Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2022-05

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

PROVISIONAL · 5 of 5 weeks in

2022-05 — 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
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
China
stall-speed, at target · held all period
Euro area
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
Japan
disinflationary stall → stall-speed, at target
W20: disinflationary stall → stall-speed, at target

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M1 ×2 inflation_surprise_up
China
  • M13 ×5 contraction_easing
Euro area
  • M9 ×5 yield_spike
Japan
  • M2 ×3 inflation_surprise_down
  • M1 ×2 inflation_surprise_up

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.53 → 0.60 +0.07 (2022-05-01 → 2022-05-11)
  • core_pce: 5.18 → 4.90 -0.28 (2022-05-01 → 2022-05-27)
  • cpi_yoy: 8.54 → 8.30 -0.24 (2022-05-01 → 2022-05-11)
  • fx: 102.96 → 101.67 -1.29 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • gdp: -1.40 → -1.50 -0.10 (2022-04-28 → 2022-05-26)
  • pmi_mfg: 57.10 → 55.40 -1.70 (2022-04-01 → 2022-05-02)
  • pmi_svc: 58.30 → 57.10 -1.20 (2022-04-05 → 2022-05-04)
  • policy_rate: 0.50 → 1.00 +0.50 (2022-05-01 → 2022-05-29)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.19 → 0.27 +0.08 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • unemployment: 3.60 → 3.60 0.00 (2022-05-01 → 2022-05-06)
  • yield_10y: 2.89 → 2.74 -0.15 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • yield_2y: 2.70 → 2.47 -0.23 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 1.50 → 2.10 +0.60 (2022-04-11 → 2022-05-11)
  • fx: 6.63 → 6.74 +0.11 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • policy_rate: 3.70 → 3.70 0.00 (2022-04-20 → 2022-05-20)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.49 → 0.48 -0.01 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • yield_10y: 2.84 → 2.70 -0.14 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • yield_2y: 2.35 → 2.22 -0.13 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 7.50 → 7.40 -0.10 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-18)
  • fx: 1.05 → 1.07 +0.02 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)
  • gdp: 0.60 → 0.60 0.00 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-18)
  • pmi_mfg: 55.30 → 54.40 -0.90 (2022-04-22 → 2022-05-24)
  • pmi_svc: 57.70 → 56.30 -1.40 (2022-04-22 → 2022-05-24)
  • unemployment: 6.80 → 6.80 0.00 (2022-03-31 → 2022-05-03)
Japan
  • core_cpi: -1.60 → 0.10 +1.70 (2022-04-22 → 2022-05-20)
  • cpi_yoy: 1.20 → 2.50 +1.30 (2022-04-22 → 2022-05-20)
  • fx: 130.81 → 127.04 -3.77 (2022-04-29 → 2022-05-27)

Busiest week: 2022-W17 (4 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2022-W19 (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 — 2022-05 vs 2022-04, 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 2022-05).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2022-W17

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, 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.
● 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
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.
● 1 active

2022-W18

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, 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.
● 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
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.
● 1 active

2022-W19

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, 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
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
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-W20

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, 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 · 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
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
stall-speed, at target
unknown · 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

2022-W21

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

Mechanisms fired: M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, 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 · 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
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
stall-speed, at target
unknown · 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