Macro Intelligence · Monthly board

2024-04

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

PROVISIONAL · 4 of 4 weeks in

2024-04 — 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 → deflation watch
W15: disinflationary stall → deflation watch
Euro area
disinflationary stall · held all period
Japan
overheating / late-cycle → disinflationary stall
W16: overheating / late-cycle → disinflationary stall

Mechanisms fired across the period

United States
  • M5 ×4 growth_acceleration
  • M10 ×4 curve_inversion
China
no fires
Euro area
  • M9 ×4 yield_spike
  • M13 ×3 contraction_easing
  • M6 ×1 growth_slowdown
Japan
  • M9 ×4 yield_spike
  • M4 ×3 policy_tightening
  • M12 ×3 boj_normalization
  • M2 ×2 inflation_surprise_down

Net indicator moves (first refreshed value → last)

United States
  • core_cpi: 0.27 → 0.40 +0.13 (2024-04-01 → 2024-04-10)
  • core_pce: 3.01 → 2.80 -0.21 (2024-04-01 → 2024-04-26)
  • cpi_yoy: 3.36 → 3.50 +0.14 (2024-04-01 → 2024-04-10)
  • fx: 104.30 → 105.94 +1.64 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
  • gdp: 3.60 → 1.60 -2.00 (2024-04-01 → 2024-04-25)
  • policy_rate: 5.50 → 5.50 0.00 (2024-04-07 → 2024-04-28)
  • slope_2s10s: -0.34 → -0.29 +0.05 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
  • yield_10y: 4.39 → 4.67 +0.28 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
  • yield_2y: 4.73 → 4.96 +0.23 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
China
  • cpi_yoy: 0.70 → 0.10 -0.60 (2024-03-09 → 2024-04-11)
  • fx: 7.23 → 7.24 +0.00 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
  • gdp: 5.20 → 5.30 +0.10 (2024-01-17 → 2024-04-16)
  • policy_rate: 3.45 → 3.45 0.00 (2024-03-20 → 2024-04-22)
  • slope_2s10s: 0.41 → 0.43 +0.03 (2024-04-07 → 2024-04-28)
  • yield_10y: 2.29 → 2.32 +0.03 (2024-04-07 → 2024-04-28)
  • yield_2y: 1.89 → 1.89 +0.00 (2024-04-07 → 2024-04-28)
Euro area
  • cpi_yoy: 2.40 → 2.40 0.00 (2024-04-03 → 2024-04-17)
  • fx: 1.08 → 1.07 -0.01 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
  • gdp: 0.80 → 0.80 0.00 (2024-04-03 → 2024-04-17)
  • pmi_mfg: 46.10 → 45.60 -0.50 (2024-04-02 → 2024-04-23)
  • pmi_svc: 51.50 → 52.90 +1.40 (2024-04-04 → 2024-04-23)
  • policy_rate: 4.50 → 4.50 0.00 (2024-03-07 → 2024-04-11)
Japan
  • core_cpi: 2.50 → 2.20 -0.30 (2024-03-22 → 2024-04-19)
  • cpi_yoy: 2.80 → 2.70 -0.10 (2024-03-22 → 2024-04-19)
  • fx: 151.29 → 155.60 +4.30 (2024-04-05 → 2024-04-26)
  • policy_rate: 0.10 → 0.10 0.00 (2024-03-19 → 2024-04-26)

Busiest week: 2024-W16 (8 active mechanisms) · Quietest: 2024-W17 (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 — 2024-04 vs 2024-03, 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 2024-04).

The month's arc

(arc pending)

Month-ahead scenarios

(scenarios pending)

What to watch

(pending)

2024-W14

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M12_boj_normalization, M13_contraction_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
stall · 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.
○ no change
Euro area
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.
● 2 active
Japan
overheating / late-cycle
unknown · 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

2024-W15

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M12_boj_normalization, M13_contraction_easing, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
stall · 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
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
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.
● 2 active
Japan ⚠ stale
overheating / late-cycle
unknown · 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

2024-W16

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M12_boj_normalization, M13_contraction_easing, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M4_policy_tightening, M5_growth_acceleration, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
stall · 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
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
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.
● 2 active
Japan ⚠ stale
disinflationary stall
unknown · below target · tightening
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.
● 4 active

2024-W17

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

Mechanisms fired: M10_curve_inversion, M2_inflation_surprise_down, M5_growth_acceleration, M6_growth_slowdown, M9_yield_spike

United States
overheating / late-cycle
stall · 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
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
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.
● 2 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.
● 2 active