Dude, Where's My Recession? The Series
No recession, yet. Strong trade numbers continue to boost the economy, folks. I am so going to win my bet with Barry Ritholtz of the Big Picture:
This from Macroeconomic Advisers:
The trade balance through May was much stronger than expected. Soft production-side indicators, though, suggest less domestic spending given very strong net exports. Based on this information, we raised our tracking estimate of GDP growth in the second quarter by five-tenths to 3.5%.
This from JPMorgan:
The real trade balance improved considerably in May, and trade is now on track to contribute 1.5% to 2.0%-point to 2Q GDP growth, up from our previous estimate of 0.9%-point. That would lift our tracking estimate of 2Q GDP growth to at least 2.5% from 2.0%, and could put it over 3.0%.
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Barry Ritholz
I've given up on Barry to the point I have dropped him from my bookmarks.
All is Well . . ALL IS WELLL!!
Seriously, James, get yourself some help . . .
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