美国经济的前瞻指标们

Employment Market - The employment market is showing structural weakness, with a significant cooling in supply-demand relationships. The job vacancy rate is currently at 4.4%, which is at the 12th percentile since 2018, slightly below the 4.5% average from 2018-2019[3] - The labor force participation rate is at 62.4%, at the 38th percentile since 2018, indicating weaker labor supply compared to pre-pandemic levels[3] - The ratio of job vacancies to unemployment (V/U) is currently at 1.0, at the 6th percentile since 2018, reflecting a significant cooling in labor market supply-demand relationships[3] Inventory and Investment - The U.S. is currently in a weak inventory replenishment cycle, with inventory year-on-year growth turning positive in 2024 but at a weak pace[5] - Leading indicators suggest that non-residential investment may continue to decline in the next six months, as manufacturing PMI and new orders are both weak[6] - The probability of large-scale inventory replenishment by businesses in the U.S. is low, as indicated by three leading indicators: manufacturing PMI, OECD leading indicators, and the self-inventory to customer inventory ratio[8] Consumer Spending - Consumer spending capacity is weakening, with disposable income growth slowing to 4.2% in Q1 2025, below the 5.2% average from 2018-2019[10] - The wealth effect has diminished significantly, with excess wealth dropping from $14.9 trillion in Q4 2024 to $11.1 trillion in Q1 2025, a decline of 26%[10] - Despite reduced spending capacity, the risk of consumer liquidity issues is low due to healthy household balance sheets and low interest payment pressures[11] Financial Conditions - Financial conditions are currently in a loose state, as indicated by the Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index and the Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index (NFCI)[12] - Recent fluctuations in financial conditions were influenced by tariff policies, but conditions have returned to a more accommodative stance since early May 2025[12]