Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2022-09

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2022-09 — 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 → stall-speed, at target
W36: disinflationary stall → stall-speed, at target
Euro area
overheating / late-cycle · held all period
Japan
stall-speed, at target → overheating / late-cycle
W38: stall-speed, at target → overheating / late-cycle

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M10 ×4 curve_inversion
  • M1 ×2 inflation_surprise_up
China
  • M5 ×4 growth_acceleration
  • M3 ×3 policy_easing
  • M11 ×3 china_credit_impulse
Euro area
  • M4 ×4 policy_tightening
  • M9 ×4 yield_spike
  • M6 ×1 growth_slowdown
Japan
  • M1 ×4 inflation_surprise_up

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.57 → 0.60 +0.03 (2022-09-01 → 2022-09-13)
  • cpi_yoy: 8.19 → 8.30 +0.11 (2022-09-01 → 2022-09-13)
  • fx: 109.53 → 113.19 +3.66 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • pmi_svc: 56.70 → 56.90 +0.20 (2022-08-03 → 2022-09-06)
  • policy_rate: 2.50 → 3.25 +0.75 (2022-09-04 → 2022-09-25)
  • slope_2s10s: -0.20 → -0.51 -0.31 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • yield_10y: 3.20 → 3.69 +0.49 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • yield_2y: 3.40 → 4.20 +0.80 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 2.70 → 2.50 -0.20 (2022-08-10 → 2022-09-09)
  • fx: 6.91 → 7.08 +0.17 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • policy_rate: 3.65 → 3.65 0.00 (2022-08-22 → 2022-09-20)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.55 → 0.61 +0.07 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • yield_10y: 2.62 → 2.68 +0.06 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • yield_2y: 2.08 → 2.07 -0.01 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 9.10 → 9.10 0.00 (2022-08-31 → 2022-09-16)
  • fx: 1.00 → 0.98 -0.01 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • gdp: 0.50 → 0.60 +0.10 (2022-08-31 → 2022-09-16)
  • pmi_mfg: 49.60 → 48.50 -1.10 (2022-09-01 → 2022-09-23)
  • pmi_svc: 50.20 → 48.90 -1.30 (2022-08-23 → 2022-09-23)
  • policy_rate: 0.50 → 1.25 +0.75 (2022-07-21 → 2022-09-08)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 0.40 → 0.70 +0.30 (2022-08-19 → 2022-09-20)
  • cpi_yoy: 2.60 → 3.00 +0.40 (2022-08-19 → 2022-09-20)
  • fx: 140.08 → 142.28 +2.20 (2022-09-02 → 2022-09-23)
  • policy_rate: -0.10 → -0.10 0.00 (2022-07-21 → 2022-09-22)

Busiest week: 2022-W35 (8 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2022-W38 (6 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 — 2022-09 vs 2022-08, 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 2022-09).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2022-W35

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, 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 · 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
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.
● 2 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.
● 1 active

2022-W36

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, 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
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.
● 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.
● 2 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-W37

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, 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.
● 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.
● 2 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-W38

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M1_inflation_surprise_up, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, 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
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
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.
● 3 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