The rules to being a sellside economist
21 Jan 2020 - Dario Perkins1) Economic forecasts: Forecasting GDP is basically a waste of time - no investor actually cares what this backward-looking gauge of the economy is doing. But getting it "right" is one of the few (though dubious) ways.
#Central Banks #Liquidity #GDP #Recession #Economy #Dario Perkins
Fed has created the conditions for the next US recession
22 Oct 2019 - Steven BlitzSteven Blitz, our Chief US Economist, examines the triggers for the next US recession. The largest risk is household exposure to equity markets. Anyway looking at debt as a trigger is looking in the wrong place..
#Federal Reserve #Interest Rates #QE #Liquidity #Balance Sheet #Recession #Steven Blitz #Debt
Equities vs Bonds
20 Jun 2019 - Dario PerkinsDario Perkins digs deep into the reasons why bond markets are better indicators of forthcoming recessions than equities. Not only is the global economic outlook becoming more uncertain, but bonds and equities appear to.
#Bond yields #Interest Rates #Equities #Recession #Bond markets #Yield curve #Dario Perkins #Bonds
Fed moves halfway to an ease
21 Mar 2019 - Steven BlitzAs we forecast the Fed announced the end of its QT programme at their meeting on 20 March. The question is whether the easing from QT (already in the market, see chart) and China’s stimulus will be enough to help.
#Federal Reserve #Interest Rates #Recession #Yield curve inversion #QT #FOMC #Jerome Powell #Steven Blitz
Recession watch
28 Jan 2019 - Dario PerkinsMany investors are concerned that the US is about to enter into a recession. We disagree and expect Fed action to prevent a recession and support stronger growth from H2. Dario Perkins looks at the short-term dangers.
#Monetary Policy #Recession #Economy #FOMC #US #Dario Perkins
