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Philipp Maier
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According to the Federal Reserve Cleveland, inflation expectations over a 1-year horizon are 2.59% y/y, above the Fed's target of 2%. Looking out further, longer-term expectations move closer to 2%. #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
5Y Breakeven Inflation Rate at 2.45%, down from 2.5% last week; 10Y Breakeven Inflation at 2.29%. Breakeven inflation uses the difference between Constant Maturity and Inflation-Indexed Constant Maturity Treasuries to calculate market expectations #inflation #econsky.
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
10Y #Treasury is at 4.09%, down from 4.18% last week. How are shorter-term interest rates contributing to the change in the yield curve? #interest #econsky https://tinyurl.com/m7pdyyyf
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Rents in the US have increased by 2.8% y/y in Jan 2026, down -0.08 p.p. from last month. #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
How broad based is the increase in #Inflation? Comparing all major CPI components to pre-pandemic levels #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Core CPI inflation inflation for Jan 2026 came in at 2.36% y/y, down -0.26 p.p. from last month. CPI ex. energy and food at 2.48%. #inflation #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
On average, prices for alcoholic #beverages (away from home) have increased 3.55% y/y, up 0.11 p.p. from last month. Posting for a friend ;-) #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#CPIs for medial goods, recreation, education: Showing details behind the topline number #Inflation #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
#CPIs for food, housing, apparel: Details behind the topline number #Inflation #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
How's the UK doing since Brexit? Comparing the evolution of real GDP since the referendum, and since the actual withdrawal from the EU #brexit #uk #eu #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Comparing The Economic Recovery Since the Outset of the Pandemic Across Major Industrialized Countries #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 1:17 PM
EU GDP growth for 2025 Q4 came in at 1.3% y/y (or 0.3% q/q). Relative to pre-pandemic levels, EU GDP is now at 106.8% #gdp #eu #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The U.S. Dollars to U.K. Pound Sterling Spot Exchange Rate stood at 1.3606 USD/GBP last week (06 February). Relative to a month ago, this is 1.4% higher. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate has risen by 9.8% #exchangerate #gbp #usd #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Last week (06 February) the U.S. Dollars to Euro Exchange Rate was 1.1812 USD/EUR. Relative to a month ago, this is an increase of approx. 1.5%. Relative to a year ago, the exchange rate is about 14.4% higher. #exchangerate #eur #usd #econsky
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Average US 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage last week at 6.09%, down -0.02 p.p. from prior week. 5/1 ARM at 6.1% #mortgage #househunters #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Existing #homeSales in Jan 2026 at 3910K units, down -8.4% q/q #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Inventory of Existing Family Homes rose to 1.11 million units in Jan 2026. Given the current sales pace, it would take 3.8 months to sell this existing housing inventory, up from 3.3 #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The IMF's Global Food Price index has fallen by -3.2% in Jan 2026, relative to last year #foodprices #commodities #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Global prices for Natural Gas for the month of Jan 2026 averaged $11.99 per Million Metric British Thermal Units. Relative to the prior month, that's up $2.53 or 26.7% #naturalgas #commodities #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Global Copper prices for the month of Jan 2026 averaged $12986.61 per metric ton. Relative to the prior month, that's up $1195.64 or 10.1% #commodities #copper #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Update on prices for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG): The IMF's index for LNG prices in Asia in Jan 2026 came in at 10.44, which is an incease of 5.3%, relative to the prior month #energy #commodities #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The IMF's Global Energy Price index for the month of Jan 2026 came in at 153.66, which is an incease of 4.28%, relative to the prior month #energy #commodities #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Emerging Market Update: Longer-term view of currency movements since the start of the post-pandemic monetary tightening cycle. All currencies indexed to 100 on March 16 (date of the first Fed rate hike); latest data point is 06 Feb #fx #emergingmarkets #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Longer-term view of Weekly Claims data. Relative to the peak during the pandemic, where the 4-week moving average of continued claims reached 21243K in the week of 16 May 2020, today's reading of 1846.75K continued is a decline of about -91% #claims #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Weekly Initial Claims (first-time applications for unemployment benefits), a proxy for layoffs, decrease to 227K (down -5K from prior week); 4-week moving average of continued claims decrease from 1850K to 1846.8K in Feb 2026 #claims #econsky
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM