ING Economic and Financial Analysis

A rapid economic expansion, above-target inflation and a slice of better news on trade could mean a more forceful statement of intent from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.Still growing...

The US economy expanded at an annualised rate of 4.1% in 2Q18. With inflation on the rise and the jobs market looking strong the Fed may have to strike a bolder tone at next week's FOMC...

Different week, same old story; the US's strong growth prevails with expectations of a 4%+ GDP reading in 2Q18, but it seems we can say quite the opposite for Sweden...take a look to see what else is...

Today's US GDP print is not the start of a new economic norm; expected growth of around 4% for the second quarter is distortedly high.USD: 4% US GDP growth to mark high in short-term USD cyclical...

The US and EU are friends again, sort of. President Trump and Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to take steps towards freer bilateral trade at a meeting in Washington yesterday, averting an all-out trade war...

For this week’s meeting, some ECB veterans might long for the good old days when the bank's summer meeting was held in the form of a teleconference. With little news, ECB President Mario Draghi...

Ifo index still points to solid growth but trade war fears continue to weigh on expectations.The search for the trough continues. After six drops in the last seven months, German business sentiment...

China's State Council has unveiled a number of measures to boost growth. But don't celebrate too soon. Most of the fiscal spending has been planned and is already in the pipeline. A loosening of...

US growth probably hit 4% in 2Q - twice the rate recorded for 1Q18. Strong momentum, a robust jobs market and rising inflation mean the Fed will continue hiking rates despite Trump, trade and yield...

Copper briefly dipped below $6k yesterday raising the question, how low can it go? At least near-term trade war sentiment seems able to push the market where it likes since the physical indicators are...

We think the stormy political clouds over Westminster will remain in place until at least October – and are thus confined to pencilling in a $1.27 to 1.28 trough for the pound against the dollar...

President Trump's remark that he is "not thrilled" with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates is unlikely to hit the dollar as hard as the previous time the administration tried to talk down the...

In an interview with CNBC, President Trump said he's "not thrilled" with the Fed raising interest rates and noted that the Chinese yuan is "dropping like a rock." The administration's desire for a...

The advance release of 2Q18 GDP will be the big release from the US next week while German PMIs and Ifo might shed some light on the possible confidence impact from latest trade tensions. The ECB...

For next week’s meeting, some ECB veterans might long for the good old days when the bank's summer meeting was held in the form of a teleconference. With little news, ECB President Mario Draghi...

The auction of government deposits at commercial banks reveals that the central bank is cutting interest rates, but not through its seven-day policy rate.Central bank guided government deposit rate...