France maintains that the COVID-19 situation is under control
That fits with what the government spokesperson commented yesterday . It will be tough for countries which have opened up completely to return to any form of lockdown at this stage, not least that the decision will be unpopular – something that Macron will be considering with

Latest data released by CBI – 25 November 2021
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Besides that, the selling prices balance index is seen jumping higher from 73 in October to 77 in November – the highest since May 1990. One, two, inflation.

Goldman Sachs sees first rate hike in June next year
The Fed has begun to tilt a little more hawkishly as of late with Daly the latest to turn yesterday . Given the inflation conundrum, one might expect more policymakers to start offering similar remarks sooner rather than later.

Dollar mixed, equities keep a little higher
Not a whole lot going on as the market starts to get in sync with the Thanksgiving holiday, with major currencies trading more mixed against the dollar while European equities are seeing slight gains across the board for now.

Remarks by Iraq’s oil ministry via its state news agency
– OPEC is cautious about pumping and reducing oil supply
– OPEC does not want to lose this success because oil markets remain fragile
I reckon this relates more to future policy but it doesn’t really reveal much about what they might do collectively as a bloc in

Latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association for the week ending 19 November 2021
–  -2.8%
– Market index 651.3 vs 639.9 prior
– Purchase index 295.7 vs 282.5 prior
Despite a bump higher in the long-term mortgage rate to near the recent peak of 3.30%, purchase activity carried the jump in mortgage applications in the past week. Of

Reuters reports, citing senior officials familiar with talks between the parties
Expanding from the headline, the coalition is said to found a COVID-19-specific special taskforce in dealing with the pandemic. Just some details before the announcement, some time around 1400 GMT. This involves the ‚traffic light‘ coalition, as outlined earlier .

Aoyuan downgraded from ‚B-‚ to ‚CCC-‚
For some context, Aoyuan has $188 million bonds maturing on 20 January 2022 and $500 million bonds maturing on 22 January.

Latest data released by CBI – 24 November 2021
CBI notes that:
On price expectations, CBI’s measure (which gauges price expectations in the next three months) jumped from 59 in October to 67 – the highest since May 1977. And that is reflective of global supply chain issues in light of strong demand conditions too.

Remarks by ECB executive board member, Fabio Panetta
– Continued monetary stimulus is necessary
– Premature tightening of policy could turn supply shock into prolonged recession
Some light acknowledgment that economic conditions are facing stronger headwinds but the part of inflation is consistent with the messaging that policymakers have been maintaining for a while now i.e. that it