Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2020-07

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2020-07 — 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
goldilocks / reflation · 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
  • M5 ×4 growth_acceleration
  • M1 ×2 inflation_surprise_up
  • M2 ×2 inflation_surprise_down
China
no fires
Euro area
  • M13 ×3 contraction_easing
  • M5 ×1 growth_acceleration
Japan
  • M1 ×3 inflation_surprise_up

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.58 → 0.20 -0.38 (2020-07-01 → 2020-07-14)
  • cpi_yoy: 1.00 → 0.60 -0.40 (2020-07-01 → 2020-07-14)
  • fx: 97.32 → 94.44 -2.88 (2020-07-02 → 2020-07-24)
  • pmi_svc: 45.40 → 57.10 +11.70 (2020-06-03 → 2020-07-06)
  • policy_rate: 0.25 → 0.25 0.00 (2020-07-05 → 2020-07-26)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.52 → 0.45 -0.07 (2020-07-02 → 2020-07-24)
  • yield_10y: 0.68 → 0.59 -0.09 (2020-07-02 → 2020-07-24)
  • yield_2y: 0.16 → 0.14 -0.02 (2020-07-02 → 2020-07-24)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 2.40 → 2.50 +0.10 (2020-06-10 → 2020-07-09)
  • fx: 7.07 → 7.00 -0.06 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
  • gdp: -6.80 → 3.20 +10.00 (2020-04-17 → 2020-07-16)
  • policy_rate: 3.85 → 3.85 0.00 (2020-06-22 → 2020-07-20)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.60 → 0.49 -0.11 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
  • yield_10y: 2.90 → 2.86 -0.04 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
  • yield_2y: 2.29 → 2.37 +0.08 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 0.30 → 0.30 0.00 (2020-06-30 → 2020-07-17)
  • fx: 1.12 → 1.16 +0.04 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
  • gdp: 0.30 → 0.30 0.00 (2020-06-30 → 2020-07-17)
  • pmi_mfg: 47.40 → 51.10 +3.70 (2020-07-01 → 2020-07-24)
  • pmi_svc: 48.30 → 55.10 +6.80 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
  • policy_rate: 0.00 → 0.00 0.00 (2020-06-04 → 2020-07-16)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 0.10 → 0.20 +0.10 (2020-06-19 → 2020-07-21)
  • cpi_yoy: 0.10 → 0.10 0.00 (2020-06-19 → 2020-07-21)
  • fx: 107.50 → 106.84 -0.66 (2020-07-03 → 2020-07-24)
  • policy_rate: -0.10 → -0.10 0.00 (2020-06-16 → 2020-07-15)

Busiest week: 2020-W27 (4 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2020-W30 (3 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 — 2020-07 vs 2020-06, 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 2020-07).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2020-W27

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
goldilocks / reflation
expansion · below target · on hold
Improving growth with inflation at/below target — the benign mix. Cyclicals, small-caps and risk assets broadly tend to lead; long bonds lag as growth firms.
● 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
deflation watch
contraction · 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
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

2020-W28

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
goldilocks / reflation
expansion · below target · on hold
Improving growth with inflation at/below target — the benign mix. Cyclicals, small-caps and risk assets broadly tend to lead; long bonds lag as growth firms.
● 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
deflation watch
contraction · 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
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

2020-W29

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
goldilocks / reflation
expansion · below target · on hold
Improving growth with inflation at/below target — the benign mix. Cyclicals, small-caps and risk assets broadly tend to lead; long bonds lag as growth firms.
● 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
deflation watch
contraction · 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
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

2020-W30

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

Mechanisms fired: M2_inflation_surprise_down, M5_growth_acceleration

United States
goldilocks / reflation
expansion · below target · on hold
Improving growth with inflation at/below target — the benign mix. Cyclicals, small-caps and risk assets broadly tend to lead; long bonds lag as growth firms.
● 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
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.
● 1 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.
○ no change