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Datanotes Emerging Asia Weekly Monitor Samuel Tombs

30 June 2025 US Monitor Consumers' spending is rapidly losing momentum

  • Spending fell by 0.3% in May, with little chance of a June rebound, and further weakness likely in Q3.
  • The 0.4% fall in May incomes was due to one-time factors, but real income growth is set to stagnate.
  • The core PCE deflator surprised to the upside in May, but the 0.18% rise will pale in comparison to June.

Samuel TombsUS

23 June 2025 US Monitor Consumption looks vulnerable to the looming real-income shock

  • Real income growth has already slowed significantly, and will grind to a halt as tariffs boost consumer prices.
  • Spending growth likely will soften too; households’ balance sheets are less supportive than post-Covid.
  • We expect growth in consumers’ spending to slow just 1% by Q4, down from nearly 3% in Q1.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US NAHB Housing Market Index, June

Demand still falling amid high mortgage rates and elevated uncertainty.

Samuel TombsUS

16 June 2025 US Monitor May retail sales likely posted their biggest fall in over two years

  • We look for a below-consensus drop in May retail sales of about 1%, driven by autos and other durables.
  • Spending elsewhere seems to be holding up relatively well for now, but that will change as prices start to rise.
  • Real incomes likely will stagnate in Q3; households no longer have the means to fuel strong spending growth.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US CPI, May

Still waiting for the tariffs to hit.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US PPI, May

Tariff pressures remain muted, for now.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US JOLTS, April

Rise in openings irreconcilable with other evidence.

Samuel TombsUS

9 June 2025 US Monitor Mr. Trump is right; the labor market will need substantial Fed easing soon

  • Moderate payroll growth in May offers little reassurance, due to the re-emerging pattern of downward revisions.
  • Hiring intentions indicators point to payroll growth slowing to about 75K in Q3; federal job cuts will continue.
  • The trend of slowing payroll growth will be startling by the FOMC’s September meeting, compelling easing.

Samuel TombsUS

2 June 2025 US Monitor Weaker consumers' spending and higher core inflation lie ahead

  • Consumers’ spending is on track for respectable growth in Q2, but a sharper slowdown looms...
  • ...As tariff-induced prices increases push up core PCE inflation, weighing on real incomes.
  • Tariff-related distortions to the trade and inventories likely will artificially boost Q2 GDP growth.

Samuel TombsUS

27 May 2025 US Monitor Labor market weakness will emerge, but not before July's FOMC meeting

  • Payrolls in the retail, wholesale and goods transportation sectors have leapt by 200K since November...
  • ...These gains will unwind as goods demand slumps, but probably after July FOMC meeting.
  • Tariffs of 50% on EU imports would boost the core PCE deflator by 0.5% and hit GDP by around 1%.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US Existing Home Sales, April

 Still impeded by high mortgage rates and elevated uncertainty.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US Weekly Jobless Claims, May 17

 Little changed from previous weeks, but weak hiring indicators point to a deterioration soon.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US Industrial Production, April

Recent resilience unlikely to last beyond the summer.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US PPI, April

Pointing to a mere 0.12% rise in the core PCE deflator, and margin pressure for distributors.

Samuel TombsUS

19 May 2025 US Monitor April data consistent with consumers bearing nearly all the tariff costs

  • April import price data damage the theory that overseas manufacturers will absorb some tariff costs.
  • PPI trade services prices—gross margins—usually are revised up; retailers are planning June price hikes.
  • Residential construction payrolls are vulnerable to a drop in housing starts; the market is oversupplied.

Samuel TombsUS

12 May 2025 US Monitor April CPI set to show inflation had been tamed, before the tariff shock

  • We look for a below-consensus 0.2% gain in the April headline CPI; the egg price surge likely unwound…
  • …But rising vehicle prices and a partial rebound in hotel room rates likely drove a 0.3% rise in the core CPI.
  • It's too soon to see major tariff-related price hikes, and weak demand suggests airline fares stayed lower.

Samuel TombsUS

PM Datanote: US ISM Manufacturing Survey, April

Headline index steady in April; but a lot of pain lies ahead.

Samuel TombsUS

5 May 2025 US Monitor Uncertainty over tariffs hasn't killed jobs yet, but their imposition will hurt

  • Tariff uncertainty supported payrolls in April, by temporarily boosting the logistics and retail sectors...
  • ...But hiring intentions have weakened and a sharp decline in activity in the logistics sector is in train.
  • We’re pushing back our forecast for Fed easing to July, from June, but we still expect 75bp this year.

Samuel TombsUS

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