Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2023-07

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

PROVISIONAL · 5 of 5 weeks in

2023-07 — 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
stagflationary · held all period
China
deflation watch · held all period
Euro area
stagflationary · held all period
Japan
overheating / late-cycle · held all period

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M10 ×5 curve_inversion
  • M6 ×4 growth_slowdown
China
  • M3 ×3 policy_easing
  • M11 ×3 china_credit_impulse
Euro area
  • M4 ×5 policy_tightening
  • M9 ×5 yield_spike
  • M6 ×2 growth_slowdown
Japan
  • M9 ×5 yield_spike

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.21 → 0.20 -0.01 (2023-07-01 → 2023-07-12)
  • core_pce: 4.30 → 4.10 -0.20 (2023-07-01 → 2023-07-28)
  • cpi_yoy: 3.29 → 3.00 -0.29 (2023-07-01 → 2023-07-12)
  • fx: 102.91 → 101.62 -1.29 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • gdp: 4.70 → 2.40 -2.30 (2023-07-01 → 2023-07-27)
  • pmi_mfg: 46.90 → 46.00 -0.90 (2023-06-01 → 2023-07-03)
  • pmi_svc: 50.30 → 53.90 +3.60 (2023-06-05 → 2023-07-06)
  • policy_rate: 5.25 → 5.50 +0.25 (2023-07-02 → 2023-07-30)
  • slope_2s10s: -1.06 → -0.91 +0.15 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • unemployment: 3.50 → 3.60 +0.10 (2023-07-01 → 2023-07-07)
  • yield_10y: 3.81 → 3.96 +0.15 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • yield_2y: 4.87 → 4.87 0.00 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 0.20 → 0.00 -0.20 (2023-06-09 → 2023-07-10)
  • fx: 7.25 → 7.17 -0.08 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • gdp: 4.50 → 6.30 +1.80 (2023-04-18 → 2023-07-17)
  • policy_rate: 3.55 → 3.55 0.00 (2023-06-20 → 2023-07-20)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.49 → 0.50 +0.01 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • yield_10y: 2.64 → 2.65 +0.02 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • yield_2y: 2.14 → 2.16 +0.01 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 5.50 → 5.50 0.00 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-19)
  • fx: 1.09 → 1.10 +0.01 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • gdp: 0.30 → 0.30 0.00 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-19)
  • pmi_mfg: 43.60 → 42.70 -0.90 (2023-06-23 → 2023-07-24)
  • pmi_svc: 52.40 → 51.10 -1.30 (2023-06-23 → 2023-07-24)
  • policy_rate: 4.00 → 4.25 +0.25 (2023-06-15 → 2023-07-27)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 2.60 → 2.60 0.00 (2023-06-23 → 2023-07-21)
  • cpi_yoy: 3.20 → 3.30 +0.10 (2023-06-23 → 2023-07-21)
  • fx: 144.78 → 138.86 -5.92 (2023-06-30 → 2023-07-28)
  • policy_rate: -0.10 → -0.10 0.00 (2023-06-16 → 2023-07-28)

Busiest week: 2023-W26 (7 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2023-W29 (5 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 — 2023-07 vs 2023-06, 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 2023-07).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2023-W26

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stagflationary
contraction · above target · on hold
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 1 active
China
deflation watch
stall · deflation risk · easing
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 2 active
Euro area
stagflationary
contraction · above target · tightening
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 3 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

2023-W27

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stagflationary
contraction · above target · on hold
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 active
China
deflation watch
stall · deflation risk · easing
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 2 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
stagflationary
contraction · above target · tightening
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 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

2023-W28

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M11_china_credit_impulse, M3_policy_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stagflationary
contraction · above target · on hold
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 active
China
deflation watch
stall · deflation risk · easing
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
● 2 active
Euro area ⚠ stale
stagflationary
contraction · above target · tightening
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 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

2023-W29

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M4_policy_tightening, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stagflationary
contraction · above target · on hold
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 active
China
deflation watch
stall · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
stagflationary
contraction · above target · tightening
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 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

2023-W30

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M4_policy_tightening, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
stagflationary
contraction · above target · on hold
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 2 active
China
deflation watch
stall · deflation risk · on hold
Activity is soft and inflation is at/below zero — the risk is entrenched deflation. Favors duration (long bonds) and quality; cyclicals struggle until policy eases decisively. The catalyst to watch is stimulus / a policy cut.
○ no change
Euro area ⚠ stale
stagflationary
contraction · above target · tightening
Contracting activity *and* above-target inflation — the hardest mix: the central bank can't ease freely. Real assets, energy and value tend to hold up better than long-duration growth and bonds.
● 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