I think this chart shows the
level of divergence between the real economy and the credit bubble
fuelled financial economy quite well.
Normally
when 3-month wage growth for job switchers is this strong vs overall
wage growth, it means the labour market is tight enough for neutral Fed
rates (let's say 4%) for the real economy, then with enough corporate
margin compression there is a normal recession, labour pressure goes
down and the Fed cuts as the recession happens.
By
April I assume the Fed will be at 25-50bps, which shows how far away
the neutral financial system Fed funds rate is from the real economy neutral Fed funds rate.
The real economy has slowed, mainly due to the auto sector, tariff
impacts and some signs of inventory liquidation, but its not in a full
blown recession.
Add
on top of that a >$1tn fiscal deficit... and a wage/inflation/
investment led cycle and cyclical rebound is baked in for the second
half.
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