Weekly Economic Outlook

USAThe third and final estimate of Q1 GDP growth came in at +1.4% in annualised terms, in line with economist survey expectations and a tick higher than the second estimate last month. Household consumption was [...]

USARetail sales edged up 0.1% in May, less than the +0.3% print expected by consensus. Adding to the disappointment, the prior month’s result was revised downward, from +0.0% to -0.2%. Sales of motor vehicles and [...]

USAThe FOMC launched a mildly hawkish contingency plan on the back of the significant setback in inflation's progress toward target during Q1. That verbal guidance was made concrete as the FOMC kept its policy rate [...]

USANonfarm payrolls rose 272K in May, a very sizeable beat versus the Bloomberg consensus projection of 180K. A slight offset to the stronger-than-expected print was a 10K downward revision to April’s reading with an additional [...]

USANominal personal income rose a consensus-matching 0.3% in the U.S. in April following a 0.5% increase the prior month. The wage/salary component of income advanced 0.2%, whereas income derived from government transfers rose 0.3%. Personal [...]

USAThe Fed released the minutes of the 1 May meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday, and the readout was a good deal more hawkish than markets expected given the dovish tone Fed [...]