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Nonresidential Fixed Investment and Prospects for GDP Outlook and Revisions

One of the interesting aspects of the current recovery is the relative small rebound in nonresidential fixed investment.

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This entry was posted on July 12, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Gasoline Prices Continue to Fall

Why is no mystery:

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This entry was posted on July 10, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Why I Suspect Q1 GDP Will Eventually Be Revised Up

First, look at nonfarm payroll employment and industrial production, as compared to GDP (and GDO):

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

Nowcasts, July 8th

GS vs Atlanta and IHS-Markit:

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

So You Think We’re in a Recession as of Mid-June (Part II)?

From Jim Reid at Deutsche Bank today, the observation “…through history a recession usually has a negative print in the first month of it being declared, which then carries on for the vast majority of the subsequent year. This clearly hasn’t happened yet.”

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

So You Think We Might Be In a Recession as of Mid-June?

With today’s employment situation release, we have the real-time Sahm rule indicator through June:

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

The Relative Price of Gasoline, thru 7/4/2022

Using core CPI, Cleveland Fed nowcasts for June, July, as of 7/7.

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

Inflation Expectations at the 5 Year Horizon

Treasury-TIPS 5 year breakeven down to 2.53%, but expected 5 year inflation after adjusting for premia at 2.31% as of 6/30.

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This entry was posted on July 7, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

So You Think We Might Be In a Recession Today (Part V)?

Weekly data through June 18th, and through June 25th, and Google/big data through July 2nd, on the US economy (follow up on Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV).

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This entry was posted on July 7, 2022 by Menzie Chinn.

Gasoline Prices Today and (Maybe) Tomorrow

Assuming futures contract prices for gasoline are useful predictors for future gasoline prices:

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This entry was posted on July 7, 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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