David A. Rosenberg, ehemaliger Chefoekononom bei Merril Lynch, bezeichnete die Krise bereits in 2008 als GDII und glaubt, wir befinden uns in einem sehr langen Baerenmarkt. Er trat erst kuerzlich von seiner Position als Chefoekonom der ML zurueck und wechselte als Chief Economist & Strategist zu Gluskin Sheff.
Hier ein kurzer Auszug zum Thema Inflation, der Rest ist ebenfalls sehr lesenswert.
David A. Rosenberg May 19, 2009
Chief Economist & Strategist Economics Commentary
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4. Inflation
While overall consumer prices are in decline, the so-called core ex-food/energy
index was stubbornly strong in April, rising 0.3% month-over-month (the market
was looking for +0.1%). The three areas that caused the difference between
expectations and reality was the hike in tobacco taxes (up 9.3% month-overmonth,
which added about 0.1% to the core), new auto prices rose 0.4% (rising
now for four months in a row) and medical care (with a about a 10% weighting in
the core) was up 0.4% too. The auto component does not include incentives,
which we know were huge during the month (and deflationary).
The bottom line is that we are still confident in the deflation theme — so many
areas are still seeing price declines in the U.S. retail sector: Grocery prices fell
0.2%, as did clothing. Furniture/appliances were flat. Computers down 0.6%,
and the list goes on. It is tough to get excited about inflation when
manufacturing capacity utilization rates slide to a record-low 65.7% (from
65.8% in March) as they did in April.
Moreover, there were thumbprints of deflation beneath the surface of the PPI
report — the so-called ‘pipeline’ measures fell sharply in April and these are
leading pricing indicators. The core intermediate PPI (excluding food and
energy prices at the mid-stage of the production process) fell 0.9% monthover-
month, the seventh decline in a row, and is deflating a record 3.8% YoY.
And, the core crude PPI (ex-food and energy prices — this is pricing at the
earliest stages of production) dropped 0.6%, which was the eighth decline in
the last nine months. The year-on-year trend is -40% — how on earth are we
going to be getting an upturn in inflation based on these patterns? It’s a real
statement on how much spare capacity there is in the industrial sector that
even with the CRB up 20% from the lows that we would be seeing negative
prints on these pipeline measures.
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