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Are Eurozone money trends inflecting weaker?

Eurozone March money numbers suggest that further ECB policy easing will be required to insulate the economy from global weakness. Continue reading
This entry was posted on April 30, 2025.
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Global money update: cavalry arriving?

A rise in money growth, if sustained, could offset US tariff damage. Continue reading
This entry was posted on April 24, 2025.
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Echoes of 1971

Current events are reminiscent of the same stage of the last 54-year Kondratyev cycle. Continue reading
This entry was posted on April 17, 2025.
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Chinese / Japanese monetary divergence still widening

Monetary trends suggest that China’s economy is better placed to withstand tariff damage than Japan’s. Continue reading
This entry was posted on April 15, 2025.
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A “monetarist” perspective on current equity markets

A promising recovery in global money growth may be insufficient to offset lagged effects of prior tightness and the US trade policy shock. Continue reading
This entry was posted on April 2, 2025.
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Simon Ward is Economist / Strategist at NS Partners and an Economic Adviser to Janus Henderson.

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Real (inflation-adjusted) money leads economic activity. Nominal money leads prices / inflation. "Excess" money drives markets. Economic fluctuations reflect the interaction of three investment cycles (stockbuilding, business capex, housing). More here.

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