From Torsten Slok at Apollo World Administration. The image says all of it, however Torsten’s commentary is very good:
Inflation will likely be coming down over the approaching quarters. That is what the Fed is predicting, that’s what the consensus is anticipating, and that’s what we’re predicting. The issue is that this has been the forecast ever since inflation began going up in April 2021, see chart beneath. Given how systematically fallacious inflation forecasts have been over the previous 18 months, there are good causes to be cautious in regards to the present forecast.
Additionally it is how market expectations have advanced. Is inflation inherently unpredictable? Are we collectively in thrall of the identical fallacious mannequin? Does “expectation” imply the identical factor in fashions and surveys? Are market threat premiums actually necessary?
