Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2013-06

Month-to-date · weeklies accrete · the monthly synthesis locks at close

PROVISIONAL · 5 of 5 weeks in

2013-06 — month-to-date

(thesis pending synthesis)

what moved this month → daily glance

Audit trail — detail tables
📊 Data verdicts · 5 week(s) in period · deterministic, no narration

Standing regime — start → end, per bloc

United States
stall-speed, at target · held all period
China
stall-speed, at target · held all period
Euro area
disinflationary stall → stall-speed, at target
W23: disinflationary stall → stall-speed, at target
Japan
deflation watch · held all period

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M6 ×4 growth_slowdown
  • M9 ×1 yield_spike
China
no fires
Euro area
  • M9 ×5 yield_spike
  • M13 ×5 contraction_easing
  • M3 ×1 policy_easing
Japan
  • M1 ×5 inflation_surprise_up

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.15 → 0.20 +0.05 (2013-06-01 → 2013-06-18)
  • cpi_yoy: 1.72 → 1.40 -0.32 (2013-06-01 → 2013-06-14)
  • gdp: 2.40 → 1.80 -0.60 (2013-05-30 → 2013-06-26)
  • pmi_mfg: 50.70 → 49.00 -1.70 (2013-05-01 → 2013-06-03)
  • pmi_svc: 53.10 → 53.70 +0.60 (2013-05-03 → 2013-06-05)
  • policy_rate: 0.25 → 0.25 0.00 (2013-06-02 → 2013-06-30)
  • slope_2s10s: 1.86 → 2.16 +0.30 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-28)
  • unemployment: 7.50 → 7.60 +0.10 (2013-06-01 → 2013-06-07)
  • yield_10y: 2.16 → 2.52 +0.36 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-28)
  • yield_2y: 0.30 → 0.36 +0.06 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-28)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 2.40 → 2.10 -0.30 (2013-05-09 → 2013-06-09)
  • pmi_svc: 54.50 → 54.30 -0.20 (2013-05-03 → 2013-06-03)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.39 → 0.29 -0.10 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-28)
  • yield_10y: 3.44 → 3.51 +0.07 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-28)
  • yield_2y: 3.05 → 3.22 +0.17 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-28)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 1.40 → 1.40 0.00 (2013-05-31 → 2013-06-14)
  • gdp: -0.10 → 0.10 +0.20 (2013-05-01 → 2013-06-14)
  • pmi_mfg: 47.80 → 48.70 +0.90 (2013-05-23 → 2013-06-20)
  • pmi_svc: 47.50 → 48.60 +1.10 (2013-05-23 → 2013-06-20)
  • policy_rate: 0.50 → 0.50 0.00 (2013-05-02 → 2013-06-06)
Japan
  • core_cpi: -0.60 → -0.40 +0.20 (2013-05-26 → 2013-06-25)
  • cpi_yoy: -0.70 → -0.30 +0.40 (2013-05-26 → 2013-06-25)
  • policy_rate: 0.10 → 0.10 0.00 (2013-05-22 → 2013-06-11)
  • unemployment: 4.10 → 4.10 0.00 (2013-05-30 → 2013-06-29)

Busiest week: 2013-W25 (5 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2013-W22 (4 active)

Headline — where each bloc stands

Regime scatters — connected over time · connected scatter / Gapminder

Per bloc: the path over recent periods; filled dot = this period, arrow from the prior. First is the growth×inflation map with named, shaded quadrants.

Animated regime map — growth × inflation over time · Gapminder motion

Indicators — pick a metric, compare blocs · recession shading + crosshair

One pane; switch the metric, all blocs overlaid on a comparable basis (GDP shown YoY for every bloc). Grey bands = US GDP-contraction quarters. Hover for a readout.

Per-region breakdown — 2013-06 vs 2013-05, with trend

Change views — table-lens & slope · Datawrapper

A Table-lens — color = change · sparkline = trend · text = dated value
B Slope — prior → now per bloc, one panel per metric

Whole-board snapshot — parallel coordinates · parallel coordinates

Each bloc crosses all metric axes (min–max normalized across blocs for 2013-06).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2013-W22

● 4 mechanism(s) firedOpen the full in-depth weekly →

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M3_policy_easing, M9_yield_spike

United States
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
○ no change
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
○ no change
Euro area
disinflationary stall
contraction · at target · easing
Sub-trend growth with low, easing inflation. Duration and quality tend to lead; cyclicals lag until growth re-accelerates. Policy easing is the usual circuit-breaker.
● 3 active
Japan
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 1 active

2013-W23

● 4 mechanism(s) firedOpen the full in-depth weekly →

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 1 active
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 2 active
Japan ⚠ stale
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 1 active

2013-W24

● 4 mechanism(s) firedOpen the full in-depth weekly →

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 1 active
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 2 active
Japan ⚠ stale
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 1 active

2013-W25

● 4 mechanism(s) firedOpen the full in-depth weekly →

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 2 active
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 2 active
Japan ⚠ stale
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 1 active

2013-W26

● 4 mechanism(s) firedOpen the full in-depth weekly →

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 1 active
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · on hold
Growth hovering near flat with inflation roughly at target. A balanced, low-conviction regime — direction depends on which way growth breaks next; watch PMI for the tell.
● 2 active
Japan ⚠ stale
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 1 active