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Effects of Fed's 10 Rate Hikes
The Fed has handed out 10 rate hikes, with a possible 11th next month. What are the effects of the fastest rate hikes, so far? [US Macro...
Frank Tian
Jun 25, 20231 min read
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Canada Macro Update
Consumers hang in there while interest rate continues to pinch.
Frank Tian
Jun 10, 20231 min read
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Recession? Soft Landing? US Macro
Recession? Soft landing? The outlook is between gloomy and sunny.
Frank Tian
May 9, 20231 min read
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πΊπΈ US Inflation
The 3-year Pandemic Journey πΊπΈ US Inflation To understand how we got here, it helps to look back. π’ May 2020: 0.2% The pandemic...
Frank Tian
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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Canadian Macro Update
π¨π¦ Jan inflation down to 5.9%. Why is the price still high up there? Inflation measures the speed of price increases. The drop of...
Frank Tian
Mar 1, 20231 min read
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π° Review Your Product Limit Cap
The latest US inflation number is out. It is in the right downward direction but still high. Latest 12-month inflation readings: πΊπΈ US...
Frank Tian
Jan 11, 20231 min read
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πΊπΈ Macro: Another Large Rate Hike
As expected, the Fed hiked the rate by another 75 bps today. The cumulative rate increase this year is 375 bps - the fastest in history....
Frank Tian
Oct 31, 20221 min read
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π¨π¦ Canada Macro Update
July inflation is out β¦ +7.6% Y/Y. Finally, it is moving in the right direction, but still outpacing wages. π¨ July inflation down to...
Frank Tian
Aug 18, 20221 min read
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Aging Effect on Inflation
Recession with Full Employment? The macro trend underneath β¦ US Q2 GDP Y/Y growth is -0.9%, according to BEAβs advance estimate today....
Frank Tian
Aug 6, 20222 min read
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πΊπΈ Macro: Another Large Rate Hike
The Fed raised the interest rate by 75 bps today. This brings the cumulative rate increase this year to 225 bps. With full employment,...
Frank Tian
Aug 4, 20221 min read
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Inflation Management and Risk Management
US inflation reached a new 40-year high at 8.6% in May. How could the policymaker manage inflation differently? Why not look at the risk...
Frank Tian
Jun 25, 20222 min read
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Banks Show Employee the Love
β€οΈ Time to show some love to your employees. With US inflation as high as 7.5%, Any salary increase < means a pay cut. Itβs time to show...
Frank Tian
Feb 24, 20221 min read
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