Our Weekly Economic Briefing examines how the policy gridlock ahead means a renewed focus on fundamentals. Real-time data is sobering, with...
US | Lethargic Treasury trade persists despite equity losses
Posted by John Canavan on Sep 25, 2020
Our Fixed Income Focus looks at a lethargic Treasury trade persisting despite equity losses. Bonds led Treasury yields lower, but the...
US | Coronavirus policy response cheat sheet (w/e 25 Sep)
Posted by Oxford Economics on Sep 25, 2020
Life was breathed back into negotiations over another fiscal package this week, with both Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and House Speaker Pelosi saying...
US | Initial Jobless Claims - 19 Sep 2020
Posted by Oxford Economics on Sep 24, 2020
Initial jobless claims for regular state benefits rose 4,000 to 870,000 in the week ended September 19, painting a picture of a labor market recovery...
US | Recovery Tracker slows to a crawl
Posted by Gregory Daco on Sep 24, 2020
The US Recovery Tracker slowed to a crawl in the week ended Sept. 11. Despite relatively encouraging news on the health front, the deterioration in...
US | How Bidenomics could boost the economy
Posted by Gregory Daco on Sep 24, 2020
Joe Biden’s fiscal policy proposals would provide the US economy with a booster shot as it recovers from the Global Coronavirus Recession.
While his...
US | Chartbook - August 2020
Posted by Oxford Economics on Aug 21, 2020
The US economy is at a critical juncture in its recovery. Importantly, after a rapid first phase of recovery, the economy has now entered the second...
US | Treasuries settle back into ranges; Powell up next week
Posted by Oxford Economics on Aug 21, 2020
Our Fixed Income Focus discusses how Treasuries settled back into ranges after a bear-steepening last week, even as equities flirted with new record...
US | Initial Jobless Claims - 15 Aug 2020
Posted by Oxford Economics on Aug 20, 2020
Initial jobless claims for regular state benefits rose back above 1 million last week, increasing 135,000 to 1.106 million. The data suggest that the...
US | Recovery Tracker started August on the right foot
Posted by Oxford Economics on Aug 20, 2020
Our US Recovery Tracker rose 1.3ppts to 78.0 in the week ended August 7, the largest gain since mid-June. Supporting the weekly rise were the first...