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Jonathan Wilmot
Apr 112 min read
A Window Open in July?
US data on growth and inflation is not following the rate cut script...
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Jonathan Wilmot
Mar 222 min read
What is the Fed Saying?
After Wednesday's FOMC meeting, the Fed signaled that they expect to make 3 rate cuts by the end of this year, and another 3 next year....
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Alex Haseldine
Mar 11 min read
The Other Target
In August 2020, the Fed officially adopted the 'Average Inflation Target'. Here's an update on the Price Level Target...
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Alex Haseldine
Mar 11 min read
Should They or Shouldn't They?
Looking at core inflation less shelter, you could say that we have reached a growth rate that is consistent with the Fed's target of 2%....
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Alex Haseldine
Jan 261 min read
Why are we waiting?
For most intents and purposes inflation is now running close to 2% per annum, or even slightly below...
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Jonathan Wilmot
Nov 5, 20230 min read
The Missing Word
Chairman Powell’s FOMC press conference last Wednesday lit a touch paper to bond and stock prices globally.
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Alex Haseldine
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Not Confident
The Fed isn’t yet confident that it has done enough to return inflation to target, but equally not confident that it hasn’t done enough....
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Alex Haseldine
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Slowly, Slowly, Catchee Monkey
Competition for workers has been fierce but it now seems to be cooling down. Perhaps the Fed can afford to be more patient.
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Jonathan Wilmot
Nov 20, 20223 min read
Unsettled
The Fed doesn’t care that much that inflation has probably peaked; the important question is "where will it settle”?
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Jonathan Wilmot
Oct 20, 20223 min read
Perception Gaps
At the global equity market peak last year, financial assets were strongly outperforming the real economy, a state we refer to as bearish...
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Jonathan Wilmot
Oct 13, 20221 min read
The Fed as Bean Counter
The Fed now has an explicit dual mandate (low inflation and full employment). What if we assumed that de facto it has always had a dual...
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Jonathan Wilmot
Jul 23, 20222 min read
Do We Really Need Another Volker Moment?
In this tightening cycle the Fed was late to start and has been playing catch up ever since. Now the market fear is that they will overdo...
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