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Inflation/Deflation

Deflationary Headwinds Dominate In China
On the surface, domestic economic data painted a mixed picture of conditions in China at the end of 2023. On the positive side, the December trade data beat expectations. The dollar value of Chinese imports expanded by 0.2% y/y, surprising anticipations…
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US Headline CPI Inflation Exceeds Expectations
US CPI inflation for December came in slightly hotter than anticipated. Headline inflation accelerated from 0.1% to 0.3% on a month-over-month basis and rose from 3.1% to 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Both the monthly and yearly changes in headline…
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Killing Wage Inflation Is Unlikely To Be Immaculate
The best leading indicator for post-pandemic US wage inflation is the ratio of job vacancies to ‘bad’ unemployment (V/U), where bad unemployment refers to ‘job losers not on temporary layoff’. This ratio has already declined from 6.4 to 4.1 and wage…
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Rate Cuts Are Still Coming

We update our inflation forecast following this morning’s CPI report.

US Bond Strategy by Ryan Swift
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A Soft Landing Redux

The combined US credit impulse and fiscal thrust indicator will likely relapse in 2024, heralding growth weakness. Stalling US sales volume and falling inflation, combined with sticky labor costs, will herald a non-trivial profit margin compression. The recent increase in Asian exports will likely prove to be a mid-cycle improvement rather than a cyclical recovery.

Emerging Markets Strategy by Arthur Budaghyan
Falling Inflation Supports End Of RBA Hikes
Australian CPI inflation fell from 4.9% y/y to a 22-month low of 4.3% y/y in November – slightly below expectations of 4.4%. Underlying measures of core inflation also indicate that price pressures eased in November. The rate of growth in CPI excluding…
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Wage Disinflation Intact
The Atlanta Fed’s US Wage Growth Tracker stalled at 5.2% in December, unchanged from November. Notably, after falling from a peak of 7.1% in June 2022, this indicator has stabilized at still-elevated levels in recent months. This dynamic raises the question…
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The 4 Key Indicators Of The US Jobs Market Challenge The Immaculate Disinflationists

The Fed faces a dilemma. Cut rates early to avoid a recession, but at the risk of not slaying wage inflation. Or, not cut rates early to ensure that wage inflation is slayed, but at the risk of a downturn. Faced with such a dilemma, the lesser evil is to slay wage inflation even at the risk of a downturn. Meaning that the market has overpriced early rate cuts. We discuss some other investment implications, and identify two rebound candidates.

Counterpoint by Dhaval Joshi
Keep Portfolio Duration Close To Benchmark For Now
BCA Research’s US Bond Strategy service recommends investors keep portfolio duration close to benchmark for now. They will increase rate exposure as the labor market downturn worsens. Treasury yields are up slightly to start the year, but last Friday’s…
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US Small Business Owners Remain Pessimistic
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index delivered a slight positive surprise on Tuesday. The index rose 1.3 points to a five-month high of 91.9 in December and beat consensus expectations of 91.0. However, the contents of the report were more mixed. On the…
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