Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2022-08

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2022-08 — 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
W32: stall-speed, at target → disinflationary stall
Euro area
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
Japan
stall-speed, at target · held all period

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M10 ×4 curve_inversion
  • M9 ×2 yield_spike
  • M2 ×1 inflation_surprise_down
China
  • M13 ×4 contraction_easing
  • M3 ×1 policy_easing
  • M11 ×1 china_credit_impulse
Euro area
  • M4 ×4 policy_tightening
Japan
  • M1 ×2 inflation_surprise_up

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.49 → 0.30 -0.19 (2022-08-01 → 2022-08-10)
  • core_pce: 5.36 → 4.60 -0.76 (2022-08-01 → 2022-08-26)
  • cpi_yoy: 8.22 → 8.50 +0.28 (2022-08-01 → 2022-08-10)
  • fx: 106.62 → 108.80 +2.18 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • gdp: -0.90 → -0.60 +0.30 (2022-07-28 → 2022-08-25)
  • policy_rate: 2.50 → 2.50 0.00 (2022-08-07 → 2022-08-28)
  • slope_2s10s: -0.41 → -0.33 +0.08 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • yield_10y: 2.83 → 3.04 +0.21 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • yield_2y: 3.24 → 3.37 +0.13 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 2.50 → 2.70 +0.20 (2022-07-09 → 2022-08-10)
  • fx: 6.75 → 6.85 +0.10 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • policy_rate: 3.70 → 3.65 -0.05 (2022-07-20 → 2022-08-22)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.62 → 0.49 -0.13 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • yield_10y: 2.73 → 2.64 -0.09 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • yield_2y: 2.12 → 2.15 +0.04 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 8.90 → 8.90 0.00 (2022-07-29 → 2022-08-18)
  • fx: 1.02 → 1.00 -0.03 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)
  • gdp: 0.10 → 0.10 0.00 (2022-07-29 → 2022-08-18)
  • pmi_mfg: 49.80 → 49.70 -0.10 (2022-08-01 → 2022-08-23)
  • pmi_svc: 51.20 → 50.20 -1.00 (2022-08-03 → 2022-08-23)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 0.20 → 0.40 +0.20 (2022-07-22 → 2022-08-19)
  • cpi_yoy: 2.40 → 2.60 +0.20 (2022-07-22 → 2022-08-19)
  • fx: 132.62 → 136.56 +3.94 (2022-08-05 → 2022-08-26)

Busiest week: 2022-W34 (6 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2022-W32 (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 — 2022-08 vs 2022-07, 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 2022-08).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2022-W31

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M13_contraction_easing, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M4_policy_tightening, 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.
● 3 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
stall · above target · tightening
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
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.
○ no change

2022-W32

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M13_contraction_easing, M4_policy_tightening

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
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
Euro area ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
stall · above target · tightening
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.
○ no change

2022-W33

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M4_policy_tightening, 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
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
Euro area ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
stall · above target · tightening
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-W34

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M13_contraction_easing, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening

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
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.
● 3 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
stall · above target · tightening
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