US Data Response Employment Report (Oct.) The October employment report had something for everyone, with continued strong gains on the payroll survey while the household measure showed a sharp fall in employment and a rise in unemployment... 4th November 2022 · 2 mins read
US Data Response Int’l Trade (Sep.) and Productivity & Labour Costs (Q3) A drop back in exports and small rebound in imports means the trade deficit bounced back to $73.3bn in September, from a downwardly revised $65.7bn. With that weakness in exports likely to last for... 3rd November 2022 · 2 mins read
US Rapid Response International Trade (Sep.) & Productivity and Labour Costs (Q3) 3rd November 2022 · 2 mins read
US Economics Update JOLTS data indicate wage growth will drop back The job openings and quit rates were little changed in September, but the downward trends over the past six months point to an easing of labour market conditions which will weigh more heavily on wage... 1st November 2022 · 2 mins read
US Economics Weekly Faltering economy will contribute to Fed pivot The 2.6% annualised rise in third quarter GDP was a lot worse than it looked, with growth in underlying demand grinding to a near-halt. At the same time, there are mounting signs that economic... 28th October 2022 · 9 mins read
US Employment Report Preview Payroll gains take another step down We are pencilling in a further step down in non-farm payroll growth to 225,000 in October and we expect that payrolls will be falling outright by early 2023. 27th October 2022 · 3 mins read
US Chart Pack Recession will help bring inflation down The continued strength of core inflation in September has sealed another 75bp rate hike from the Fed at the November FOMC meeting and raises the chances of that aggressive pace of tightening... 19th October 2022 · 10 mins read
US Data Response Consumer Prices (Sep.) The stronger than expected 0.4% rise in consumer prices in September, driven yet again by a stronger increase in core prices, nails on a 75bp rate hike at the November meeting and, in contrast to the... 13th October 2022 · 2 mins read
CE Spotlight The impact of fracturing on trade and supply chains Fracturing will not be felt as globalisation in reverse – apart from a few categories of goods deemed politically sensitive or strategically important, most trade between the US and China-aligned... 6th October 2022 · 20 mins read
US Economic Outlook Recession will add to disinflationary pressure We expect inflation to fall more rapidly than the Fed anticipates, albeit partly because the even-bigger surge in interest rates will send the economy into a mild recession early next year and drive... 5th October 2022 · 24 mins read
US Data Response ISM Manufacturing Index (Sep.) The sharper than expected fall in the ISM manufacturing index to 50.9 in September, from 52.8, leaves it consistent with GDP growth of just 0.5% annualised. The weakness in activity is helping to ease... 3rd October 2022 · 2 mins read