brainard … remember her ?
National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard speaks at a press briefing
Mon, September 16, 2024 at 12:40 p.m. EDT
(Reuters) – Top White House economic adviser Lael Brainard on Monday declared that the U.S. economy had turned the corner in bringing down inflation and it was now time to focus on safeguarding recent progress in the labor market.
“Today, we are at an important turning point. Inflation is coming back down close to normal levels, and it is important to safeguard the important labor market progress we have made,” Brainard
Just a quick comment on a present condition. EU productivity has grown on average only 0.7% a year since 2015. I spoke with a CTA in the 1990’s about the EU and he did not believe it would survive in the long run in part because the major sovereigns were acting like dominant powers and camouflaging it. Draghi has a viable plan but the framework and agendas of the dominant powers are too fragmented and power hungry for it to take root. I do not feel this is a “European thing” as much as it is human nature.
The EU is facing that moment when the façade requires major structural adjustment or it will fail in time. They need to re-write the contracts to save themselves.
As we wait for the Fed to make its widely anticipated interest rate decision, this is one that could go either way. The debate is not whether the Fed will cut rates but by how much.
Big upside beat in NYS Empire Manufacturing Index.
While this is considered a low impact report, any data pre-FOMC will be scrutinized closely. (dollar is up after the report)
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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
After an extraordinary 30-month monetary squeeze designed to zap a post-pandemic inflation spike, the Federal Reserve is finally set to cut interest rates this week – and it’s now only a matter of how much.
With another set of weak industrial and retail readings from China on Saturday and the FBI on Sunday pursuing a second failed assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the news backdrop to this long-awaited Fed easing week is agitated to say the least.
USDJPY MONTHLY CHART – Up like an escalator and down like an elevator
It took nearly a year for USDJPY to climb to nearly 162 following the initial move above 140 and 3 months to fall back below it.
This chart shows the risks if the 140 break holds in a market that, at least to start the week, is hoping the Fed cuts by 50bps.
Logic says this suggests the current FX moves are fragile given the size of the anticipated rate cuts is seen as a toss up.
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