gain in April. Adding insult to injury, the month-to-month number for April was revised down by 0.3 percentage points
The violent protests in France claimed their first victims over the weekend, providing sombre evidence of the severity of the situation for the government.
Chancellor Sunak announced further emergency support measures for the economy on Tuesday and pledged to do more soon.
Yesterday's sole economic report in the Eurozone confirmed that the economy slowed further at the end of 2018.
Friday's advance Q4 growth numbers in the EZ were a bit of a dumpster fire.
This week's economic reports have provided clear, and uplifting, evidence that EZ consumers came out swinging as lockdowns were lifted.
Survey data point to a very strong headline, 0.6%-to-0.7% quarter-on-quarter, in today's Q1 advance Eurozone GDP report. But the hard data have been less ebullient than the surveys. A GDP regression using retail sales, industrial production and construction points to a more modest 0.4% increase, implying a slowdown from the upwardly-revised 0.5% gain in Q4.
Friday's advance GDP data provided the first solid evidence of a Q1 slowdown in the euro area economy.
Last week's advance EZ GDP data for the first quarter suggest the economy shrugged off the volatility in financial markets. Eurostat's first estimate indicates that real GDP in the euro area rose 0.6% quarter-on-quarter in Q1, up from 0.3% in Q4, and above the consensus, 0.4%.
Yesterday's final manufacturing PMIs confirmed that the headline index in the euro area rebounded further last month.
Survey data in the Eurozone were mixed yesterday. In Germany, the advance GfK consumer sentiment index slipped to 10.0 in October, from 10.2 in September, marginally below consensus forecasts. The details, reported for September, also were soft.
Friday's money supply data in the euro area show that liquidity support for the economy remained firm mid-way through Q2. Headline M3 rose by 8.9% year-over-year in May, accelerating from a revised 8.2% increase in April, and extending its ascent from around 5% before the Covid-19 shock.
In the last few weeks markets have been treated to the news that euro area industrial production crashed towards the end of Q4, warning that GDP growth failed to rebound at the end of 2018 from an already weak Q3.
The Prime Minister will invoke Article 50 today, marking the end of the beginning of the U.K.'s departure from the EU. The move likely will not move markets, as it has been all but certain since MPs backed the Government's European Union Bill on February 1.
Headline money supply growth in the Eurozone has averaged 5% year-over-year since the beginning of 2015; yesterday's October data did not change that story.
All eyes this week will be on the EZ September inflation data with investors looking for signs that the ECB is being drawn back into easing, or alternatively, that its recent more confident tone is being vindicated.
Consumer sentiment data yesterday from the major economies were mixed, signalling that support to Eurozone GDP growth from surging German household consumption is waning. The key "business outlook" index--which correlates best with spending--plunged to a 30-month low in October, while the advance GfK sentiment index dipped to 9.4 in November from 9.6 in October. We see little signs in retail sales data of slowing momentum, and also think consumers' spending rebounded in Q3. But our first chart shows that the fall in the GfK index implies clear downside risks in coming quarters.
Yesterday's economic numbers in the Eurozone were mixed, but we are inclined to see them through rose-tinted glasses.
While we were enjoying a rare sunny bank holiday in the U.K., data showed that Eurozone money supply growth slowed at the start of Q3. Broad money growth--M3--fell to a 10-month low of 4.5% year-over- year in July, from 5.0% in August.
Advance CPI data yesterday continue to indicate that inflation pressures remain depressed in the Eurozone's largest economy, for now. Inflation in Germany rose slightly in May, but only to 0.1% year-over-year, from -0.1% in April. The downward pressure on the headline from the crash in oil prices remains significant. Energy prices fell 7.9% year-over-year, slowing slightly from the 8.5% drop in the year to April.
Today's advance EZ CPI report likely will show that inflation pressures eased in May. We think inflation slipped to 1.5% year-over-year, from 1.9% in April, as the boost to the core rate from the late Easter faded.
Yesterday's data kicked off the release of Eurozone Q3 growth numbers with a robust Spanish headline. Real GDP in Spain rose 0.8% quarter-on-quarter, slowing slightly from 0.9% in Q2, and le aving the year-over-year rate unchanged at 3.1%.
Yesterday's economic reports added to the evidence the euro area economy as a whole is showing signs of resilience in the face of still-terrible conditions in manufacturing.
Yesterday's PMI data confirmed that the EZ manufacturing sector is in rude health. The manufacturing PMI in the euro area rose to a cyclical high of 57.4 in June, from 57.0 in May, slightly above the first estimate. New orders and output growth are robust, pushing work backlogs higher and helping to sustain employment growth.
Implied volatility on the euro is now so low that we're compelled to write about it, mainly because we think the macroeconomic data are hinting where the euro goes next.
Yesterday's advance Eurozone Q4 GDP report conformed to expectations. Headline GDP increased 0.6% quarter-on-quarter, slowing trivially from an upwardly-revised 0.7% rise in Q3, and nudging the year-over-year rate down marginally to 2.7%.
The upward trend in German inflation stalled temporarily in August, with an unchanged 0.4% year-over-year reading in August. A dip in core inflation likely offset a continued increase in energy price inflation. The detailed final report next month will give the full story, but state data suggest that the core rate was depressed by a dip in price increases of household appliances, restaurant services, as well as "other goods and services."
Reporting on the German labour market has been like watching paint dry in this expansion, but yesterday's data were a stark exception to this rule.
Yesterday's economic reports in the euro area were mixed.
Bullish money supply data last week added to the evidence that the Eurozone's business cycle is strengthening. Broad money growth--M3--rose to 5.3% year-over-year in October from 4.9% in September. Most of the increase came from a surge in short-term debt issuance, rising 8.4% year-over-year, following an inexplicable 1.4% fall in September.
Yesterday's advance inflation data in Germany fell short of forecasts--ours and the consensus--for a further increase. Inflation was unchanged at 0.8% year-over-year in November, but we think this pause will be temporary.
Yesterday's advance CPI data in Germany offer a slight victory for ECB doves, and forecasters eyeing further stimulus from the central bank between now and the end of the year.
Money supply data in the EZ continue to suggest that headline GDP growth will slow soon.
Italy is edging closer to a coalition government with the Five-Star Movement, the Northern League, and Forza Italia at the helm.
Economic data in the euro area are still slipping and sliding.
The German trade data on Friday completed a poor week for economic reports in the Eurozone's largest economy. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus fell to €22.1B in May, from €24.1B in April, mainly due to a 1.8% month-to-month fall in exports. Imports, on the other hand, were little changed.
The ECB atoned for its "mistake" in December yesterday by delivering a new easing package that significantly beat markets' expectations. The central bank cut its main refi and marginal lending facility rates by 0.05 percentage points, to 0.00% and 0.25% respectively.
Last week finished as it started, with more depressing economic numbers in the Eurozone, this time from manufacturing in the core economies.
Industrial production and trade data on Friday ended last week on a downbeat note, amid otherwise solid economic reports. In Germany, industrial output fell 0.3% month-to-month in November, pushing the year-over-year rate down to 0.1% from a revised 0.4% in October. The details, however, were better than the headline. Production was hit by a 3.3% plunge in capital goods output, offsetting gains in all other key sectors, and net revisions added 0.3% to the October data.
The plunge in Russia's financial markets, in response to targeted U.S. sanctions--see here--against Russian oligarchs and government officials, was the main EU news story yesterday.
German trade data yesterday added further evidence that net exports likely will wreak havoc with the Q3 GDP report this week. Exports rose 2.6% month-to-month in September, partially rebounding from a 5.2% plunge in August. But imports jumped 3.6%, further adding to the net trade drag on a quarterly basis. Our first chart shows our estimate of real net trade in Q3 as the worst since the collapse in 2008-to-09.
EZ equity futures predictably fell out of bed as the news of the Trump victory gradually became clear overnight yesterday. The reaction was less violent than after the U.K. Brexit referendum, though, and Mr. Trump's balanced victory speech appears to have calmed nerves for now.
The euro has been one of the main "beneficiaries" of the pound's relentless decline, which took on ridiculous dimensions as the GBP crashed almost 10% in the early hours of Friday. EURGBP briefly touched 0.94, before settling at 0.9, up just shy of 30% since November.
The gradual reopening of the major EZ economies continues, a process which is now accompanied by the inevitable concern that the virus is regaining a foothold.
Yesterday's industrial production data in Germany were downbeat. Output fell 1.3% month-to-month in March, pushing the year-over-over rate down to 0.3%, from 2.0% in February. Production was held back by weakness in manufacturing and a plunge in construction, Meanwhile, energy output rebounded slightly following last month's fall. Over Q1 as a whole, though, the industrial sector performed strongly.
Friday's data force us to walk back our recession call for Germany. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose in September, to €19.2B from €18.7B in August, lifted by a 1.5% month-to-month jump in exports, and the previous months' numbers were revised up significantly.
Oil prices remain sticky, poised to hover close to a four-year high for the rest of the year.
The euro's spectacular rise against the pound has been the key story in European FX markets recently. But the trade-weighted euro, however, is up "only" 6% year-to-date, as a result of the relatively stable EURUSD.
Friday's economic data added to the evidence that the German economy stumbled in July. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus slipped to €19.4B, from a revised €21.4B in June.
Yesterday's EZ industrial production report conformed to expectations.
CPI data today in France and Germany will confirm that current inflation rates remain very low in the euro area. Inflation in Germany likely rose to 0.3% year-over-year from 0.0% in September, in line with the consensus and initial estimate. State data indicate that the rise was driven by surging fresh food prices and slightly higher services inflation, principally due to a jump in the volatile recreation and culture sector. Looking ahead, food prices will drop back, but energy inflation will rise rapidly as last year's plunge drops out of the year-over-year comparison, while upward core pressure is now emerging too.
Friday's industrial production headlines in the Eurozone were weak, but the details tell a more nuanced story.
Base effects were the key driver of yesterday's upbeat industrial production headline in Italy.
Manufacturing in France rebounded only modestly at the start of Q3, despite favourable base effects.
The escalation in the U.S.-Chinese trade wars has understandably pushed EZ economic data firmly into the background while we have been resting on the beach.
Data on Friday showed that German wage growth is firming. Nominal labour costs rose 2.5% year-overyear in Q3, accelerating from a revised 1.9% increase in Q2. The main driver was a strong rebound in gross earnings growth, which rebounded to 2.4% year-over-year from an oddly weak 1.2% in Q2.
The ECB made no major policy changes yesterday. The central bank kept its refinancing and deposit rates unchanged at 0.00% and -0.4% respectively, and the scheduled reduction in the pace of QE to €60B per month was confirmed. The core part of the central bank's language retained its dovish bias.
Friday's data provided the first bit of evidence that manufacturing in the Eurozone is headed for a slowdown in Q2, partly reversing the strength in Q1.
Yesterday's advance CPI data for the major EZ economies suggest that today's report for the euro area as a whole will undershoot the consensus slightly.
The more headline hard data we see in the Eurozone, the more we are getting the impression that 2019 is the year of stabilisation, rather than a precursor to recession.
Yesterday was a nearly perfect day for investors in the Eurozone. The Q3 GDP data were robust, unemployment fell, and core inflation dipped slightly, vindicating markets' dovish outlook for the ECB.
Yesterday's inflation data in France and Italy were just about as soft as we had expected, but not for the reasons we were looking for.
House purchase mortgage approvals by the main street banks jumped to 40.1K in January, from 36.1K in December, fully reversing the 4K fall of the previous two months, according to trade body U.K. Finance.
Friday's economic data in the euro area provided the first piece of evidence of the slump in Q2 GDP, but added to the picture of a relatively resilient German economy.
Investors were presented with a barrage of mixed EZ economic data on Friday, fighting for attention amid markets celebrating the arrival of negative interest rates in Japan. Advance Eurozone CPI data gave some respite to the ECB, with inflation rising to 0.4% year-over-year in January from 0.2% in December.
Demand in the German manufacturing sector stumbled at the end of Q4. Factory orders fell 0.7% month-to-month in December, but the details of the report were slightly more upbeat than the headline. The main hit came from a 2.5% fall in domestic orders, chiefly as a result of weakness in the intermediate goods sector.
Yesterday's German factory orders data suggest that manufacturing remained weak in the beginning of Q1. New orders fell 0.1% month-to-month in January, though the year-over-year rate rose to 1.1% from a revised -2.2% in December. The small monthly decline was due to a fall in domestic orders; this offset an increase in export orders to other Eurozone economies.
Inflation in the Eurozone rose modestly last month. Yesterday's advance CPI report showed the headline rate rising to 0.6% year-over-year in November, from 0.5% in October, mainly because of a jump in fresh food inflation. Energy prices fell 1.1% year-over-year, slightly more than the 0.9% decline in October, but we expect a sharp increase over the next six months.
Bond investors in Italy voted with their feet on Friday with news that the government has agreed a 2019 budget deficit of 2.4%.
Advance country data suggest that EZ inflation fell less than we expected last month, though we are still looking for a significant undershoot in the August core rate.
Yesterday's economic data in Germany were stellar, but base effects mean that the story for Q4 as a whole is less upbeat.
Friday's industrial production reports in the Eurozone were sizzling. In Germany, headline output rose 1.2% month-to-month in May--after a downwardly-revised 0.7% rise in April--which pushed the year-over-year rate up to a six-year high of 4.9%.
It has been mostly doom and gloom for euro area investors in equities and credit this year.
Yesterday's trade data in Germany added to the evidence of a relatively slow rebound as the domestic and European economies emerged from lockdown.
Friday's industrial production data in the core EZ economies, for December, were startlingly poor. In Germany, industrial production plunged by 3.5% month-to-month, comfortably reversing the revised 1.2% rise in November.
Friday was a busy day in the Eurozone. The final and detailed GDP report confirmed that growth in the euro area slowed to 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in Q3, from 0.4% in Q2, with the year-over-year rate slipping by 0.6 percentage points to 1.6%, just 0.1pp below the first estimate.
Yesterday's EZ CPI report points to a dovish backdrop for next week's ECB meeting. Advance data show that inflation was unchanged at 0.2% year-overyear in August, lower than the consensus, 0.3%. The headline was held back by a dip in the core rate to 0.8%, from 0.9% in July; this offset a lower deflationary drag from energy prices.
Yesterday's trade data added to the evidence that momentum in the German economy slowed sharply at the start of the year.
German exports had a sluggish start to the fourth quarter, falling 1.2% month-to-month in October. The monthly drop pushed the year-over-year rate down to 3.0% from 4.2% in September, well down from the 5.6% third quarter average and extending the loss of momentum in recent months. Imports fell 3.6%, so net exports rose, but it's too early to make any useful estimates of net trade in the fourth quarter as a whole.
The ECB and Ms. Lagarde played it safe yesterday.
Friday was a busy day in the Eurozone economy. The third detailed GDP estimate confirmed that growth was unchanged at 0.4% quarter-on-quarter in Q2, pushing the year-over-year rate down by 0.4 percentage points to 2.1%, marginally below the first estimate,2.2%.
Consumers' demand for cars slowed in the Eurozone at the end of the second quarter. New car registrations in the euro area rose 3.0% year-over-year in June, slowing dramatically from a 10.3% rise in May.
Yesterday's ECB meeting was a snoozer, just as we predicted.
Yesterday's sole economic report showed that the Eurozone's external surplus recovered ground over the summer, but we don't think the rebound will last long.
This week's EZ construction report--data released on Wednesday at 11.00 CET--will close the book on the second quarter in the euro area economy, providing further evidence that private sector activity rebounded as lockdowns were lifted.
EZ households' demand for new cars was off to a strong start in 2017. Car registrations in the euro area jumped 10.9% year-over-year in January, accelerating from a 2.1% rise in December. We have to discount the headline level of sales by about a fifth to account for dealers' own registrations. Even with this provision, though, the January report was solid. Growth rebounded in France and Germany, and a 27.1% surge in Dutch car registrations also lifted the headline. We think car registrations will rise about 1.5% quarter-onquarter in Q1, rebounding from a weak Q4. But this does not change the story of downside risks to private spending.
Friday' second Q4 GDP estimate revealed that the EZ economy barely grew at the end of 2019. The report confirmed that GDP rose by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in Q4, slowing from a 0.3% rise in Q3, but the headline only narrowly avoided downward revision to zero, at just 0.058%
We are sticking to our view that the Eurozone's trade surplus will fall in the next six months, despite yesterday's upbeat report. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus leapt to a record high of €25.0B in September from revised €21.0B in August, lifted by an increase in exports and a decline in imports.
Yesterday's final inflation data in France for September were misleadingly soft.
We're sticking to our call that the Eurozone PMIs have bottomed, though we concede that the picture so far is more one of stabilisation than an outright rebound.
The Eurozone economy finished last week with a horrendous set of economic data.
The euro area's external surplus dipped at the start of Q4.
Fourth quarter construction activity in the Eurozone was much better than in Q3, despite a dip in December. Output fell 0.6% month-to-month in the final month of the year, pushing the year-over-year rate down to -0.4% from a revised 0.3% in November.
Storm clouds gathered over Eurozone financial markets last week. The sell-off in equities accelerated, pushing the MSCI EU ex-UK to an 11-month low.
Talks between the EU and the U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron are expected to culminate with a deal today, but we doubt this week's summit will be the final word. A detailed re-negotiation of the U.K.'s relationship with the EU is the last thing the large continental economies need at the moment.
Data today will show that the EZ construction sector finished 2017 on a decent note.
It is a known axiom among EZ economists that the ECB never pre-commits, but yesterday's speech by Mr. Draghi in Sintra--see here--is as close as it gets.
Inflation pressures in the Eurozone nudged higher last month. Friday's final CPI report showed that inflation rose to 0.6% year-over-year in November, from 0.5% in October, in line with the initial estimate. The food, alcohol and tobacco component was the key driver of the increase.
Yesterday's detailed EZ inflation data for August kick ed-off a period in which the numbers will be scrutinised more closely than usual.
Data on Friday confirmed that headline inflation in the Eurozone rose a bit last month, to 1.5% from 1.4% in January, but also that the core rate dipped by 0.1 percentage points, to 1.0%.
Our first impression of the proposed Brexit deal between the EU and the U.K. is that it is sufficiently opaque for both sides to claim that they have stuck to their guns, even if in reality, they have both made concessions.
Our colleagues have been telling some unpleasant stories recently.
Yesterday's data in the EZ provided a little more evidence on what happened in Q1.
Yesterday's final CPI report confirmed that inflation in the euro area increased slightly last month. The headline rate rose to 1.5%, from 1.4% in October, lifted by a 1.7 percentage point increase in energy inflation to 4.9%.
Industrial production in the euro area dipped in February. Output fell 0.8% month-to-month pushing the year-over-year rate down to 0.8% from a revised 2.9% in January. This indicates that Eurozone manufacturing continues to lag the pace seen in previous business cycle upturns.
Today's Eurozone data will provide further details on what happened in Q4. Advance data suggest that industrial production rose a modest 0.1% month- to-month, lifting the year-over-year rate to 4.3% in December, from 3.9% in November.
Today's official euro area manufacturing report will be a corker.
Data yesterday showed that industrial production in the Eurozone stumbled in May. Production fell 1.2% month-to-month, driven by weakness in all major economies and falling output in all sub-industries. The poor headline follows an upwardly revised 1.4% jump in April, which means that production rose marginally in the first two months of the second quarter.
Yesterday EZ industrial production report confirmed the message from advance country data that manufacturing rebounded towards the end of summer. Output, ex-construction, jumped 1.6% month-to-month in August, and the July data were revised up by 0.4 percentage points.
Macroeconomic data in the euro area were mixed in our absence.
Inflation pressures in France eased in February, in contrast to the story in the rest of the EZ. Yesterday's report confirmed the initial estimate that inflation fell to 1.2% year-over-year in February, from 1.3% in January. The headline was hit by a crash in the core rate to a two-year low of 0.2%, from 0.7% in January.
Investors in Eurozone banks continue to face uncertain times, despite the ECB's best efforts to prop up the economy and financial markets via QE. The latest hit to confidence comes from the bail-in of selected senior debt in Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo. When the troubled lender was restructured in mid-2014, the equity and junior debt were left in a "bad" bank--and were virtually wiped out--while the deposits and senior debt went into the "good" bank Novo Banco. Senior debt holders expecting to recoup their money, however, were startled earlier this month by the decision to "re-assign" five selected bonds with total face value of €2B from Novo Banco to the bad bank, in effect wiping out the investors.
Germany's external surplus remained resilient at the start of the year. Data on Friday showed that the seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose marginally to €18.5B in January, from a revised €18.3B in December.
Activity in the Eurozone industrial sector cooled at the end of the first quarter. Manufacturing production declined 0.8% month-to-month in March, pushing the year-over-year rate down to 0.2% from a revised 1.0% in February. Over Q1 as a whole, though, the story was positive.
The EZ Q4 GDP data narrowly avoided a downward revision in yesterday's second estimate.
The ECB did its utmost not to say or do anything remotely novel today. The central bank kept its main refinancing and deposit rates unchanged at 0.00% and -0.40%, respectively, and reiterated its plan for QE next year.
Increasingly, we are hearing equity strategists argue that investors should rebalance their portfolios toward EZ equities. On the surface, this looks like sound advice. Commodity prices have exited their depression, factory gate inflation pressures are rising, and global manufacturing output is picking up. These factors tell a bullish story for margins and earnings at large cap industrial and materials equities in the euro area.
The euro area's external surplus remained resilient toward the end of 2017, in the face of a stronger currency. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose to €22.5B in November, from €19.0B in October, lifted primarily by a jump in German exports.
It's hard for a central bank presiding over an ageing economy to achieve a core inflation target of close to 2%. In yesterday's Monitor, we showed that German core inflation has averaged a modest 1.3% in this business cycle, despite solid GDP growth. The picture isn't much better for the ECB if we look at France.
Final May CPI data in the Eurozone today likely will confirm that inflation pressures edged marginally higher last month. We think inflation increased to -0.1% year-over-year, from -0.2% in April, as a result of slightly higher services inflation, and a reduced drag from falling energy prices.
"Is EZ fiscal stimulus on the way?" is a question that we receive a lot these days.
Friday's sole economic report showed that wage growth in France remained robust mid-way through the year. The non-seasonally adjusted private wage index, ex-agriculture and public sector workers, published by the Labour Ministry, rose by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in Q3.
The German economy fired on all cylinders at the beginning of the year. Advance data on Friday showed that real GDP rose 0.6% quarter-on-quarter, accelerating from a 0.4% increase in Q4.
Yesterday's second Q3 GDP estimate confirmed that the EZ economy expanded by 0.2% quarter-on- quarter in Q3, the same pace as in Q2, leaving the year-over-year rate unchanged at 1.2%.
Yesterday's data provided further evidence of the EZ economy's response to the Covid-19 shock, though we recommend that investors take the numbers with a pinch of salt. In Germany, the final CPI report for April showed that headline inflation slipped to 0.9% year-over-year, from 1.4% in March, trivially above the first estimate, 0.8%.
Momentum in new EZ car sales improved slightly in the middle of Q3. New registrations in the euro area rose 6.8% year-over-year in August, accelerating marginally from a 5.3% increase in July.
Unemployment in France remains high, but the trend is turning. The mainland rate of joblessness fell to a five-year low of 8.6% in Q4, and yesterday's employment report continued the good news.
October industrial production data in France surprised to the upside yesterday, with headline output rising 0.5% month-to-month, well above the consensus estimate and our own forecast for a monthly fall. Production was lifted by a 5.1% month-to-month jump in energy output, due to unusually cold weather, offsetting a 0.5% decline in manufacturing output, the fifth drop in the past six months.
An upbeat third quarter for GDP growth in France and slightly better sentiment data have offered at least some hope that the economy could stage a comeback into year-end. But yesterday's disappointing industrial production data poured cold water on that idea.
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The headline 0.9% month-to-month increase in German factory orders--a 1.9% increase year-over-year-- is not enough to change the picture of an overall sluggish first quarter.
France just about avoided slipping into deflation in December, with the CPI rising 0.1% year-over-year, down from 0.3% in November. The 4.4% drop in the energy component should have pushed inflation below zero, but a seasonal increase in tourism services was enough to offset the drag from oil prices.
Household sentiment in France continues to improve, consistent with tailwinds from low energy prices and accommodative monetary policy. INSEE's measure of consumer confidence rose to 94 in April, up from 93 in March, the highest since November 2010.
External demand in France probably weakened in the first quarter. The trade deficit widened sharply to €5.2B in February, from a revised €3.9B in January, pushing the current account deficit to an 18-month high. It is tempting to blame the stronger euro, but that wasn't the whole story.
We think today's consumer sentiment survey in France will show that the headline index was unchanged at 94 in May. The survey's forward looking components have weakened modestly in recent months, due to declines in households' outlook for their financial situation and standard of living in the coming 12 months.
Markets are trading like Emmanuel Macron has already moved into the Élysée Palace. Eurozone equities soared at the open yesterday, lead by the French banks, 10-year yields in France plunged, and the euro jumped. This makes sense given the signal from the polls. They were correct in their prediction of Mr. Macron's victory on Sunday, and they have been consistently forecasting that he will comfortably beat Mrs. Le Pen in the runoff.
Advance PMI data yesterday supported our suspicion that Q1 economic survey data will paint a picture of slowing growth in the Eurozone economy. The composite PMI in the Eurozone fell to a 13-month low of 52.7 in February from 53.6 in January, driven by declines in both the French and German advance data.
Yesterday's French INSEE consumer confidence data provided a fascinating glimpse into the reality for households during these strange times. The headline index fell by "just" eight points in April, to 95 from 103 in March, comfortably beating the consensus for a crash to 80.
Inflation pressures in the Eurozone probably firmed slightly in August. Data yesterday showed that inflation in Germany and Spain rose by 0.1 percentage points to 1.8% and 1.6% year-over-year respectively, and we are also pencilling-in an increase in French inflation today, ahead of the aggregate EZ report.
Yesterday's economic data provided the first glimpse of the crash in EZ sentiment at the start of Q2, ahead of today's more substantial barrage of numbers, including French INSEE data, GfK confidence numbers in Germany and the advance PMIs.
Yesterday's economic news in the French economy was solid.
In yesterday's Monitor, we lamented the lack of growth in the French economy. The outlook is not much brighter in Italy. We think Italian GDP was unchanged quarter-on-quarter in Q4, slightly better than the -0.1% consensus but still very soft.
The latest evidence of firming economic momentum comes from France, where industrial production rose 0.4% month-to-month in January, equivalent to a 0.6% increase year-over-year. Combined with strong consumer spending data in January, this points to a solid first quarter for the French economy.
The French industrial sector ended last year on an upbeat note, but the underlying trend in activity is still weak. Industrial production rose 1.5% month-to-month in December, equivalent to a 0.1% fall year-over-year.
Chief Eurozone Economist Claus Vistesen discussing the potential impact of the French Election Results on the Eurozone
Chief Eurozone Economist Claus Vistesen with the latest on the French Election
The EZ government bond market has been in a holding pattern for most of 2017. The euro area 10- year yield--German and French benchmark--is little changed from a year ago, though it is at the lower end of its range.
The twists and turns of the French presidential election campaign continue. François Fillon was tipped as favourite after he won the Republican primaries. But Mr. Fillon now is struggling to keep his campaign on track after allegations that he gave high paying "pro-forma" jobs to his wife as an assistant last year. The socialist candidate, Benoit Hamon, has been hampered by the unpopularity of his party's incumbent, François Hollande, and has lost ground to the far-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
The day of reckoning in Greece has been continuously postponed in the past three months, but government officials told national TV yesterday that the country cannot meet its IMF payment of €300M June 5th, without a deal with the EU. The urgency was echoed by the joint statement earlier this week by German Chancellor Merkel and French President Hollande that Greece has until the end of this month to reach a deal.
In one line: French consumers roared back mid-way through Q2; deflation ahead for the CPI?
In one line: More solid pre-Covid 19 data in Germany; French trade growth is still slowing.
In one line: The French consumer looks o.k.; in Germany, surveys now point to slower growth.
In one line: French consumers' spending was slowing before the virus-hit.
In one line: Resilient French consumer sentiment; not much to look at in the Saxony CPI.
In one line: French net exports likely fell sharply in Q3.
The slew of EZ economic data on Friday supports our view that the economy ended 2016. The Commission's economic sentiment index jumped to 107.8 in December from a revised 106.6 in November. The headline strength was due to a big increase in "business climate indicator" and higher consumer sentiment. In individual countries, solid numbers for German construction and French services sentiment were the stand-out details.
In one line: French core inflation is rebounding.
In one line: French households are doing great.
In one line: The French economy is bucking the trend, to the upside.
In one line: French core inflation is now back to its previous trend; further upside?
In one line: A solid start to Q2 for French consumers.
In one line: French consumers' spending crumbled under Covid-19.
In one line: A good start to Q3 for French consumers; German inflation likely fell in August.
Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, examines the French government's move to suspend a planned fuel-tax hike that sparked three weeks of protests.
Chief Eurozone economist Claus Vistesen comments on the latest GDP figures from France
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Thanks to two battery packs, the Cross Trail 5 Ultra headlamp by Silva is the ultimate choice for extensive training sessions and outdoor tours. Besides, the double battery pack offers high flexibility and can be used as a combined energy source. Even when used in the highest power mode, the USB rechargeable battery pack offers enough light power for an entire night together with the second battery pack. By replugging the cable you can turn the light on again and further extend the burn time with four additional AA batteries for the battery pack. Thanks to a high light intensity and an extremely long burn time, the headlamp reliably shows you the way in twilight and darkness. A red rear light adds extra visibility in the dark.
The robust Cross Trail 5 Ultra can be used as a headlamp or helmet light to provide perfect vision when moving fast with your mountain bike or during other sport activities. The wide anti-slip headband is ergonomically designed and adjustable in length for a perfect fit. You can either fix the battery pack to the headband or to the helmet, while the reserve battery pack is waiting for its turn. The soft Velcro strap allows for a flexible attachment to your belt, bike frame or backpack. The ultra-compact high-performance headlamp by Silva particularly stands out for the adjustable, high light output for use at high speeds. Therefore, the functional headlamp features the Intelligent Light® technology that optimizes the light pattern by the unique combination of a wide beam of light in front of you and a long reach spot light. With less head movements, you gain a clear view of your surroundings, nearby obstacles and the road ahead. This gives you the safety you need to ride fast, without having to fear any dark fields.
For runners, skiers or mountain bikers, this means less head movements for an improved balanced and increased speed. Besides, the ingenious Silva Flow Light provides a seamless tuning of the light pattern for your favourite sport. Simply tilting the light downwards makes the beam wider to brighten up slower activities. When tilting the headlamp upwards, the light reaches longer to provide perfect vision when you move fast. And if no maximum light power is required, you can use the energy-saving mode for extensive training sessions and races. The battery charge indicator warns you when the battery is low to make sure you will get home safely with your Silva Cross Trail 5.
· Compact, lightweight headlamp and Tyto safety light
· Including rechargeable battery pack and replaceable battery pack
· 2x high-power LEDs
· Max. luminous flux: approx. 500 lumens
· Big on/off switch, can also be operated with gloves on
· 4 light modes: Maximum, Medium, Minimum, Blinking
· Wide, comfortable anti-slip headband (machine washable at max. 40 °C)
· Adjustable tilt and light angle
· Light distance: up to 130 m
· max. Battery life approx.: 25 hrs (80 lm), 12 hrs (250 lm), 6 hrs (500 lm)
· Max. battery life of AA battery pack approx.: 90 hrs (80 lm), 12 hrs (250 lm), 6 hrs (500 lm)
· SILVA Intelligent Light: Combines a bright central spot light with a long reach and a wide beam of light ahead of you
· Min mode: For a long battery life, when no special illumination is required
· SILVA Flow Light: Adjustment of the light pattern for different activities by tilting the lamp body
· Temperature control feature: Reduction of the current flow protects from overheating
· Operating temperature range from -10 °C to +55 °C
· Battery pack: 4x NiCd or NiMH batteries or AA Alkaline batteries 1,2-1,5V (not included)
· Easy to open for battery replacement
· Battery: Li-ion 7,4 V with 3,3 Ah
· Rechargeable via USB
· Charging time: approx. 4 hrs
· Battery charge indicator LEDs and low battery warning (<10% battery power)
· Protection class: Headlamp and battery IP X5 (protected against hose water)
· True Lumen: The light power is measured according to the ANSI / NEMA FL1 standard 30 seconds after switching the lamp on.
· Material: BS, aluminium, PC, TPU
· Weight: approx. 78 g (light), 152 g (rechargeable battery), 168 g (battery pack)
Tyto safety light
· Weight: approx. 12 g
· 2 light modes: permanent red light, flashing red light
· Protection class: IP X6 (protected against a strong jet of water)
· Max. Burn time: approx. 24 hrs (permanent light), 100 hrs (flashing light)
In the box:
· Cross Trail 5 Ultra headlamp
· Ergonomic headband
· Hard battery pack
· Battery pack with textile cover and strap (without batteries)
· USB charging cable
· Connecting cable
· Helmet attachment
· Cable holder
· Silva Tyto safety light with belt clip
· 2x CR2032 battery cells
Burn time specifications refer to an ambient temperature of +20 °C. The burn time depends on the operating temperature. It may be reduced significantly in very high or low temperatures around zero.
The SILVA Connection System offers additional flexibility to use any SILVA Li-Ion battery from 2008. Provided that the connection cable is suitable for the Silva headlamp, you can use the battery pack in combination with the light.
- Manufacturer`s ref.:
- 37730
- 7318860198687

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NoKo Threatens to Cancel Summit, but Will China Let It?
Kim is angling for concessions from Trump before any deal is done, but Beijing is the key.
Predictably, North Korea pulled out of ongoing talks with South Korea yesterday as well as threatened to cancel the upcoming summit between dictator Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump in Singapore next month. Why? Ostensibly because of annual U.S.-South Korea military drills. North Korean state-run media reported, "This exercise targeting us, which is being carried out across South Korea, is a flagrant challenge to the Panmunjom Declaration and an intentional military provocation running counter to the positive political development on the Korean Peninsula. The United States will also have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned North Korea-U.S. summit in light of this provocative military ruckus jointly conducted with the South Korean authorities." This announcement runs counter to earlier reports that Kim did not object to the military exercise. However, it's worth noting that North Korea's language condemning the annual military exercises is significantly more reserved than in prior years.
Truth be told, this moving of the goalposts is nothing new for the rogue nation. Kim's primary goal is to maintain his grip on power, while at the same time working to relieve the extremely debilitating effects of the U.S.-led international sanctions. He is now angling for concessions from the U.S. ahead of any deal. It's the classic bait-and-switch play. China, while understandably desiring to avoid any real possibility of war in its region, still wants to maintain its North Korean puppet as a bargaining chip, which it can regularly rattle for its own geopolitical aims.
But do these reports signal that the highly anticipated summit talks are essentially over or for naught? Not at all. The two countries that have the most to lose should the summit collapse are North Korea and, even more significantly, China. Trump has kept the pressure on China by continuing to threaten increased tariffs should China not concede to playing fair with trade, while at the same time he has offered juicy carrots such as a willingness to reexamine the U.S.'s export ban on ZTE issued last month. The ban will have a massively crippling effect on the Chinese telecom giant, as last year alone ZTE imported over $2 billion worth of components from U.S. companies.
So while Kim would love to play the same old game North Korea's leaders have always played, proclaiming their willingness to turn from their threatening ways in exchange for sanctions relief and economic benefits only to later renege, China is unlikely to let Kim play the old charade this time if doing so provokes even more of Trump's trade squeeze. In the meantime, expect to hear continued rumblings and threats to cancel from North Korea right up until the summit occurs.


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Awesome Week
1. Hanging out with the Farleys. They live in the Philippines. Thanks for staying up until Midnight!!
3. Little man getting tubes in his ears. They were 100% filled with infection. Now he is back to our happy boy that we haven't seen since September!
5. Taught a class to the MBA Spouses on Dating your Spouse. And it was turned out really really great. Notes here and Power Point here
6. Hubby took J on a Daddy-Daughter dates. Me and the little man took a nap. Heavenly! I can't tell who enjoys the little dates more, Hubby or J :)
7. J is learning to ride her bike. Apparently 47* warrants outside time here in UT.
8. A HUGE gift Basket for Valentines from the company we will be at this Summer.
10. J decided to cut the tops off the Strawberries. Well... she did! But she cut most of the strawberry off as well!


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So, now that the voters in Washington have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, it's about time that someone who you would normally not expect to partake in such activities, gets filmed doing it.
Some dudes decided to take the grandmas, give them some weed and have them play Cards Against Humanity and then film it.
One of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. I almost lost it at "Pussy Farts: The Musical."


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When it comes to skincare, StriVectin is a brand that doesn't mess around. Using proven ingredients and techniques from around the world, StriVectin has cemented itself as one of the best anti-aging skincare companies around. Their philosophy is simple: they believe in "the power of what works". Their products are all non-comedogenic (they won't clog your pores) as well as paraben-free and sulfate-free, and each of their active ingredients are chosen for their established efficacy.
StriVectin's main active ingredient, or their secret weapon, is a patented ingredient called NIA-114. Originally invented by two biochemists looking for a cure for skin cancer, NIA-114 is an advanced form of niacin, an organic compound also known as Vitamin B3. When added to skincare products, NIA-114 nourishes the skin surface to effectively fight the signs of aging. NIA-114 also boosts the efficiency of other ingredients and protects the skin against environmental stress.
But enough about the science. StriVectin's results speak for themselves. Are you ready to try some anti-aging skincare magic? Here are five StriVectin products that are almost too good to be true.
StriVectin Tightening Face Serum – Slackened skin is often an overlooked sign of aging, but even if you are free from lines and wrinkles, loose skin can give away your age. This is a lightweight, yet incredibly powerful, serum that will tighten and tone your skin for a more youthful appearance. It utilizes NIA-114 technology to firm and nourish the skin, lifting and defining the entire face.
StriVectin SD Advanced Intensive Concentrate for Wrinkles and Stretch – If you're looking for a one-stop antiaging product for your face and body, look no further. It works to significantly reduce fine lines and wrinkles as well as boost collagen and elastin for both your face and body. As a bonus, this concentrate will also reduce the appearance of pesky stretch marks.
StriVectin Instant Revitalizing Mask – Have you got a spare 15 minutes? Thanks to alpha hydroxy acids and skin brighteners, this mask will hydrate, clarify, illuminate and even out your skin tone in a quarter of an hour. It is perfect for an instant, pre-party glow.
StriVectin AR Advanced Retinol Night Treatment – Getting younger looking skin while you sleep may seem like a dream, but thanks to this overnight treatment and its advanced formula, it is a reality. With double the results of regular strength antiaging retinol and NIA-114, this treatment smooths deep-set wrinkles, firms, and retexturizes your skin overnight.
StriVectin Clinical Corrector Anti-Aging Eye Illuminator – We love makeup that works double duty, and this anti-aging eye illuminator is no exception. This illuminator will cover up an imperfections or darkness while instantly brightening the entire eye area. It does all of that while its anti-aging ingredients hydrate and refine your skin texture.


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Kids' Turn is a co-parenting program designed to help parents and children ages 4-17 years work through the difficult emotions connected with separation or divorce.
The goal of Kids' Turn is to provide a safe, accessible environment in which children learn to deal with the difficult situations they face as their family reorganizes.
The purpose of the workshops are to:
- Provide children and their parents with communication and problem-solving skills to help them cope with the separation or divorce
- Provide a place for children and their parents to discuss their thoughts and feelings about their experiences
- Demystify and de-stigmatize parental separation
- Kids' Turn offers 6 week workshops. The Saturday morning classes are 2 hrs. long and are held on the Fresno State campus
- The fee is on a sliding scale based on income
- Kids' Turn is committed to helping children of all family configurations
Upcoming Sessions:
Winter 2017: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2017
Spring 2017: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017
Summer 2017: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
July 6, 13, 20, 27, August 3, 10, 2017
Contact Encourage Tomorrow for more information:
email@example.com or leave a voice message at (559) 233-2880.
Download Kids Turn Registration Form Click above to download an Kids-Turn-Registration-Form
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Everything good starts with a problem. Last Friday, I had one. I couldn't receive an SMS from my bank in Australia, due to my choice to live, travel and work overseas.
It was infuriating. But then I thought: Surely I'm not the only person with this problem? There must be other poor nomads suffering like me.
I tweeted about it:
And I found out that most other nomads felt my pain.
When faced with an obvious problem shared by many, what should you do? Fix it.


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Family Fun Center (fun-center.com) is committed to protecting your privacy and helping you make the most of your experience on the Internet. This policy explains how we collect, protect, use and share information gathered about you on this website.
The majority of features on our site are offered without collecting any personally identifiable information from you. You can browse Fun-Center.com and view much of our content anonymously.
Information You Provide
There are a few activities on our site where the collection of personally identifiable information is necessary. Those activities include things like entering a contest, purchasing gift certificates or contacting us. When personally identifiable information is collected, you will know because you will have to fill out a form. For most activities, we only collect your name, mailing address and e-mail address. When you book an event or birthday we collect the name and birthdate of the guest of honor. When you make a purchase from our website we will also collect your street and billing addresses, your phone number, and credit card information.
Protection of Private Information:
While making your purchase, all your information is encrypted so that private information stays private. Also, we use an encrypted connection to transmit your payment information to our credit card processor. You may review the privacy policy of our credit card processor here: Clover.com and Idealss.com.
Your information is stored in a secure database on serves housed in a secure data center. We take extra precautions with credit card information. We require CVV (Card Verification Value) numbers to be entered with credit card numbers to prevent fraud. We do not store all of the credit card information; we never store credit card numbers in plain text. Also, we never display a complete credit card number on any of our reports (just the last 4 digits); not even for our own employees.
What are "cookies" and how does Fun-Center.com use them?
Cookies are pieces of information that a website sends to your computer while you are viewing the website. These pieces of information allow the website to remember important information that will make your visit to the website more useful. Fun-Center.com uses cookies for a variety of purposes. These cookies are temporary and are eliminated with each browser session except those enabled in the web store.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so you should look at your browser help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many features that make your web experience more efficient – like the features mentioned above — and some of our services will not function properly.
How does Fun-Center.com use the personally identifiable information that has been collected?
Fun-Center.com uses personally identifiable information in a limited number of ways. We use the information to complete transactions. For instance, we use your information to process your order if you purchase gift certificates or point cards, or we use your information to contact you if you request help. We use information collected to notify you if you've won a game or contest. Information we collect is used to send you e-mail updates and newsletters about our site.
Will the collected information be disclosed to outside parties?
We do not obtain personal information about you other than that which you choose to provide, and we will not sell, rent, trade or otherwise disclose the personal information you provide to anyone outside of Family Fun Center & Bullwinkle's Restaurant and its family of parks and their advertising and promotional agencies and consultants.
Terms and Conditions
Present your ticket at any cashier.
Ticket is non-refundable but can be replaced by calling Tukwila Family Fun Center and asking for your ticket to be reissued to the email address it was purchased under.
Tickets are uniquely barcoded and can only be used once. If altered or duplicated the ticket is not valid.
Ticket is valid only for the item(s) purchased.
Ticket may not be used with any other offers such as group rates, discounts, etc.
Ticket holder grants permission to use his or her photo and video images taken at the park to be used for advertising purposes without payment to the holder.
Please check our hours and the weather forecast before visiting as weather may affect operating schedule. Feel free to call before visiting to confirm hours at 425-228-7300 ext. 13.


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first a disclaimer:
99.999% Of cases, the definition by default of a WorkItem is enough for a team. It is possible to modify the definition of a WorkItem does not mean that you should do so.
Now that you have thought if the definition of States has by default a WorkItem is necessary and you've come to the conclucsión that you need to modify it, then go ahead. For this we have some templates that you can install Team Foundation Server 2010, in this case we will work with the definition of a Task of MSF for Agile 5.0 (the formal definition of Agile on MSDN are available from here)) .
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and for this series of posts, the initial idea is to add a new State called "proposed".
For this we will work with the following software:
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- Team Foundation Server 2010 Power Tools March 2011
- Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
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(256) 332-8820
(24 hours)
748 Walnut Gate Road
Russellville, Alabama 35654
Alvaro Salcedo Jr.
Late Tuesday afternoon, it was determined by Sheriff's Investigators that robbery suspect Carlos Gomez who was arrested in connection with the November 11th robbery at Cedar Creek Chevron had provided a false identity. Gomez was positively identified as Alvaro Salcedo Jr.
Investigators have also identified a third suspect in the same robbery. Now wanted in connection with the armed robbery is Felix Dieguez, pictured below and on our most wanted page. If you know the location of Dieguez please contact our 24 hour dispatch number, 256-332-8820.


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Brief Introduction
Masuda City has been named one of the safest all around cities in the country and that is saying something considering that Japan is considered to be one of the safest countries in the world. When you look beyond that accolade, you find a well-rounded city that has paid substantial attention to protecting its natural environment, promoting the arts and preserving its culture.
Natural environment
Enjoy the many beaches along the Japan Sea coast of Masuda City. Mochi-ishi , Kamate and Inoura are three of the most popular beaches.
The Hikimi Gorge is stunning natural feature that branches off in several directions with waterfalls and streams all fed by the Takatsu River.
Manpukuji is a 900 year old Buddhist temple with a garden that was designed by the great painter-monk Sesshu over 500 years ago.
There two experiences that you should try at the temple, keeping in mind that advanced reservations are required. Have matcha green tea and cake as you gaze at the garden from one the halls at Manpukuji. Eat a medieval meal filled with the delicacies of feudal Japan.
Arts and culture
Masuda City is home to the Shimane Arts Center Grand Toit, which is a fantastic complex of a museum and a theater designed to spark the imaginations of its patrons. It is a performance and community arts space unlike any other in the Chugoku region.
Iwami Kagura is one of Hamada's intangible cultural properties. The kagura is a performance for the gods that is meant to both entertain and invite. Filled with song, instrumentals and dance, variations of this spiritual art can be seen throughout West Japan. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to catch a captivating performance on the beach.
Access: Take Shinkansen from JR Okayama Station to JR Hiroshima Station. Take the Iwami Bus from the Hiroshima Shinkansen-guchi exit to Masuda JR Tsuwano Station.
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Quickly find the experience and activity you want to do while visiting Japan. Great selection of unique options will appear to help you decide what to do!


text: Chinese New Year is coming! Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Chinese New Year, aka the Spring Festival, is marked by the Chinese lunar calendar. The Chinese New Year's Day, the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar, is different from the Gregorian calendar. It changes every year, but always falls on a date between January 21st and February 20th. Each year is represented by a zodiac animal. This year, Year of The Rooster, begins on January 28, 2017 and lasts till February 15th, 2018. Learn more about The Rooster. Labels Chinese Astrology Rooster Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps


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Route Description
Great Illawarra Walk - Route overview
- Depart Shellharbour Village 7:00am – Addison Street
- Depart Warrawong 9:00am – Wave FM, Hoskins Street
- Depart Wollongong 11:30am – One Agency, 103 Kiera Street
- Depart Fairy Meadow 12:00pm – One Agency, 19 Princes Highwa
- Arrive Headlands Hotel Austinmer between 2pm and 5pm
Detailed walk route
The following directions are a suggested guide. We recommend you stick to the footpath on the right hand side of the road where possible!
Shellharbour Village to Warrawong (approx 13km)
- Shellharbour Village - meet at 6.30am for 7am start (Bean Roasted Espresso Bar, Addison Street, Shellharbour)
- Proceed North on Wollongong St, turn right onto Shellharbour Road.
- Proceed North through Windang to Warrawong.
- Meet at Westfield Warrawong food court. Most walkers will arrive between 8.30am and 9.00am
Warrawong to Wollongong (approx 10km)
- Depart Warrawong at 9.00am
- Continue on Shellharbour Rd / Five Islands Rd North to Cringila
- At Cringila Hotel, turn right into Springhill Rd
- As you are approaching Wollongong, turn left into Keira St
- Follow Keira St approx 1.5km to Crown St Mall.
- Arrive at East end of Crown St Mall near David Jones
- Most walkers will arrive in Wollongong between 10.30am and 12pm.
Wollongong to Thirroul Station (approx 14km)
- Depart Wollongong at 11.30am (One Agency Wollogong, across the road from Amigos Mexican Restaurant)
- Continue on Keira St / Princes Highway to North Wollongong
- Continue over Northern Distributor overpass and stay on Princes Highway through Fairy Meadow, Corrimal, Russell Vale and on to Bulli.
- (suggested break at Corrimal or Bulli)
- Continue on Princes Highway, turn right into Lawrence Hargrave Drive to Thirroul
- Almost there now! Continue on Lawrence Hargrave Drive past Austinmer Beach
Thirroul to Headlands Hotel Austinmer (approx 3km)
- Turn right at Headlands Ave and Headlands Hotel Austinmer is 100m on the right
- Cross the finish line at Headlands Hotel
- Congratulations you have walked 40km!
- Time to celebrate
Headlands Hotel Austinmer
Join us for an end of walk celebration at the Headlands. Headlands Hotel Austinmer will be hosting the finish line party for all walkers. Come and enjoy complimentary finger food and live entertainment (plus a cheeky, well-deserved beverage!)