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PPI in August, and Possible Implications for the CPI

M/M PPI at Bloomberg consensus, core slightly above.  At the m/m, q/q and y/y horizons.

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This entry was posted on September 14, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

If You Were Curious

Order of Battle, Izium area:

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This entry was posted on September 13, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Market Expectations for Fed Funds Target, pre- & post-August CPI Release

From CME FedWatch app, in the wake of the CPI surprise.

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This entry was posted on September 13, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Russian GDP in Q2

Quarter-on-quarter numbers are out (y/y were out earlier). From Iikka Korhonen:

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This entry was posted on September 13, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Inflation in August

Readings exceeds expectations, m/m 0.6% vs. 0.3% Bloomberg consensus (0.1% vs -0.1% core).

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This entry was posted on September 13, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Weekly Indicators of Economic Activity through September 3rd

Year-on-year, activity still seems to be increasing. Shown below are the Lewis-Mertens-Stock (NY Fed) WEI, and the Woloszko (OECD) Weekly Tracker, and the Baumeister-Leiva-Leon-Sims Weekly Economic Conditions Index for the US, for data up to a week ago (September 3rd):

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This entry was posted on September 9, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Ukraine Military SitRep Sept 8th

From ISW, as of 9:30pm ET 9/8 (in reply to queries):

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This entry was posted on September 9, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Nearly 45 Years of the Chinese Yuan Exchange Rate

Official vs. effective, real vs. nominal, bilateral vs. multilateral.

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This entry was posted on September 8, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

The EIA and Futures Outlook for Oil Prices

From the EIA’s Short Term Economic Outlook:

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This entry was posted on September 8, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Inflation Breakevens: Common and Uncommon Shocks

Assuming unadjusted nominal-real yields are a good indicator of inflation expectations (see yesterday’s post for why maybe not), it’s interesting to see how market based inflation expectations have moved over the recent past (pre-today’s ECB decision):

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This entry was posted on September 8, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

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

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