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RITHOLTZ: Mark your calendars for 2026. I try to analyze the economy from the top. the economy is stabilizing, China is growing. and maybe the economy is coming off, the central bank, not in ‘23, but will start to ease. But I tell you going through those years, I’d love to skip those in my career. RIEDER: Let’s see.
Neither did the Fed push the lost two rate cuts out to 2026. They estimated two rate cuts in 2026 in their September dot plot and stuck to that in their latest update. With the 2025 median moving higher to 3.9%, that meant the 2026 rate estimate also moved up from 2.9% These long-term interest rates matter a lot for the economy.
Even as Fed members increase the 2025 core PCE projection to 2.8%, they left the projection for 2026 at 2.2% For now, the hard data suggests the economy is doing fine, but sentiment is weak (though that doesnt mean it has to translate to a weaker economy). Of course, Powell, and the Fed, have been haunted by that ever since.
We had a 100-year pandemic that shut down the global economy and then a second vicious 25% bear market in 2022. Spoiler alert, 2026 and 2027 will have scary headlines and big market down days as well. Think about all of this a little more. Worries happen every year 2025 wasnt going to be any different. But you know whats increasing?
We also calculated 1-year/1-year forward inflation expectations, which is inflation expected in the second year from now (roughly 2026). It doesnt mean the economy will go into a recession we still believe underlying strengths will overcome some of these headwinds. Thats risen to 2.7%, the highest since November 2022.
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economy, only to get past those worries almost as quickly and see stocks move right back to new highs (or near new highs). A Bullish Signal for the Economy Two things to think about today. Since the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) ended 15 years ago our economy has been in a recession only 1.1% of the time. of the time.
No matter how you slice it, this has been a great time to be an investor and it’s a pretty good referendum on the state of the economy. However, if inflation surges because of tariffs, the Fed may put interest rate normalization on hold, creating an additional headwind for the economy and markets.
Whatever you think of Joe Bidens capacity to lead, the Biden administration was the steward during one of the best economies since Bill Clinton, although thats far from saying they were responsible for it. But again thats unlikely to matter a lot compared to the scale of the entire economy. Bush (1.9%). On to the topic at hand.
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