Recession-Hard/Soft Landing
The October US jobs report had mixed signals and was skewed by hurricanes and industrial strikes. Unemployment met expectations by staying unchanged at 4.1%, although it rose nearly 0.1 percentage point on an unrounded basis. Nonfarm payrolls were flat with…
China’s Caixin Manufacturing PMI rebounded one point in October to 50.3. This was in line with the NBS PMIs from earlier this week, which also showed a modest rebound. We are looking for a turning point in China as the government unrolls stimulus measures.…
The October ISM Manufacturing missed expectations, decreasing to 46.5 from 47.2 in September. The Prices Paid component jumped, rising to 54.8 from 48.3 the month prior. New Orders showed a small upside surprise at 47.1, up 1 point on the month, pushing the…
パウエルはソフトランディングを実現できるか？いくつかの兆候はその可能性を示している。当社は、当社のネガティブな見方がなぜ誤っていたのかを検証し、不況を回避させた4つの成長エンジンを分析する。これらの力のうち半分は依然として持続しているが、残り半分は勢いを失っている。これで景気が持ちこたえる可能性はあるものの、我々は防御的なポジショニングを維持する。エクイティは非常に穏やかな結果を織り込んでいる。一方、トランプ勝利を見越した金利上昇は景気をソフトランディングの道筋から逸らしている。トランプが当選した場合に利回りがさらに上振れする可能性に備え、デュレーションをニュートラルに引き下げることでヘッジする。
The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, core PCE, met expectations of a reacceleration to 0.3% month-on-month, and reached 2.7% year-over-year. The rest of the Personal Income and Outlays report showed solid consumption growth, although supported by a…
We recently pointed to the UK Budget announcement as a pivotal event for UK assets. Following an initially positive reception, the market has turned and priced in further fiscal premia in UK assets, with both gilts and the pound selling off. While the budget…
We update our 12-month return projections for different US fixed income sectors in soft-landing and recession scenarios.
