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Financial Times (February 7)

2023/ 02/ 08 by jd in Global News

“Investors are befuddled. Until a clear narrative on how the economy will fare emerges, markets will continue to whipsaw…. Markets are still digesting what it means for the US economic outlook, with a hard, a soft, and even a “no landing” scenario on the table, which have varying implications for investors and their positioning.”

 

Bloomberg (April 18)

2022/ 04/ 19 by jd in Global News

“The slower the Fed, the harder the landing.” Quick action while inflation expectations are “still well anchored” will minimize the “cost in terms of foregone output and higher unemployment.” Those costs will mushroom if the Fed “waits and allows inflation expectations to get out of hand.” A recession remains unlikely in 2022, but if there isn’t one “in the next couple years, it will only be worse.”

 

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