Since last August, total mentions of tariffs in earning transcripts of Russell 3000 firms have increased from 91 to 5,071 in May using a three-month moving average. … READ MORE >
U.S. spending and inflation ease as companies slam the brakes on imports
American spending moderated in April as U.S. businesses pulled back significantly on imports after months of pulling forward economic activity to avoid higher tariffs. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Can businesses absorb the cost of tariffs?
Wherever the effective tariff rate ends up, any reduction in margins because of the significant increase in trade taxes will result in reduced growth, higher inflation and rising unemployment. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Why global bond yields are rising
Unfunded tax cuts, outlays on defense and infrastructure as well as rising inflation expectations are pushing global bond yields higher, which will put at risk private sector investment. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Estimating tariff revenues on EU exports to the U.S.
Using Penn-Wharton’s tariff simulator one can estimate the revenue generation linked to a large tariff on all imports to the U.S. from the EU. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Rising duration premium points to heightened risk in long-dated debt
The 30-year swap is pointing toward greater risk in U.S. Treasury funding as trade and fiscal policies suggest higher inflation, rising interest rates and growing government deficits to fund a large tax cut. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Financial conditions a modest drag on growth
We expect the cost of credit for businesses to be pressured higher as the risk of a slowdown increases. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: A widening U.S. 30-year/10-year spread points to long-term change
Now, as populist economics takes hold and globalization fades, nowhere is the new regime better illustrated than in the U.S. 30-year less 10-year Treasury spread in the bond market. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Something’s got to give in financial markets
Now, as the impact of tariffs begins to hit consumers, it would not be surprising if investors push yields higher and the dollar lower. … READ MORE >
Market Minute: Fiscal policy in the spotlight after U.S. credit rating downgrade
Following the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by Moody’s from Aaa to Aa1, we expect a rising risk premium across the Treasury curve. … READ MORE >