Americans and Aussies spend, whilst UK prices slide
Strong US retail numbers and Aussie spending numbers help explain why inflation is taking a while to slow down. NAB’s Gavin Friend takes us through the numbers.
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Thursday 16th February 2023
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US retail numbers for January were strong yesterday, giving no reason for markets to assume the Fed will move from its expected path of hikes following non-farm payrolls earlier in the month. At the same time industrial production was down, but the Empire State manufacturing number was better than expected. NAB’s Gavin Friend says a lot of these variations are weather related, alongside other factors, such as retail inventories. Hence, markets are struggling to get a coherent picture on the real strength of the economy. Australia meanwhile has seen discretionary spending holding up and an expectation that employment numbers will pick up again in figures out today. So, the message seems to be, resilient economies with inflation perhaps taking a bit longer than expected to slow down.
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