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Given our overall still positive economic backdrop, to see this much worry in the air is actually rather bullish and why we dont expect the recent weakness to spiral out of control. If a consumer or business buys something thats manufactured abroad (like a TV), it doesnt add to US gross domestic product.
Economic indicators across consumption, income, industry and the labor market don’t point to a recession. Let’s Call It Like It Is: The Economy Is Strong, and There’s No Recession on the Horizon A year ago, a Bloomberg Economics model projected a recession within the next 12 months with 100% probability.
Our basic conclusion was that while we did see an increase in economic risks, it did not change our baseline view. Economic data has been coming in on the softer side (but not recessionary), and the February payroll data confirm the slowdown. Not what you want to see if youre looking for an acceleration in economic growth.
The economy remains strong, the consumer is healthy, the wall of worry is intact, and manufacturing is bottoming. Many economists believed factors such as the yield curve, M2 money supply, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators (LEI), and credit markets indicated trouble was coming and the consumer was cracking. onshoring).
The Bearish Narratives Look Even Worse Now We just got a slew of economic data revisions from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and our first response was, Wow! There’s a reason why the S&P 500 has risen over 90% over this same period, and that was because economic activity drove profit growth. Guess What?
India’s growing geopolitical importance and push towards manufacturing are key drivers. Regulatory compliance costs continue to rise. In 2024, financial crime compliance alone cost Indian financial institutions ₹5.1 As it does so, it will play a crucial role in India’s economic growth story. lakh crore.
Economic data last week showed the economy slowing more than expected, adding to worries about a potential recession. Thursday’s set of economic data saw initial jobless claims rise to their highest level in a year, alongside a weak manufacturing ISM number. Houston, We Have Turbulence The S&P 500 fell 2.0%
Back then a technology name was also the largest in market cap IBM, the dominant manufacturer of mainframe computers. As you can see, policy rate expectations have been creeping up since last summer, mostly as the labor market data has come in better than expected (along with other economic data). Compliance Case # 7521978.1._011325_C
We just received a tremendous amount of data to round out the economic picture in the second quarter (Q2). Combined with the boom in manufacturing construction, it’s not surprising that construction payrolls have increased by 88,000 this year and are about 339,000 above pre-pandemic levels. It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane! It’s … the U.S.
Economic data remains supportive, according to the Carson Leading Economic Indicator, which is pointing to above-trend growth. This is why we have our own Carson Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) for the U.S. The banking system has held up, and economic growth has run ahead of the pre-pandemic 2010-2019 trend.
Given the somewhat gloomy economic expectations still baked into the market following the weaker-than-expected August 2 jobs report, the market response was decisively positive. S&P 500 Index gains weren’t the only sign that the retail sales report shifted the market picture of the economic outlook. versus a 0.2%
The Conference Board’s widely followed Leading Economic Index finally had its first monthly gain after 23 consecutive months of declines. Throughout the current rally, we have deferred to our proprietary leading economic index, created by our Chief Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese, whose Ph.D. While our U.S.
We see many clues inflation should continue to slow, including prices paid on manufacturing and services both coming in lower than expected last week, as did unit labor costs after a strong downward revision. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) actually measures this, via a metric called “part-time employment for economic reasons.”
In 2022, positive economic data typically led to a sell-off in the stock market, and weak data often led to a rally. Strong economic growth and better data should be viewed positively, as it shows the economy isn’t falling into a recession. And that is what is happening now. The bull market continued last week, setting new highs.
DOWNLOAD OUR 2024 MARKET OUTLOOK The Macroeconomic Backdrop As we look to the year ahead, our proprietary Leading Economic Index (LEI) indicates even lower odds of a recession than 2023. high technology manufacturing base in the last year has been extraordinary. In addition, the investment in the U.S.
Retail sales have now increased at an annualized pace of 5% over the past three months, while manufacturing activity is also showing an uptick despite negative sentiment. Fed members will want to preserve some optionality in case stronger economic growth results in more inflationary pressure and they have to raise rates again.
Carson’s team provides its top charts that tell the story of 2023, including the four-year presidential cycle, high-tech manufacturing, bond yields, equity style performance, and a certain chipmaker that received a lot of attention. Some are perhaps unorthodox, but they tell us a lot about 2023 while setting the scene for 2024.
Carson’s leading economic index indicates the economy is not in a recession. Our Leading Economic Index (LEI) Says the Economy is Not in a Recession We have long believed the economy can avoid a recession this year, as we wrote in our 2023 outlook. This has run contrary to most economists’ predictions.
We continue to hear predictions of a stock market fall and economic recession, but we disagree with both assessments. The “soft” economic data from sentiment surveys have been poor, but the “hard” data that measure actual employment, sales, and production, have painted a much brighter picture. For example, our index for the U.S.
There are positives, including a Fed that may be done with rate hikes, lower inflation, a rebound in manufacturing, and a strong labor market. companies are re-shoring a record number of manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing construction, particularly in the computers and electronics industry, is booming as U.S.
Going into this meeting, a big question was whether Fed members would lower that projection to just two cuts in their summary of economic projections (the dot plot). Fed officials upgraded their economic growth projections for 2024 from 1.4% to 2.1% (real GDP growth). That’s a big jump and acknowledgement that the economy is strong.
But here’s some perspective on those numbers: Job growth was impacted by the United Auto Workers strike, which pulled manufacturing employment down by 33,000, and those jobs will return next month. And if economic growth is at risk, the Fed could act even more aggressively. Powell doesn’t sound like someone who wants that.
What’s more likely is the Fed will pursue a few “insurance” cuts, especially if weaker economic data raises the risk of a recession. Lower rates can also spur business investment and cyclical parts of the economy, such as manufacturing. Compliance Case # 02008135_120423_C The post Market Commentary: What a Month!
The resurgence of manufacturing construction in the U.S. This is a Big Deal: Business Investment is Rising Again We’ve been getting a string of economic surprises from the consumer side for several months. They also signal future production commitments for manufacturers. mostly thanks to manufacturing construction.
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Even though inflation has come back quickly (more on that below), wages growing faster than inflation, small business sentiment is improving, consumer sentiment is improving, housing bottoming, manufacturing bottoming, and a consumer that is incredibly resilient, there is still plenty of worry to go around.
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There are certainly more questions than answers right now, and yes, the odds of a recession have increased as banks will tighten lending, which could lead to an economic slowdown. Still, economic data is improving. However, since that time a slew of strong economic data, including elevated inflation numbers, came in.
Economic data continues to come in strong, including for retail sales and vehicle production. Housing starts and permits data are turning around as builders become more confident about the economic outlook. Housing may no longer be a drag on economic growth the rest of this year. Retail sales rebounded in April.
You’ve probably identified and mitigated many of your own risks, but have you looked into the risks of your suppliers, manufacturers, vendors, and retailers? Just don’t rest for too long because, as the first half of 2020 has proven, life is unpredictable and may just throw you a pandemic/global economic downturn when you least expect it.
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Stocks were relatively flat last week in the face of weak economic data. Services, manufacturing, and job openings all were weak, but the monthly jobs data (more below) was a bright spot. Still, in the face of slowing economic reports, we were impressed stocks were able to hold onto some gains.
Some may view the lower-than-expected jobs numbers as heralding a recession, but more likely they are signs of economic normalization not weakness. The cyclical areas, especially construction, manufacturing, and leisure and hospitality, remain on the softer side, with job growth totaling to 34,000. In short, job growth remains strong.
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It doesn’t appear we are late in the economic cycle nor on the precipice of a recession (within the next 4-6 months). If anything, the current dynamics are akin to what is typically seen early in an economic expansion, which goes against forecasts that predict an imminent recession. You can see why we’re optimistic about the economy.
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At a minimum, the new rules have raised the bar on the effective economics of being public. While these markets are still relatively undeveloped and inefficient—partly because of the need to meet compliance requirements—they do provide limited liquidity for sellers. A New Model.
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