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Miguel Chanco (Chief EM Asia Economist) Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)

17 November 2023 US Monitor Layoffs Might be Starting to Rise, but the Evidence is Still Mixed

  • The rebound in jobless claims in recent weeks is not yet definitive evidence of a shift in the trend.
  • The multi-family housing construction boom is over, though single-family starts are still rising.
  • The steep drops in manufacturing output and homebuilder sentiment reported yesterday won’t last.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

16 November 2023 US Monitor Can Kicked; Shutdown Threat Now in January and February Next Year

  • The House Continuing Resolution kicks the can down the road to January and February; it solves nothing.
  • October's retail sales numbers are consistent with a clear slowing in Q4 consumption growth.
  • PPI disinflation continues; the October numbers, alongside the CPI, signal a 0.25% core PCE print.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

PM Datanote: U.S. CPI, October

The (almost) final nail in the coffin of the Fed's rate hike optionality

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

15 November 2023 US Monitor Markets no Longer Believe the Fed's Rate Hike Optionality

  • Markets have broken decisively from the Fed; inves- tors no longer believe in rate hike optionality.
  • Core CPI inflation ex-rents is now just 2.0% and fall- ing, and the pace of rent increases will slow sharply.
  • We’re sticking to our call for the first easing in March, but we doubt Chair Powell will quickly declare victory.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

14 November 2023 US Monitor Our October Core CPI Call is 0.4%, but 0.3% is More Likely than 0.5%.

  • October’s core CPI probably rose 0.4%, but the risks are biased to the downside.
  • Hotel room rates, health insurance and new vehicle prices all seem likely to have pushed up the core.
  • Our medium-term optimism remains, but disinflation won’t proceed in a neat straight line every month.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

13 November 2023 US Monitor House Leadership has no Real Plan to a Avert a Government Shutdown

  • House Republicans are yet to coalesce around a funding plan that could pass the Senate…
  • …That might change, but right now a government shutdown starting at midnight Friday looks likely.
  • The spike in inflation expectations will reverse, but Fed policymakers will be unhappy in the meantime.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

PM Datanote: U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims, November 4

Nudging back up, but no sustained increase visible on the near horizon

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

10 November 2023 US Monitor Households' Debt Servicing Costs will Rise Further, but Remain Manageable

  • Households’ debt service ratios have edged higher since the Fed starting raising rates, but remain low.
  • Debt service costs will rise further, but are unlikely to trigger sudden cuts to discretionary spending.
  • Consumers’ sentiment likely improved in November, and inflation expectations probably fell.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

9 November 2023 US Monitor How a Soft Landing Base Case Becomes a Full-Blown Recession

  • Our base case forecast is immaculate disinflation; no recession but inflation heading back to the target.
  • The net risk, though, is of a steeper downturn as businesses react to margin pressure with big layoffs.
  • In that case, inflation will fall faster and the Fed will cut aggressively, but credit and some stocks will suffer.

Ian Shepherdson (Chief Economist, Chairman and Founder)US

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