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IMF Forecast for US GDP: No Recession

From the Article IV consultation:

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

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.

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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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