Entries for 'Phillips Curve'
March 8, 2018
Last year we published a series of reports on red versus blue states, "¦ which showed that red state labor markets are materially lagging blue ones. W
February 27, 2018
Longer-term Treasury yields have risen sharply year-to-date. A key question for markets is whether the sell-off will continue. We examine the various
January 22, 2018
Trade policy is becoming a key area of focus for the administration. We examine the adjustment in the US current account in recent years, looking t
December 14, 2017
Low inflation has been a conundrum in recent years, "¦ but currently nowhere more so than in the Euro zone and Japan. We evaluate how G-3 inflation ha
November 28, 2017
Red states are falling behind blue states in the jobs boom. But the divide between red and blue states goes deeper than just job creation. We develop
November 21, 2017
We have shown that red states are falling behind blue states in the jobs recovery. We examine three possible drivers: (i) demographics; (ii) opioids;
November 16, 2017
We compare the US labor force participation rate to other G10 economies. The decline in the US participation rate is a clear outlier, especially wh
November 15, 2017
Red states are falling behind blue states in the labor market recovery, a phenomenon we documented in a Global Macro Views earlier this week. We fo
November 13, 2017
Red states are not benefitting the same as blue states from jobs growth, with the nature of th
November 3, 2017
The October labor market data on balance were a hawkish signal for the Fed, because the most dovish component - the drop in average hourly earnings gr
October 30, 2017
With the announcement of the next Fed Chair expected imminently, there is a lot of speculation over how policy might differ across the various candida
October 24, 2017
This week's reduction of asset purchases from the ECB will try to accomplish a "dovish taper," whereby withdrawal of stimulus will likely be accompani
October 19, 2017
Concerns about "premature deindustrialization" featured in several panel sessions at our Annual Member Meetings last week. This Global Macro Views pro
October 5, 2017
In a recent Global Macro Views , we have shown that this year's drop in US inflation - arguably one of the key macro surprises of 2017 - is to an impo
September 25, 2017
We examine how market pricing for key central banks has moved over the past year and update our forecast for the G-3 central banks. We continue to exp
September 15, 2017
We expect an uptick in inflation in coming months, due to a normalization of the price path for specific PCE elements. The drivers behind this process
September 11, 2017
We have shown that large movements in a handful of categories have thrown off inflation readings in the US and the Euro zone. We look for similar dist
September 7, 2017
We look more closely at the recent pick up in core inflation, and find that much of it can be explained by just three sectors, all related to tourism.
September 5, 2017
We update our assessment of the labor market following the latest round of data for August. ' We project the U-3 unemployment rate in a range of 4.0 -
August 24, 2017
Ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium, we discuss the tensions facing the Fed. Markets are expecting a slightly hawkish outcome given how dovish market