1、Restricted-ExternalFOCUS20 May 2024Global Macro ThoughtsMaking new highsAjay Rajadhyaksha+1 212 412 BCI,USMax Kitson+44(0)20 3555 2386 Barclays,UK Kaanhari Singh+852 2903 Barclays Bank,Hong KongWhere noted in the source notes,the views expressed within this report are taken from previously published
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4、ATIONS AND IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES BEGINNING ON PAGE 9.FICC ResearchGlobal MacroRestricted-ExternalCompleted:20-May-24,10:58 GMT Released:20-May-24,11:03 GMTRestricted-ExternalThe world at a glance Global equities make a new high,while the bond rally continues The US hasnt softened very much,especiall
5、y on inflation The recent Chinese property measures are not a game-changer Making sense of it all,and a mea culpaRestricted-ExternalWe have seen this movie before on US inflationAt the end of 2023,6m core PCE inflation annualized was below 2%1o Y/y inflation was still 2.9%,but the Feds dovish turn s
6、eemed sparked by H2 inflation data o Financial conditions eased,the economy re-accelerated in Q1,and inflation surgedWe are not drawing a direct line between Q1 economic strength and Q1 inflation prints 1o The increases in shelter and auto insurance inflation,for example,seem more about catch-upo Bu