
Eurozone money trends still weakening
January 27, 2023 | NS Partners
Eurozone flash PMIs this week were less bad than expected, bolstering a growing consensus that economic prospects are improving. Monetary trends continue to argue the opposite.
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Simon Ward
Economist & Strategist
Simon is responsible for liquidity and economic analysis. Liquidity signals influence country, sector and style allocation.
Monetary trends forecast the direction of the economy six to 12 months ahead. Money growth in excess of the rate required to support economic expansion is associated with an increase in demand for financial assets and upward pressure on their prices (“money moves markets”).
Simon Ward joined NS Partners (then WorldInvest) in 1994. He previously worked at Lombard Street Research, a leading independent “monetarist” forecasting firm. He has degrees in economics and finance from Cambridge and London (Birkbeck) Universities.