In this issue, you will find William De Vijlder's editorial, the latest market overview and an update of our economic scenario.
Recently, the word uncertainty has been frequently used by the Federal Reserve and the ECB in their communication. It is something they must take into account when taking policy decisions. Likewise, households, firms and investors face different types of uncertainty. That of not exactly knowing the current state of the economy, uncertainty about future economic policy and monetary policy in particular, uncertainty about the transmission of past shocks -including interest rate hikes- and the risk of events -geopolitical, climate-related, etc.- that would have economic repercussions. Every month, the European Commission asks firms and households how difficult or easy it is to make predictions about their future business or financial situation
GDP growth, inflation, interest rates and exchange rates
