Quotes from Societe Generale Cross Asset Research: -Today INSEE business survey confirms signs that economic activity carries on bottoming out in Q4.
INSEE business confidence index was unchanged in October at 98 in the manufacturing sector and at 95 for the whole economy (average 100, standard deviation 10). Those levels remain below trends and according to our econometric models, they are consistent with sluggish GDP growth close to 0. 7% yoy (slightly above our own forecast of 0. 5% yoy).
-As we forecasted given the headwinds that the French economy faces (the main one being the impact of the fiscal tightening), the rise in business sentiment indicators is running out of steam after the impressive improvement in business climate observed since March. We expect the PMIs to show mixed results on 24 October for the euro area, with some weakness apparent in the services sectors and a marginal improvement in the manufacturing sector.
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