Uddrag fra Zerohedge:
After miraculously surging to two years highs in Nov 2023, Chicago PMI has plunged for five straight months, with the last four months seeing the MoM declines accelerating. Against expectations of a rise to 45.0 (from March’s 41.4), April’s PMI data printed 37.9
Source: Bloomberg
That is the worst five-month collapse since Lehman…
Source: Bloomberg
More problematically – the underlying data screams stagflation:
- Prices paid rose at a faster pace; signaling expansion
- New orders fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
- Employment fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
- Inventories fell at a slower pace; signaling contraction
- Supplier deliveries fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
- Production fell at a faster pace; signaling contraction
- Order backlogs fell at a slower pace; signaling contraction
All of which leaves ‘hope’ languishing at ‘Bidenomics’-cycle lows…
Source: Bloomberg
