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Macro Scenario – Global: Recovery leads to higher yields 

March 12, 2021

The economic normalization will likely continue to put pressure on US (and global) yields

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• U.S. economic normalization with ample stimulus will generate fast job recovery (payroll above 1.0 million/month in 2Q), lead core inflation above 2.0%, cause the Fed to taper in 2022 and push the FFR higher starting in 1Q23, which is likely to end the cycle at 2.75% by 2025.

• Vaccination rate in Europe to catch up in 2Q21. We expect GDP at 4.5% in 2021 and at 4.2% in 2022.

• China has a soft landing, with gradual withdrawal of stimulus. We forecast GDP at 8.5% this year (from 2.3% in 2020) and at 5% in 2022.

• Higher US rates to sustain the USD, but vaccination catch-up in Europe (and EMs) to mitigate strong USD for now. We revised our EUR/USD estimate to 1.20 (from 1.23) for 2021 and continue to expect 1.15 for 2022.

• Commodities: no super-cycle.

• Central Banks more constrained in LatAm.



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