US soft landing not a long shot
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US SOFT LANDING NOT A LONG SHOT
After a steep stock market selloff and a U.S. unemployment rate that has supposedly triggered a recession signal, Loomis Sayles writes in its latest research note, that a soft landing for the world's largest economy is still a possibility.
Since last Friday, everybody has been talking about a recession indicator, known as the Sahm rule, activated when the three-month moving average of the unemployment rate is at least half a percentage point higher than the 12-month low. The rule was named after ex-Federal Reserve economist Claudia Sahm and first introduced as part of a policy proposal in 2019.
On Aug 2nd, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate ticked up two tenths to 4.3%, cranking up the Sahm rule and likely sparking Monday's selloff.
Loomis Sayles, led by sovereign analyst Matthew Novak and global macro strategist Tyler Silvey, delved deeper into the components of the unemployment rate. They found that temporary job losses -- likely driven by Hurricane Beryl -- and new entrants into the workforce are responsible for the bulk of the rise in the unemployment rate, rather than major pickup in permanent job losses.
"This indicates robust labor supply is the main driver behind the rise in the unemployment rate, which we see as a much more benign signal than if it were materially weakening labor demand," Loomis says.
Other encouraging signals for Loomis include the fact that the employment to population ratio for 25-54 year olds, the workforce's primary segment, is strong and continues to trend higher.
In addition, the asset manager says while the weekly jobless claims have risen, they remain within a two-year range and far below historical recession levels.
Outside the labor market, Loomis still expects the U.S. corporate health to remain stable overall, although it has turned slightly more cautious on the sector.
It notes that the corporate earnings season has so far been strong, with nearly 80% of S&P 500 companies surpassing expectations. Positive earnings have also been widening out beyond the tech sector, it adds.
Overall, "the Federal Reserve is aiming for a soft landing, and softer data is supposed to be part of the package." But Loomis acknowledges that soft landings are "historically rare and can be easy to overshoot."
(Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss)
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