Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2022-04

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2022-04 — 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
disinflationary stall · held all period
Euro area
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
Japan
overheating / late-cycle → disinflationary stall
W16: overheating / late-cycle → disinflationary stall

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M2 ×2 inflation_surprise_down
  • M10 ×1 curve_inversion
  • M9 ×1 yield_spike
China
  • M6 ×4 growth_slowdown
Euro area
  • M9 ×4 yield_spike
Japan
  • M1 ×3 inflation_surprise_up
  • M2 ×1 inflation_surprise_down

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.50 → 0.30 -0.20 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-12)
  • cpi_yoy: 8.23 → 8.50 +0.27 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-12)
  • fx: 98.63 → 101.22 +2.59 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
  • pmi_svc: 56.50 → 58.30 +1.80 (2022-03-03 → 2022-04-05)
  • policy_rate: 0.50 → 0.50 0.00 (2022-04-03 → 2022-04-24)
  • slope_2s10s: -0.05 → 0.18 +0.23 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
  • yield_10y: 2.39 → 2.90 +0.51 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
  • yield_2y: 2.44 → 2.72 +0.28 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 0.90 → 1.50 +0.60 (2022-03-09 → 2022-04-11)
  • fx: 6.34 → 6.45 +0.11 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
  • gdp: 4.00 → 4.80 +0.80 (2022-01-17 → 2022-04-18)
  • policy_rate: 3.70 → 3.70 0.00 (2022-03-21 → 2022-04-20)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.50 → 0.51 +0.00 (2022-04-02 → 2022-04-24)
  • yield_10y: 2.77 → 2.83 +0.06 (2022-04-02 → 2022-04-24)
  • yield_2y: 2.27 → 2.33 +0.06 (2022-04-02 → 2022-04-24)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 7.50 → 7.40 -0.10 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-21)
  • fx: 1.11 → 1.08 -0.02 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
  • gdp: 2.50 → 2.40 -0.10 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-21)
  • pmi_mfg: 56.50 → 55.30 -1.20 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)
  • pmi_svc: 54.80 → 57.70 +2.90 (2022-03-24 → 2022-04-22)
  • policy_rate: 0.00 → 0.00 0.00 (2022-03-10 → 2022-04-14)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 2.10 → -1.60 -3.70 (2022-03-24 → 2022-04-22)
  • cpi_yoy: 3.30 → 1.20 -2.10 (2022-03-24 → 2022-04-22)
  • fx: 121.76 → 128.41 +6.65 (2022-04-01 → 2022-04-22)

Busiest week: 2022-W15 (5 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2022-W14 (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 — 2022-04 vs 2022-03, 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 2022-04).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2022-W13

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M6_growth_slowdown, 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
disinflationary stall
contraction · 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
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
overheating / late-cycle
unknown · 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

2022-W14

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

Mechanisms fired: M1_inflation_surprise_up, M6_growth_slowdown, 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
contraction · 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
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
overheating / late-cycle
unknown · 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

2022-W15

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

Mechanisms fired: M1_inflation_surprise_up, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M6_growth_slowdown, 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.
● 2 active
China
disinflationary stall
contraction · at 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
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
overheating / late-cycle
unknown · 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

2022-W16

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

Mechanisms fired: M2_inflation_surprise_down, M6_growth_slowdown, 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
disinflationary stall
contraction · at 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
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