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Inflation!Oh yeah, inflation... Just how much though??? One of the main "benefactors" for inflation is money supply. Printing money fast and not managing it to create growth, is bad... unsurprisingly. For the last 2 years, an astronomical amount of money was printed. But have we seen it's effect? To figure out these HOT questions, we use charts. Opinions don't do us any good for important issues, facts do. First: M2SL (Money Supply) Specifically the rate of change. We use the ROC indicator, set in 24 months. This chart above, the ROC is looking familiar... It looks like the rate of change in money supply, follows the inflation rate. So we might have something. I hear you say, on the far right we see an explosion in money supply ROC, and we witness the explosive inflation rate we had this year. Thankfully, ROC is now almost turning negative, and inflation is showing signs of slowing down. Not so fast. Look at the following chart. In this chart we have 3 lines, blue is money supply ROC, orange is time-synced inflation rate, and the faint white line is inflation moved 2 years earlier. I tried to match the money supply ROC peaks with the inflation peaks of 1970s. Do note that the M2SL ROC for a specific date, takes the average ROC for the past 24 months (2 years). So the delay between money printing and inflation showing it is at least 2 years . The ROC chart is delayed by itself, and it shows inflation change 2 years before the official inflation rate changes. Alarmingly, the chart above shows us that we are in the middle of inflation explosion. A magnified view. I hear you say again, but inflation is rapidly dropping, so it is peaked. This chart above does have an indication of scale as well as timing. It is obvious that the rate of change stood much higher for long, more than any other time in history. So inflation should be quite substantial. Perhaps more than 15% we had in 1970s. We need to prove that it is higher though... Second: Total money printed I tried comparing the cumulative money printed in the decade before the inflation peak, this led me to a dead end. Percentages are identical. It looks like an inflationary shock today, too much was printed too fast. This is a key difference between the two periods. Third: What is the "fair" amount of money we should have printed? So what if, we try comparing money supply with the total GDP. The ratio M2SL/GDP. If you saw my previous idea, I learned that the GDP/M2SL ratio is basically the money velocity. The idea behind the M2SL/GDP (which is 1/M2V) is simple, just how much excess money have we printed for the gross domestic product we have? I hastily explained in my previous idea, and I will try to explain it again, comparing these two different periods. During the period of stagflation (1970s) we had money velocity in a slow but steady growth. Now we have the complete opposite. We have too much money printed for how much we produce. I don't have the knowledge to pinpoint how much of an increase this could cause to inflation though. I tried some things in my previous idea. And finally, fourth: Yields This are disappointing. Markets don't want high yields, and they refuse to price-in higher yields. It could take many months before this barrier is broken. This is a 3M chart, so timeframes are quite long. Market's yield is preceding FEDFUNDS. While I am not experienced on the mechanics of how the FED and the market are reading/predicting/using yield rates, this chart shows us that FEDFUNDS always follows US02Y. Keltner channels show us the opposite side of the EMA Ribbon. If we trust the one, we trust the other. We are almost inside the top Keltner channel, a bearish phenomenon. Unfortunately for the low-inflation-dream, we might have reached a top for now. FEDFUNDS is poised to grow a little more, and US02Y shows signs of weakness. Like 2008 (and every other rate-hike-era), we may have reached a top. And an extra: Inflation predictions for other countries I talk about the US, but I am from Greece. Right now, we are voting for next years budget. This budget is presented as a great one (let's not get into politics). Everything is good regarding it. Curiously, on the first paragraph basically, it states that "this budget is made considering an average inflation rate for 2023, 5 points higher than this year. (I am paraphrasing, I don't present an official transcript) Inflation reached a high of 12%, a 30 year record. Europe countries like mine, are bracing for higher inflation for next year. The problem is nowhere near to a solution. Tread lightly, for this is hallowed ground. -Father Grigori
ECONOMICS:USIRYY
by akikostas
11
Visualizing Business and Market Cycles Through Market Momentum 4In installments 1 - 3 we discussed building a market momentum matrix to help anticipate the business cycle. In this installment we introduce the OECD Composite Leading Indicator and plot the information derived from the momentum matrix onto a stylized business cycle. In the final installment we will make observations and share thoughts around the current cycle. As a reminder, this is the distilled version of the momentum matrix built in the first 3 installments. Before I plot the distilled sectors onto a stylized business/market cycle overlay, I plot equities, rates and commodities onto an overlay with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Composite Leading Indicator (CLI) for the United States. Readings above 100 (dashed red line) suggest economic expansion to come while below the 100 line suggests weakness, and perhaps recession to come. The index is currently below 100 and falling, consistent with future weakness. To help visualize the cycle, I plot 10 year rates (inverted), SPX and the Thompson Core CRB index along with the CLI. Viewed in the manner the current cycle appears to be consistent with past cycles in terms of sequencing. Rates top, economy (CLI) tops, equities top, commodities top and finally CLI enters the contraction phase. Finally, the distilled sectors are placed onto stylized market and economic cycle sine curves. If markets (dark blue curve) are correctly anticipating the business cycle (grey curve) the business cycle is somewhere past peak, and should be expected to steadily deteriorate over coming quarters. In part 5 we will draw conclusions. And finally, many of the topics and techniques discussed in this post are part of the CMT Associations Chartered Market Technician’s curriculum. Good Trading: Stewart Taylor, CMT Chartered Market Technician Taylor Financial Communications Shared content and posted charts are intended to be used for informational and educational purposes only. The CMT Association does not offer, and this information shall not be understood or construed as, financial advice or investment recommendations. The information provided is not a substitute for advice from an investment professional. The CMT Association does not accept liability for any financial loss or damage our audience may incur.
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FRED:USALOLITONOSTSAM
by CMT_Association
36
FOMC Rates Decision and the Effect on Gold**Repost from Dec 13th 2022 since the original post disappeared** Economic indicators from the past month indicate that the price of services is the key factor that helps prevent a rapid decline in inflation , although the price of goods had already dropped considerably and the labor market remained strong, showing no signs of slowing down the inflation rate. ECONOMICS:USCPMI In the graph above, one of the key economic indicators, the ISM Service Sector Index for the month of November, accelerated to 56.5, above the forecasted rate of 53.5 and the previous month's level of 54.4. Despite the rise in interest rates from the FED, the ISM indicated that the services sector is still going strong, correlating with the positive outcome in labor market data. FOMC Rates Decision 15 December 2022 Previous = 3.75-4.00% - Prediction from Bloomberg, OE, Forex Factory, Trading Economics = 4.25-4.50% Bloomberg, Oxford Economics, the Forex Factory, and Trading Economics predict that the Federal Reserve's interest rate will rise by 0.50%. The market forecast for the highest interest rate as of December 9, 2022 is 4.75-5.00% in May 2023, with a gradual decrease beginning in the third quarter of 2023. However, because the services sector has been performing well, the FED's interest rate cut may come later than expected by the market. Thus, from a fundamental standpoint, the USD is expected to continue appreciating, albeit not as strongly as in recent months. On the other hand, the gold price is expected to fall.
ECONOMICS:USNMPMIShort
by ChartTrail
Deflationary Shock Coming From 1915-1955 every spike in inflation was followed a short period of deflation. Most fundamentals are pointing towards such a deflationary period coming right now. Inventory of retailers is very high right now which will decrease demand in manufacturing and push prices down, oil prices are significantly down compared to earlier in the year and y/y readings will be deflationary in the coming months, new rent prices peak a few months ago, used car prices are coming down as well as most commodities. With this on top of the tight financial conditions the fed is creating I am expecting a very quick contraction in inflation. CPI over the last 5 months has been 1% ( 2.4% annualized ) also considering the inflationary stimulus check sent out to allegedly flight inflation have been entering the economy the last few months, the majority in October, inflation numbers still came in under expectations. In November m/m inflation was only 0.1% with the tailwinds of stimulus money. The hot CPI sectors are starting to slow down as well.
ECONOMICS:USIRYYShort
by Yogigolf
2
US Federal Funds RateFed saying the peak rate 5% next year. imo this news -had- to accompany a 50bp hike or apes would have prematurely partied. I think the 4000% climb up to now was worse. They want to raise as much across 2023 as they rose in November 2022 alone. Of course there are layers of complexity here, but looking at the topical move here, I don't think its thats bad and the. The question now is how long they maintain the peak rate. Could be through H1 2023 or longer if inflation is stubborn. In summary I think we are approaching the range where markets offer an increasingly attractive risk/reward for averaging into positions over the next six months to year.
FRED:FEDFUNDS
by 1BigPapi
European Central Bank Preview – Time to PivotDespite facing the unknown external shock of a war, the Eurozone economy’s growth has been resilient in the first three quarters of the year. Eurozone Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) in Q3, easing from a 0.8% increase in Q2 2022 aided by the rise in government spending alongside an improvement in inflation adjusted trade surplus . However, this is likely to change in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023 as COVID reopening demand fades. Eurozone recession remains a key risk until Q1 2023 Europe is set to embark on a harsh winter, and with savings rates extending the decline from a 1.7% drop in Q2, consumer spending is likely to come under pressure. The 1.8% month on month falls in euro area retail sales in October is consistent with the notion that real income squeeze is now catching up the with consumers. Services spending rose only 1.5% in Q3 compared to the 3.1% jump in Q2 2022 . The labour market has remained fairly resilient as Eurozone unemployment hit a new low of 6.5% in October, pushed down by falling unemployment in Southern Europe, the Netherlands, Finland and Austria. However, unemployment is likely to rise as the economic slowdown and tightening financial conditions impact hiring. That being said, fiscal policy could come to the rescue as major Eurozone governments have earmarked €573Bn into the economy to shield the private sector from the upcoming fallout in economic activity. Inflation in the Eurozone declined more than expected from 10.6% in October to 10% in November. Yet it’s hard to say for certain that the inflation rate has passed its peak as it is largely dependent on the fluctuations in energy prices. Core inflation remained at 5% in November and is likely to remain close to 5% through Q1 2023 . Companies continue to transfer higher input costs to consumers and in spite of an approaching recession, we expect this process of cost-push inflation to extend into 2023, keeping price pressures higher for longer. European Central Bank (ECB) split between the doves and hawks Ms Isabel Schnabel (a member of the executive board of the ECB) warned in November that loose fiscal policy risks adding to underlying inflation pressures by boosting consumption and reducing the incentive for consumers and businesses to save energy. We would argue that while the volume of relief packages is large, they are insufficient to provide complete relief for all consumers and companies. Ms Schnabel also noted that, “that the room for slowing down the pace of interest rate adjustments remains limited, even as we are approaching estimates of the ‘neutral rate’”. This hawkish sentiment was echoed by Dutch central bank head Klaas Knot in his statement that risks are tilted towards the ECB doing too little to combat rising inflation, noting that an economic slowdown, or perhaps even a recession, is needed to bring inflation under control. President Lagarde stressed that she would be surprised if inflation has already peaked, as there is too much uncertainty regarding the pass-through of high energy costs at the wholesale level into the retail level. She added that the ECB may have to go into restrictive territory with key rates. On the other hand, the head of the French central bank, Villeroy, who has often anticipated the actual ECB decisions in his statements, spoke out in favour of 50 basis points. Even hawks such as Bundesbank President Nagel and Estonian Mueller seem to be able to come to terms with a hike of just 50 basis points. Further clarity on Quantitative Tightening (QT) The ECB is likely to meet consensus expectations this week of narrowing the pace of rate hikes to 50Bps on 15 December, following two 75Bps rate hikes in September and October. This decision will lift its deposit and refinancing rates to 2% and 2.5% respectively. Neither peaking inflation nor a recession will give the ECB a reason to hold back from raising rates in Q1 2023, but both suggest that risks are tilted towards a slower pace of tightening. The outlook for the balance sheet, and more specifically QT, will be another key theme at this week’s meeting. It will be interesting to see whether the ECB will be pressed to sell bonds outright or stick with roll-off. We would expect the central bank to begin with an Asset Purchase Program (APP) roll-off equivalent to a monthly reduction of €25Bn in the balance sheet on average. Currently the ECB is still using Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) reinvestments to compress spreads and the Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) remains at its disposal if conditions deteriorate further. Both these tools limit how far the ECB can go with QT. Sources: 1Eurostat as of 30 November 2022 2National Accounts as of 30 November 2022 3Bruegel as of 31 October 2022 4Bloomberg as of 30 November 2022
FRED:ECBASSETSW
by aneekaguptaWTE
All Eyes On Fed Funds Rate 🏛Hello TradingView Family / Fellow Traders. This is Richard, also known as theSignalyst. I am not a fundamental expert (nor an economist) but I found FEDFUNDS chart really interesting! I never thought that basic technical analysis tools can also be applied to such economic instruments! As per my last analysis (attached on the chart) FEDFUNDS traded higher and broke the red wedge pattern upward. Now we are technically bullish, expecting big impulse movements to push price higher, and small bearish correction movements. We all know that Federal Reserve will most probably increase the interest rates by another 50 basis points (0.5%) next week (on Wednesday) By adding another 0.5% , FEDFUNDS will be approaching a strong resistance zone in blue (4.7% - 5.7%) which might hold the price down for a bearish correction to start and push price lower till the previous high in gray again. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on this one. Always follow your trading plan regarding entry, risk management, and trade management. Good luck! All Strategies Are Good; If Managed Properly! ~Rich
FRED:FEDFUNDS
by TheSignalyst
18
S&P500 closes lower for fourth day as recession fears biteThe S&P500 index closed yesterday at its lowest point in four days following a steady decline as investors in American stocks concern themselves with the possibilities of a recession. The prestigious index which contains some of Wall Street's most heralded blue chip giants lost 1.44% to close at 3,941.26, while the Nasdaq Composite sank 2% to finish at 11,014.89. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 350.76 points, or 1.03%, to settle at 33,596.34. The majority of the losses in this week's retraction in US stock values have been caused by bank stocks as well as shares in some media companies, which is perhaps in line with the concern about exposure to unserviceable debt by individuals and businesses should a recession bite. Investment banks are taking a cautious stance, and Morgan Stanley this week released news that it plans to make redundancies amounting to approximately 2% of its workforce, and whilst inflation in the United States has actually decreased and is now standing at around 7.7%, it is well over 10 in the UK and in some parts of Europe, where many large American corporations have substantial operations and have to fork out more capital to keep pace with the increasing price of everything from materials to logistical costs and wages. When considering yesterday's declines, the S&P is now down 3.2% this week and the NASDAQ has decreased in value by 3.9%. The Federal Reserve is still looking at interest rates and has taken a very conservative approach, but it appears that analysts and investors have not ruled out the possibility of a recession taking place across the United States in 2023, even if it is not likely to be to the same extent as the impending recessions in Europe and the United Kingdom. Disclaimer: This forecast represents FXOpen Companies opinion only, it should not be construed as an offer, invitation or recommendation in respect to FXOpen Companies products and services or as financial advice.
FRED:SP500
by FXOpen
Bond Market Signals Potential Trouble for the Federal ReserveIn recent weeks, the bond market has been sending a strong signal to the Federal Reserve: it may be making a serious mistake. The yield curve, which measures the difference in interest rates between short-term and long-term bonds, is currently more inverted than it has been since the early 1980s. An inverted yield curve occurs when short-term interest rates are higher than long-term interest rates. This can be a cause for concern because it can indicate that investors are expecting economic growth to slow in the future. When investors expect the economy to slow, they are less likely to lend money for long periods of time, leading to higher interest rates on short-term bonds and lower interest rates on long-term bonds. The current yield curve inversion has many experts worried. In the past, an inverted yield curve has often been a reliable predictor of a recession. In fact, every recession in the past 50 years has been preceded by an inverted yield curve. One reason for the current inversion may be the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate hikes. The Fed has raised interest rates several times in recent years in an effort to prevent the economy from overheating. However, these rate hikes may have had the unintended consequence of slowing economic growth. Despite the potential risks, experts believe that the current yield curve inversion may not be as concerning as it seems. They argue that other factors, such as the strong job market and low unemployment rate, suggest that the economy is still in good shape. In the end, only time will tell if the bond market's concerns are justified. However, the Federal Reserve will need to closely monitor the situation and be prepared to take action if necessary to prevent a potential recession.
FRED:T10Y2Y
by JoelWarby
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