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Charts of the Week
Macro Pulse
The messaging from this week’s raft of economic data has painted an increasingly familiar picture of the global economic scene. Headline inflation is finally easing off its highs in large part thanks to ebbing energy prices. But last year’s high levels of inflation and the global trend toward tighter monetary policy that they sparked are now exacting a heavier toll on economic activity.
Sentiment Up, Forecasts Down
Financial market sentiment has improved notably in recent days, buoyed by an unexpected pause in the US-China tariff war and the May 12 announcement of significantly reduced bilateral tariff rates. This détente has eased investor fears of a deepening global trade shock and sparked a rebound in risk appetite. Our charts this week focus on:
- US shipping activity
- The Blue Chip Growth Consensus
- The Blue Chip Inflation Consensus
- Global imbalances
- US bank lending standards
- Oil prices and inflation expectations
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