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Choppy Waters for the Barrel - Crude Oil Update
Oil prices continue to be pressured lower as erratic U.S. trade policy weighs on global economic growth at the same time that OPEC+ is boosting global oil supply. The price for WTI crude has shed over 20% since early last month to almost $55/bbl, the lowest level in over four years.
May 06, 2025
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U.S. Employment (April 2025)
The U.S. economy added 177k jobs in April, slightly above the consensus forecast of 135k. Revisions for the prior two months subtracted a total of 58k jobs. Smoothing through the volatility, non-farm payrolls averaged 155k over the last three-months
May 02, 2025
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The Non-Starter Playbook of the Mar-a-Lago Accord
The Mar-a-Lago Accord is a blueprint to recreate the Plaza- Accord-style intervention of decades prior, designed to correct the U.S. trade deficit through deliberate dollar weakening. The current composition of the U.S. trade deficit, particularly the concentration with China, sheds light on the administration's rationale for tariffs.
May 01, 2025
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Dollars and Sense - U.S. Dollar: The Great Unwind
The U.S. dollar has hit a wall in 2025. After appreciating by over 16% between 2021 and 2024, the trade-weighted dollar has given back over a quarter of those gains in just four months (Chart 1). Many investors are questioning the ability for the U.S. economy to maintain its exceptional global growth position as uncertainty lights up the airwaves.
April 29, 2025
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Tariff Policy and Whiplash Weaken U.S. Growth Outlook
The U.S. administration imposed a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, dropping all countries (excluding China) to a flat 10% tariff. This comes in addition to the sectoral tariffs, including steel & aluminum and finished autos & parts. We estimate the effective tariff rate in the U.S. to be 26%, the highest level in over a century. However, this is skewed by the outsized 145% tariff on China.
April 16, 2025
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