Daiwa's outlook for the US economy in 2025: the era of 'high inflation, slow growth' is coming, interest rate cuts entering the 'slow lane'.
Morgan Stanley believes that Trump's immigration and tariff policies will lead the usa economy to face the dual challenges of slowing growth and persistent inflation next year: GDP growth is expected to slow to 1.9%, while core PCE inflation will remain high at 2.5%. The Federal Reserve will remain cautious about the interest rate path and is expected to begin to pause interest rate cuts in the second quarter of next year.
SA Sentiment: Is Lowering Taxes a Good Idea for the Economy?
How will Trump 2.0 policies affect global capital markets? Bank of America Merrill Lynch lists three possible scenarios that may arise.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch believes that in the best-case scenario, the US GDP growth rate will exceed 3%, the US dollar will be slightly strong, and the gold price will be relatively low; in the worst-case scenario, aggressive tariff policies will impact global trade, exacerbate the risk of US recession, and cause a sharp decline in US stocks; in the tail risk scenario, the US economy will fall into stagflation, the US dollar will weaken across the board, and gold and cryptos will benefit.
The U.S. National Debt Has Reached $36T. Will the DOGE Help Fix It?
The 4.5% U.S. bond yield is too tempting! Are traders starting to enter the market and bottom-fish?
Some analysts predict that 4.25%-4.5% will be a reasonable range for the 10-year US Treasury bond yield. If it rises to 5%, it will be time to consider increasing positions.
Treasury Yields Rise as Prospects for the U.S. Economy See Traders Trim Rate Cut Bets