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GDP and Interest Rate Forecasts and Recession from the SPF

The Q4 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released Monday. Accelerated growth is forecast, no yield curve dis-inversion, and triggering of the Sahm rule.

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This entry was posted on November 15, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

CPI Inflation in October

Headline CPI flat (below +0.1% consensus), and core CPI inflation at 0.2% (below +0.3% consensus). Here are some pictures of central tendency, trend:

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This entry was posted on November 14, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Taiwan Straits Balance of Forces, 2023

From DoD’s 2023 report on PRC’s military and security developments.

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This entry was posted on November 11, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Growth Nowcasts for Q4

Atlanta Fed, NY Fed, and St. Louis Fed are for 2.1%, 2.51%, and 1.9%, SAAR respectively.

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This entry was posted on November 10, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

ShadowStats Online No More

So the world sometimes gets better. ShadowStats reports May CPI y/y inflation at above 7.5%.

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This entry was posted on November 10, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Some Hate Crimes, over Time

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This entry was posted on November 9, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

EIA Short Term Energy Outlook Forecast for Oil, and the Impact of Sanctions

As reported yesterday:

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This entry was posted on November 8, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Alternative Estimates of Chinese Q3 GDP Growth

The Fernald-Hsu-Spiegel China Cyclical Activity Tracker (CCAT) indicates Q3 growth 0.26 standard deviation below trend.

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This entry was posted on November 8, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Guest Contribution: “The Fed Approaches the End of the Rate Hiking Cycle”

Today, we present a guest post written by David Papell and Ruxandra Prodan, Professor and Associate Instructional Professor of Economics at the University of Houston.


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This entry was posted on November 7, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

Euro Area Treading Water

EuroCoin in October indicates quarterly growth rate of -0.67 (q/q). The Q3 flash estimate for Euro Area GDP was -0.1%.

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This entry was posted on November 7, 2023 by Menzie Chinn.

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James D. Hamilton is Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego

Menzie Chinn is Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison

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