Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2016-03

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2016-03 — month-to-date

(thesis pending synthesis)

what moved this month → daily glance

Audit trail — detail tables
📊 Data verdicts · 4 week(s) in period · deterministic, no narration

Standing regime — start → end, per bloc

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

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M13 ×4 contraction_easing
China
  • M5 ×4 growth_acceleration
Euro area
no fires
Japan
  • M2 ×3 inflation_surprise_down
  • M3 ×2 policy_easing

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.16 → 0.30 +0.14 (2016-03-01 → 2016-03-16)
  • cpi_yoy: 0.89 → 1.00 +0.11 (2016-03-01 → 2016-03-16)
  • gdp: 1.00 → 1.40 +0.40 (2016-02-26 → 2016-03-25)
  • policy_rate: 0.50 → 0.50 0.00 (2016-03-06 → 2016-03-27)
  • slope_2s10s: 1.00 → 1.02 +0.02 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-24)
  • yield_10y: 1.88 → 1.91 +0.03 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-24)
  • yield_2y: 0.88 → 0.89 +0.01 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-24)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 1.80 → 2.30 +0.50 (2016-02-18 → 2016-03-10)
  • policy_rate: 4.30 → 4.30 0.00 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-25)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.56 → 0.67 +0.11 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-25)
  • yield_10y: 2.90 → 2.83 -0.06 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-25)
  • yield_2y: 2.34 → 2.16 -0.18 (2016-03-04 → 2016-03-25)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: -0.20 → -0.20 0.00 (2016-02-29 → 2016-03-17)
  • gdp: -1.40 → 0.20 +1.60 (2016-02-25 → 2016-03-17)
  • pmi_mfg: 51.20 → 51.40 +0.20 (2016-03-01 → 2016-03-22)
  • pmi_svc: 53.30 → 54.00 +0.70 (2016-03-03 → 2016-03-22)
  • policy_rate: 0.05 → 0.00 -0.05 (2016-01-21 → 2016-03-10)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 0.60 → 0.60 0.00 (2016-02-26 → 2016-03-25)
  • cpi_yoy: -0.10 → 0.20 +0.30 (2016-02-26 → 2016-03-25)
  • policy_rate: -0.10 → -0.10 0.00 (2016-01-29 → 2016-03-15)

Busiest week: 2016-W09 (4 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2016-W12 (2 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 — 2016-03 vs 2016-02, 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 2016-03).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2016-W09

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M3_policy_easing, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
disinflationary stall
stall · below target · on hold
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.
● 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.
● 1 active
Euro area
deflation watch
stall · 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.
○ no change
Japan
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · easing
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.
● 2 active

2016-W10

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M3_policy_easing, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
disinflationary stall
stall · below target · on hold
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.
● 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.
● 1 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
deflation watch
stall · 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.
○ no change
Japan ⚠ stale
deflation watch
unknown · deflation risk · easing
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.
● 2 active

2016-W11

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
disinflationary stall
stall · below target · on hold
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.
● 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.
● 1 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
deflation watch
stall · 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.
○ no change
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

2016-W12

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
disinflationary stall
stall · below target · on hold
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.
● 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.
● 1 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
deflation watch
stall · 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.
○ no change
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.
○ no change