Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2022-02

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2022-02 — 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
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
China
stall-speed, at target → disinflationary stall
W07: stall-speed, at target → disinflationary stall
Euro area
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
Japan
disinflationary stall · held all period

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M9 ×1 yield_spike
China
  • M3 ×3 policy_easing
  • M11 ×3 china_credit_impulse
Euro area
  • M9 ×4 yield_spike
Japan
  • M2 ×2 inflation_surprise_down

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.53 → 0.60 +0.07 (2022-02-01 → 2022-02-10)
  • core_pce: 5.60 → 5.20 -0.40 (2022-02-01 → 2022-02-25)
  • cpi_yoy: 7.94 → 7.50 -0.44 (2022-02-01 → 2022-02-10)
  • fx: 95.48 → 96.62 +1.14 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)
  • gdp: 6.90 → 7.00 +0.10 (2022-01-27 → 2022-02-24)
  • policy_rate: 0.25 → 0.25 0.00 (2022-02-06 → 2022-02-27)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.62 → 0.42 -0.20 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)
  • yield_10y: 1.93 → 1.97 +0.04 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)
  • yield_2y: 1.31 → 1.55 +0.24 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 1.50 → 0.90 -0.60 (2022-01-12 → 2022-02-16)
  • fx: 6.36 → 6.33 -0.03 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)
  • policy_rate: 3.70 → 3.70 0.00 (2022-01-20 → 2022-02-21)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.57 → 0.51 -0.05 (2022-01-30 → 2022-02-25)
  • yield_10y: 2.70 → 2.77 +0.08 (2022-01-30 → 2022-02-25)
  • yield_2y: 2.13 → 2.26 +0.13 (2022-01-30 → 2022-02-25)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 5.10 → 5.10 0.00 (2022-02-02 → 2022-02-23)
  • fx: 1.14 → 1.12 -0.02 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)
  • gdp: 0.30 → 0.30 0.00 (2022-02-02 → 2022-02-23)
  • pmi_mfg: 58.70 → 58.40 -0.30 (2022-02-01 → 2022-02-21)
  • pmi_svc: 51.10 → 55.80 +4.70 (2022-02-03 → 2022-02-21)
Japan
  • core_cpi: -1.30 → -1.90 -0.60 (2022-01-21 → 2022-02-18)
  • cpi_yoy: 0.80 → 0.50 -0.30 (2022-01-21 → 2022-02-18)
  • fx: 114.96 → 115.57 +0.61 (2022-02-04 → 2022-02-25)

Busiest week: 2022-W05 (4 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2022-W08 (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 — 2022-02 vs 2022-01, 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 2022-02).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2022-W05

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

Mechanisms fired: M11_china_credit_impulse, M3_policy_easing, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
● 1 active
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · easing
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
Euro area
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
● 1 active
Japan
disinflationary stall
unknown · 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.
○ no change

2022-W06

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

Mechanisms fired: M11_china_credit_impulse, M3_policy_easing, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
○ no change
China
stall-speed, at target
stall · at target · easing
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
Euro area ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
● 1 active
Japan ⚠ stale
disinflationary stall
unknown · 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.
○ no change

2022-W07

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

Mechanisms fired: M11_china_credit_impulse, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M3_policy_easing, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
○ no change
China
disinflationary stall
stall · below 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.
● 2 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
● 1 active
Japan ⚠ stale
disinflationary stall
unknown · 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

2022-W08

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

Mechanisms fired: M2_inflation_surprise_down, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
○ no change
China
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.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
expansion · above target · on hold
Above-trend growth with above-target inflation. Late-cycle: cyclicals and inflation beneficiaries can still run, but the central bank is biased to tighten, so duration and high-multiple growth are exposed.
● 1 active
Japan ⚠ stale
disinflationary stall
unknown · 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