1. Assets rebounded this week, with stocks, bonds, and gold all up on the week. Commodities showed mixed performance, with significant losses during the start of the week weighing on performance.
2. Recent #treasury strength continued the recent chop in the market, i.e., moving counter to the recent one-month trend. Below, we show the composition of total treasury market returns over the last month:
3. As we can see above, treasuries across the curve continue to show weakness as nominal #GDP continues to show resilience. At the same time, #equity markets continue to show lopsided performance over the past month, primarily driven by valuations rising:
4. The combination of these moves has improved the odds of a rising #growth market regime over the last month. These changes continue to keep the distribution of market regime probabilities as highlighted below:
5. Our non-linear trend process has worked well in navigating these conflicting market regime dynamics. Updates on these signals are shared below:
6. Finally, while S&P 500 trend strength remains strong, we think it is important to recognize that there is significant dispersion within the index. Below, we show equity-sector trend signals.
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Employment growth has begun to deviate meaningfully from GDP numbers. This is unlikely to persist.
Will output come down to meet employment, or will labor markets accelerate?
1/23 Thread.
2/Employment & output are at odds. To understand what’s driving the gap between them, we examine each individually. We then reconstruct the gaps between spending & employment for major industries, allowing us to assess 1) what’s driving divergence, & 2) its sustainability
3/In terms of labor market mechanics, the two primary macro drivers of employment growth are changes in the labor force and changes in unemployment.
1/20 At its core, inflation is a simple concept: the change in the overall price level in the economy. This price level can be measured in various ways: CPI, PCE, PPI, GDP Deflator, etc.
2/20 Like economic growth, inflation represents a mechanical framework that has more power than any specific definition.
3/20 Inflation is fundamentally driven by the balance between nominal spending (demand) and the available supply of goods and services in an economy.
Growth conditions have a nuanced transmission mechanism to various asset classes.
1/ A thread on what we consider table stakes in trading markets and a precise understanding of why Growth markets to investors.
2/ The exact measure & definition of growth are less important than conceptually understanding why growth matters to macro assets, i.e., stocks, bonds, commodities, constantly experience price changes to reflect ongoing shifts ..
3/ .... in expectations of their demand, supply, & cash flows. Individually, each of these assets has extremely specific drivers, such as earnings announcements (stocks), interest rate policy (bonds), inventory reports (commodities), etc.....