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A sharp, unexpected spike in memory (RAM) prices has become the dominant force behind a significant surge in US import costs, delivering a fresh jolt to inflation data. The latest figures show import prices jumped 1.5% month-over-month in March, marking the third consecutive monthly rise and the largest single-month in...
A specter from Japan's economic past is re-emerging in trading rooms: stagflation. For the first time in decades, a potent mix of rising oil prices and a persistently weak yen is forcing global investors to seriously game out a scenario of stagnant growth coupled with rising inflation. This is not a distant academic ri...
Major global asset managers are actively positioning for a stagflationary shock in Japan, a scenario long considered improbable for the world's third-largest economy. With the conflict involving Iran nearing its one-month mark, the sustained upward pressure on oil prices is forcing a fundamental reassessment of Japan's...
The market's fragile equilibrium has broken. Last week saw a decisive shift from pricing a temporary inflation shock to weighing a prolonged demand-driven growth scare, as bonds rallied despite surging oil prices and falling stocks—a classic stagflation signal. This transition underscores a critical failure: three unil...
The US services sector, the economy's dominant engine, has abruptly shifted into contraction for the first time in over three years. The S&P Global US Services PMI Business Activity Index fell to 49.8 in March, dropping below the critical 50.0 expansion threshold from February's 51.7 and missing earlier estimates. This...
David Stockman warns that the U.S. economy is facing a stagflationary shock of unprecedented scale, driven by a global commodity crisis ignited by war. The warning is stark: the economic slowdown evident before late February has collided with an inflationary surge, creating a perfect storm. The catalyst is the eruption...
As global finance leaders convene in Washington for the World Bank-IMF meetings, former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland issued a stark warning of stagflation, a looming food crisis, and the growing strain on the US-led global order. This alarm sounds against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical risk, with ...