Notes on the Week Ahead

Falling Tensions in a Cooling Economy

11.13.2023 - By Dr. David KellyPlay

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If you do a quick google search on the phrase “tensions rising”, you get 230,000 hits. If you search the phrase “tensions falling” you get 3,700 hits. One of the cardinal rules of journalism is to only report on rising tensions and never improvement.

However, in recent weeks, there has been a quiet decline in tensions across a number of dimensions. This is being matched by falling inflation pressures and signs of moderating economic growth. After a turbulent few months, the economy seems to be back on the soft-landing track, a path that should support both the stock and bond markets and also allow the dollar to resume its stalled out decline.

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