Global Data Pod

A strong consumer supports another solid quarterly gain in US GDP, but China imbalances are a concern and global industry continues to struggle. Central banks are acknowledging progress on disinflation but push back against 1H24 rate cuts.

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

This podcast was recorded on 19 January 2024.

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This week’s main release – the US December CPI – aligns with our forecast that core inflation is stabilizing around a 3%ar as we turn into the new year. But the Fed’s target inflation indicator – core PCE – is running close to a 2%ar, fueling optimism about early easing. We continue to see the Fed remaining on hold through March and expect it to signal both progress and patience at the January FOMC meeting.

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

This podcast was recorded on 12 January 2024.

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As we turn into 2024, the global economy continues to display resilience as well as sustained divergence in performance across sectors and markets. While optimism runs high that DM core inflation has slipped well below 3% and opens the door for early easing, we do not look for the coming months to send a clear signal to central banks. With goods price deflation set to fade, it will take time before a rebalancing of labor markets and normalization in service price inflation will be established.

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

This podcast was recorded on 5 January 2024.

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Michael Feroli, Chief US Economist, and Samantha Azzarello, Head of Content Strategy, discuss the December jobs report.

This podcast was recorded on 5 January 2024.

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Nora Szentivanyi and Michael Hanson discuss the main takeaways from the November CPI reports and how the incoming data are shaping the near-term outlook for inflation and central banks.

This podcast was recorded on December 21, 2023.

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An eventful week for data points to ongoing divergences: Sectorally (mfg weakness against resilient services) and geographically (US strength against EMU weakness). A similarly eventful week for central banks opens a another divide: While the Fed goes all-in on a soft-landing with a positive supply story and sees faster easing, the ECB turns pessimistic on European supply conditions and thus remains hawkish. The Weekender will return 5 January 2024. Until then, have a happy holiday.

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

This podcast was recorded on 15 December 2023.

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There are numerous paths to lower rates, each with different macro outcomes. Next week’s meetings are expected to deliver a Fed still showcasing a soft-landingbut underscoring its hawkish bias in the face of resilient growth, and an ECB and BoE that maintain-but-tone-down their hawkish bias given growth concerns and easing inflation pressures.

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

This podcast was recorded on 8 December 2023.

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Speakers:

Michael Feroli, Chief US Economist

Samantha Azzarello, Head of Content Strategy

Michael Feroli, Chief US Economist, and Samantha Azzarello, Head of Content Strategy, discuss the November jobs report.

This podcast was recorded on Dec. 8, 2023.

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Nora Szentivanyi and Katie Marney discuss EM’s macro resilience that has been evident in both growth and capital flows holding up well despite this year’s tightening in US financial conditions. Major emerging market economies are on track to grow 3.1% this year (ex China)–close to trend and easily surpassing our forecasts from this time last year. This striking resilience reflects solid macro fundamentals and balance sheets in addition to responsible fiscal and monetary management which should continue to hold in the coming quarters. As other macro risks will remain contained, our forecasts show that a clear path from resilience to strength exists for EM capital flows next year. The dollar and the Fed will guide the direction for EM investment flows and both point to a softening in financial conditions. If the data do not give the Fed sufficient comfort to ease without a recession, then EM could be tested, but such an episode could prove less disruptive than in the past.

This podcast was recorded on December 6, 2023.

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https://www.jpmm.com/research/content/GPS-4553504-0

https://www.jpmm.com/research/content/GPS-4566733-0

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Speakers:

Nicolaie Alexandru, EM, Economic and Policy Research

Katherine Marney, Emerging Markets Economic and Policy Research

Katie Marney and Nicolaie Alexandru discuss recent developments in the EM Edge economies, including the 2024 economic outlook. Growth is forecast to improve in about half of the EM Edge economies, mainly due to countries recovering from past crisis and shocks. Growth will improve despite tighter fiscal policy and higher interest rates. Inflation is forecast to fall that opens space for monetary easing, outside of Africa where FX depreciation, high inflation and financing strains are putting pressure on policymakers to maintain high rates. Strong official sector support mitigates risks to growth and funding risks for many frontiers. Against this backdrop, the external context will be important in guiding the outlook for frontiers next year.

This podcast was recorded on Dec. 5, 2023.

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