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US Composite PMI Suggests the Economy is On the Verge of Recession

Mish Talk

With the exception of the early stages of the pandemic, the decrease in total new sales was the sharpest since 2009. In this environment, inflationary pressures should continue to cool in the months ahead, potentially markedly, but the economy meanwhile continues to head deeper into a likely recession.” Thanks for Tuning In!

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Question #2 for 2024: How much will job growth slow in 2024? Or will the economy lose jobs?

Calculated Risk

2) Employment: Through November 2023, the economy added 2.6 Or will the economy lose jobs? The bad news - for job growth - is that a combination of a slowing economy, demographics and a labor market near full employment suggests fewer jobs will be added in 2024. Or will the economy lose jobs? million jobs in 2023.

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5 Unusual Economic Indicators That Can Tell You About the Economy

Trade Brains

However, there are many other lesser-known indicators that can actually provide valuable insights and are helpful for the economy. Back in the autumn of 2001, he noticed that when the US economy was struggling due to the recession, lipstick sales were actually going up instead of down. Keep reading to find out what they are!

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Thursday links: perma-bear positioning

Abnormal Returns

Markets The credit markets are very different than they were in 2009. etf.com) Economy The Fed has hiked 11 of the last 13 meetings. semafor.com) Despite a slowdown, the warehouse industry is raising rents. wsj.com) IPOs Shopify ($SHOP) is a winner in the Klayvio ($KVYO) IPO. theinformation.com) Is the IPO window really that open?

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Observations to Start 2023

The Big Picture

Holding onto expectations of major shifts in key drivers of the markets and the economy – merely due to the changing of the calendar – is a carryover from the days when the calendar mattered much more. Monetary stimulus (ZIRP/QE) from 2009-2021. Alas, utterly nothing. Fiscal stimulus 2020-22. The next ~12 years saw gains of 608.5%

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Question #2 for 2023: How much will job growth slow in 2023? Or will the economy lose jobs?

Calculated Risk

2) Employment: The economy added 4.5 Or will the economy lose jobs? If the Fed drives the economy into recession (to cool inflation), then we could see job losses in 2023. Or will the economy lose jobs? I'm adding some thoughts, and maybe some predictions for each question. million jobs in 2022.

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Vehicle Sales: Fleet Turnover Ratio and the Inflation Impact

Calculated Risk

Back in early 2009, I wrote a couple of posts arguing there would be an increase in auto sales - Vehicle Sales (Jan 2009) and Looking for the Sun (Feb 2009). This was an out-of-the-consensus call and helped me call the bottom for the US economy in mid-2009. Click on graph for larger image in graph gallery.

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