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Samuel Tombs

September 2024 - US Economic Chartbook

RESTRICTIVE FED POLICY NO LONGER WARRANTED...

  • ...EASING MUST BE RAPID TO STABILIZE THE LABOR MARKET

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US FOMC Statement, September

Fast out the starting blocks; we expect further 50s soon.

Samuel TombsUS

20 September 2024 US Monitor Struggling seasonals likely the real driver of the drop in jobless claims

  • Claims fell to a 20-week low due to faulty seasonal adjustment and calm weather; the firing trend is flat.
  • The mix of steady layoffs and a further fall in hiring will propel unemployment upwards at a faster pace.
  • Existing home sales dropped back again in August, and a significant recovery is unlikely in the near term.

Samuel TombsUS

19 September 2024 US Monitor FOMC expects 25bp easings ahead, but labor data will force a faster pace

  • The FOMC’s forecasts imply that slow, steady, easing will stabilize the labor market soon...
  • ...But policy is not that powerful and works with long lags; the Committee will ease in 50bp steps again.
  • Housing starts rebounded in August, but a further climb is unlikely in the near term.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US Retail Sales, August

Consistent with another quarter of brisk growth in consumption, but slower growth lies ahead

Samuel TombsUS

18 September 2024 US Monitor 25bp is more likely than 50; the Fed is set to forecast 100bp this year

  • A 25bp easing today is slightly more likely than a 50bp, but markets will care more about the dotplot. 
  • The Committee likely will forecast 100bp of easing this year, but less than markets expect in 2025.
  • August retail sales point to strong consumption growth in Q3; but the outlook is dimming.

Samuel TombsUS

17 September 2024 US Monitor Homebase data remain implausibly strong; we are looking elsewhere

  • Homebase data point to rapid growth in private payrolls in September, but they are deeply flawed.
  • Hospitality firms dominate the sample, and we have too little data to make good calendar adjustments.
  • Data from Visa and Opentable signal that the control measure of retail sales rose further in August.

Samuel TombsUS

16 September 2024 US Monitor Households' balance sheets: Strong at first glance, fragile on closer look

  • Households have spent all their “excess” savings; liquid assets returned to their long-run trend in Q2.
  • Bank deposits are more unevenly distributed than in the 2010s; rising unemployment will lift saving.
  • Fed easing will be less stimulative than usual, due to mortgage refinancing during the pandemic.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US PPI, August 2024

PPI and CPI data suggest the August core PCE rose by about 0.14%, sustaining the slowdown.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US Industrial Production, May

A gradual recovery is taking hold, but manufacturing is too small to alter the bigger picture.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment, March

Still consistent with resilient growth in consumption, for now

Samuel TombsUS

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