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At the Money: Forecasting Recessions

The Big Picture

As it turns out, there are ways investors can tell if an economic contraction is really coming. Claudia Sahm : A recession is a broad-based contraction in economic activity. 2001, the bursting of the dot com bubble. Where did the 2001 recession show up in the data? There still has been no recession. That was very bad.

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Thursday links: the laws of physics

Abnormal Returns

Rates Mortgage rates are at levels not seen since 2001. morningstar.com) Economy Any single economic data point is filled with noise. axios.com) Global government bond yields are at 15-year highs. finance.yahoo.com) Markets Valuations don't matter in the short term. theirrelevantinvestor.com) Forecasting is hard, the GMO edition.

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Which is Worse: Inflation or Unemployment?

The Big Picture

And it was a miserable economic time, with both of these elevated measures together creating a period of unhappy people that the Misery index neatly captured. As Zunbrun observes, “ The Misery Index, as commonly constructed, doesn’t adequately capture how overall economic conditions affect attitudes.”. Should it be? 46, October 2014).

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10 Monday AM Reads

The Big Picture

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The sneaky economics of Ticketmaster : Ticketmaster’s maligned fees and customer service issues are again under the microscope. Will American music fans ever see anything better? ( The Hustle ). • What Is the Bond Market Saying About the Economy? No, but everyone is enjoying the charade.

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US Treasury Yield Curve Is One of the Most Inverted in History

Mish Talk

Strong Recession Signal Since 1990, the spread between 30-month T-Bills and the 10-year Treasury Note was only more inverted ahead of the 2001 recession. Since 1990, the spread between 30-month T-Bills and the 30-year long bond has only been more inverted a couple of times. This is a very strong recession signal.

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: Nasdaq logs best January since 2001 as stocks climb to cap off stellar month

MarketWatch

stocks finished in the green on Tuesday as the Nasdaq cemented its best January performance since 2001 amid a broad-based rally in equities that saw some of 2022’s worst performers take the lead. economic growth remained robust to finish off last year, with the advance reading on fourth-quarter GDP released last week showed growth of 2.9%

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5 Unusual Economic Indicators That Can Tell You About the Economy

Trade Brains

Unusual Economic Indicators : You might have heard about indicators like the Big Mac Index (if you haven’t, you can read our previous article). Today, we’ll introduce you to some unusual economic indicators that might predict the economic conditions. Most Unusual Economic Indicators 1. What is it? What is the proof?

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