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“Inverted yield curve no longer reliable recession flag, strategists say”

That’s the title of an article by S. Ganguly for Reuters.

Nearly two-thirds of strategists in a March 6-12 Reuters poll of bond market experts, 22 of 34, said the yield curve’s predictive power is not what it once was.

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This entry was posted on March 14, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Russian Growth Slows

From BOFIT today (translated by Google):

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This entry was posted on March 14, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Dot Plot vs. Market Expectations

For Econ 442 “Macroeconomic Policy”. A question was raised today regarding whether one could distinguish between the market’s expectations and the Fed’s, regarding the path of Fed funds rates. The short answer is yes, under certain assumptions.

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This entry was posted on March 14, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Alternative Measures of NFP

Philadelphia Fed’s early benchmark indicates NFP employment is on lower trajectory than indicated by the CES measure, by about 600 thousands. How does this change the picture?

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This entry was posted on March 14, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Is Velocity Stable? Part MXXVII (updated, with Divisia MZM added)

Follow up to Is Velocity Stable? Part MXXVI. With data up to 2023Q4, the answer remains “no”.

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This entry was posted on March 13, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

More on r*

From BIS Quarterly Review, article by G. Benigno, B. Hoffmann, G. Nuno Barrau, and D. Sandri:

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This entry was posted on March 13, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Inflation in February

Core CPI surprises (0.4% vs. 0.3% m/m) on the upside, while headline at consensus.

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This entry was posted on March 12, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

GDP and Treasury Yields in the Administration Forecast

Forecast finalized in November (roughly same time as CBO’s projections, released in February).

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This entry was posted on March 11, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

And So It Begins (Social Security edition)

At least for today. From CNN:

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This entry was posted on March 11, 2024 by Menzie Chinn.

Real Household Net Worth (from Flow of Funds)

Rising in 2023Q4:

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This entry was posted on March 11, 2024 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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