17.07.24
Stabilization at a moderate pace (Martin Ertl)
19 Nov
Business and sentiment indicators have stabilized at low levels, a turning point has not yet been fully confirmed by the data. The German economy has avoided a technical recession in Q3 with 0.1 % GDP growth. Manufacturing industries remain in contraction. Growth in CEE countries continues to be above the EU average, being particularly strong in Poland and Hungary. During the third quarter, the Euro Area economy has avoided a further deterioration in economic momentum. GDP growth has been confirmed at 0.2 % (quarter-on-quarter, seasonally adjusted), which is unchanged to the previous quarter. Further, the expected technical recession in Germany (two consecutive quarters of negative q q GDP growth) has not materialized. The pace of economic expansion seems to have stabilized for now at a moderat... » Weiterlesen
USA: The ‘Mid-cycle’ adjustment in key interest rates is done & Euro Area: Germany...
04 Nov
US: The ‘Mid-cycle’ interest rate adjustment is done. The Fed concludes its adjustment in the key interest rate as the economy continues a solid expansion but some weak spots occur. In Q3 2019 the US economy continued its expansion. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.9 % (q q, annualized rate) after 2.5 % during H1 2019. The expenditure components reveal that growth remains driven by personal consumption expenditure (2.9 %), while the second consecutive decline in fixed investment (-1.3 %) indicates weakening business dynamism. Investment in structures and equipment fell by 15.3 % and 3.8 % whereas residential investment rose by 5.1 %. In addition, net exports again deducted from GDP growth as imports growth outpaced exports (1.2 % and 0.7 %). Finally, government consumption c... » Weiterlesen
Quarterly Macroeconomic Outlook: Lower growth ahead (Martin Ertl)
16 Oct
Global economic prospects further weakened as trade disputes remain unsolved. Deceleration has become increasingly synchronized. Conflicting business cycle signals raise the uncertainty about the short-term Euro Area outlook. Sentiment and growth have been slowing, yet labor markets appear robust. Austria’s economy is cooling. While household consumption and construction provide support, manufacturing industries herald a slowdown. Central- and Eastern Europe continues to outpace growth in the Euro Area. It is unlikely that the region can fully decouple from the Euro Area business cycle, yet substantial improvements in labor markets have made CEE more resilient. Leading central banks (ECB & Fed) have added monetary policy stimulus. Without a major reversal in monetary policy, the cu... » Weiterlesen
Macroeconomic effects of unconventional monetary policy & the ECB’s new stimulus p...
16 Sep
New monetary stimulus package lowers the deposit facility rate to -0.5 % and restarts QE at a monthly pace of 20 billion Euro (open ended). Previous unconventional monetary policy has led to a rise in inflation by 0.6 %-age points. The European Central Bank provides additional monetary stimulus by lowering the interest rates further into negative territory and restarting net asset purchases (QE). The cut of the interest rate on the deposit facility by 10 basis points (bp), to -0.5 %, was widely expected. Part of the banks’ excess liquidity holdings will be exempt from negative deposit rates, introducing a two-tier system. The exempt tier, which is initially set at 6 times an institution’s minimum reserve requirements, is remunerated at an annual rate of 0 %. QE will start in November ... » Weiterlesen
New ECB QE and its effects on interest rates (Martin Ertl)
09 Sep
The ECB is expected to introduce new unconventional monetary policy measures. First, we calculate the free-float of German government bonds, which has become very low. In addition, we make use of recent evidence about QE effects on term premia to sketch monetary policy options. Large scale asset purchases (LSAP), or “quantitative easing” (QE), are intended to decrease long-term yields and ease financing conditions thereby stimulating aggregate demand and bring inflation back in line with the central bank’s price stability objective. The ECB launched the asset purchase programme (APP) in January 2015, which initially pledged the purchase of 60 billion EUR of securities each month. The asset purchases ended in December 2018 when the portfolio had reached around 2.6 trillion EUR.... » Weiterlesen
22.07.24
Mindset. Die Frage, ob sich Joe Biden nun aus dem Wahlkampf zurückzieht oder nicht, ging seit Monaten im Kreis. Nun hat er es getan und ich sage mal so: Das wird der Börse weitgehend egal sein, so wie sogar Kontrahent Donald Trump der Börse weitgehend egal ist. Denn: In den Vereinigten Staaten haben wir ein Kapitalmarktselbstverständnis, an dem weder Demokraten noch Republikaner rütteln wollen. Das gehört einfach zum Mindset und zur Altervorsorge, dass man Aktien hat. Anders in Österreich: Bei uns gehört es nicht zum Mindset und damit ist auch hier im Grunde egal, wer am Ruder ist. Auch mein Lieblingsthema KESt ist international gesehen ein Randthema. Es sind die Untenrehmenszahlen, verglichen mit der Peer Group und reduziert um einen Standortnachteil (mangelnde Rechtssicherheit, hohe Lohnnebenkosten und so), die die Kurse machen. Aktuell kaufen vor allem internationale Investoren österreichische Aktien, wenn es steuerlich attraktiver wäre, würden auch mehr private InländerInnen kaufen. Die österreichischen Instis haben ja den Heimmarkt nach und nach reduziert. Langfristig sind es die Unternehmensergebnisse, kurzfristig könnte aber aber ein(e) kapitalmarktaffine(r) Politiker(in) DER Trigger sein. Wie damals Schüssel.