Macrobond blog

Views, insights and observations from our experts

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Forecasting
Inflation
Housing
Indicio

Indicio and Macrobond beat the street predicting inflation and US housing

June 1, 2023

Our partnership with Indicio resulted in nowcasts that were closer to reality than consensus estimates.

Forecasting personal consumption expenditures (PCE) with Indicio
Forecasting
Housing
Indicio

Forecasting personal consumption expenditures (PCE) with Indicio

May 25, 2023

Macrobond users can now access Indicio’s technology through a direct API.

Central banks
China
Currencies
Russia
US

De-dollarisation: the yuan’s use grows, but the greenback’s global role is proving to be stubborn

May 24, 2023

Our visualisations explore different roles of the global reserve currency.

Emerging markets
China
Deregulation

Institutions are deteriorating in emerging markets – especially China

May 18, 2023

Our guest blogger says the quality of economic institutions has markedly eroded.

Bank of Japan
inflation
Interest rates

Why US inflation will slow and help the BOJ

May 12, 2023

Indirect support for the yen will help attain central bankers’ goal of “good” inflation.

Saudi Arabia
US
Europe
Monetary Policy

Saudi banks are safe at a time of turmoil in the US and Europe

May 11, 2023

How metrics of capital, bad loans and profitability support a positive outlook for the banking sector.

Banking
Credit
Federal Reserve
US

Credit is still expanding in the US, but conditions are getting tighter

May 2, 2023

The author is the chief economist of the National Association of Credit Management.

As Ueda takes the helm of the Bank of Japan, do record wage hikes finally portend “good inflation?”
Bank of Japan
Employment
Inflation
Interest rates

As Ueda takes the helm of the Bank of Japan, do record wage hikes finally portend “good inflation?”

April 5, 2023

There are implications for major companies, yield curve control and the central bank’s swollen balance sheet.

Banking
US
Federal Reserve
Money Markets

Monitoring US bank deposit flows with Macrobond: a moment for (cautious) optimism

March 30, 2023

After the SVB turmoil, Ashridge looks at flows between banks, the Fed and money markets in 15 charts.

Australia
Housing
Real estate
CPI

ChatGPT's take on Australian CPI

March 29, 2023

Three charts to explain this month's CPI print and commentary written with the help of ChatGPT

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