JUST IN: U.S. National Debt surpasses $35 Trillion for the first time in history
Source: Barchart
In the US, if your income and net wealth has not increased by 25% since 2020 you are poorer now than four years ago...
Source: Michel A.Arouet
Easing US inflation in June👏
✅Headline PCE prices: 0.1% m/m ✅Core PCE prices: +0.2% m/m 🎯Moving toward Fed's 2% target: ⤵️Headline inflation -0.1pt to 2.5% yoy, IN-LINE with expectations. This is the lowest level since February '21 and down from 7.2% two years ago... ↔️Core inflation is flat at 2.6% yoy, at the lowest level since March '21. This is slightly above expectations (2.5%), which is not such a big surprise as PCE data from yesterday's GDP report revealed a similar picture. Source: Gregory Daco, BEA, EY-Parthenon
JUST IN 🚨: There is now a 100% chance of a 25 bps interest rate cut by September, according to CME FedWatch
Source: Barchart
🚨 Breaking! US GDP growth surpasses expectations, hitting 2.8% (est. 2.0%, prev. 1.4%).
GDP Annualized QoQ Contribution: Consumption 1.57 pp (prev. 0.98 pp) Government Spending 0.53 pp (prev. 0.31 pp) Investment 1.46 pp (prev. 0.77 pp) Exports 0.22 pp (prev. 0.17 pp) Imports -0.93 pp (prev. -0.82 pp) Source: MacroMicro
Bulls praying to Lord Powell for a rate cut next week
Source; Barchart
US 10y-3m yield spread has been negative for more than 440 days.
But no recession so far... Source: Kevin Gordon
The US labor market continues to weaken.
US job postings on indeed.com declined 12.4% year-over-year to their lowest level since April 2021. Overall, US job postings are down by ~50% since their December 2021 record. However, nationwide job postings are still 11.7% above their pre-pandemic baseline, according to Indeed. Meanwhile, US job openings unexpectedly increased in May to 8.14 million from 7.92 million in April, according to the latest BLS data. Data provided by Indeed is more current than the BLS-provided series, which suggests a further decline in US job openings is coming. Source: The Kobeissi Letter, Indeed.com
