{"id":184079,"date":"2023-01-19T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/traders-insight\/weak-economic-data-propels-concerns-of-a-2023-recession\/"},"modified":"2023-02-09T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T20:56:06","slug":"weak-economic-data-propels-concerns-of-a-2023-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/weak-economic-data-propels-concerns-of-a-2023-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"Weak Economic Data Propels Concerns of a 2023 Recession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This morning\u2019s data showing growing weakness in real estate alongside lackluster earnings reports drove an early morning equity selloff following yesterday\u2019s 1.6% decline in the S&amp;P 500. A dreadful one-two punch of contracting retail sales released yesterday and this morning\u2019s news of a 1.6% month-over-month decline in housing permits has taken center stage among investors, who appear to be neglecting this morning\u2019s positive news regarding the labor market. Investors are bracing for a potential recession this year while risks concerning the U.S. debt limit are adding to already strong headwinds. The continued market selloff occurs after yesterday\u2019s failed morning rally, occurring right near the pivotal 200-day moving average and 12-and-a-half-month downtrend line that we\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradersinsight.news\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/yes-overall-prices-declined-but-core-inflation-accelerated\/\">covered closely<\/a> in our commentaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/Picture1-9-1-1100x800.png\" alt=\"The equity market fails to break above pivotal resistance as economic data disappoints\" class=\"wp-image-173794 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/800;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Markets are continuing their downtrend with the S&amp;P 500 down 0.8% in early trading, with yields up roughly 2 to 5 basis points across the duration curve. Crude oil is up 0.7% while the dollar is roughly unchanged. Earnings season has failed to propel the market higher so far after an impressive start to 2023 for equities. Is it a new year, new story, or a new year, last year\u2019s story? I suspect the latter case as expressed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradersinsight.news\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/2023-economic-outlook-monetary-medicine-will-likely-make-2023-another-challenging-year\/\">2023\u2019s economic outlook<\/a>, with 2022\u2019s Federal Reserve (the Fed) rate hikes being felt in 2023, additional rate hikes this year, the Fed\u2019s significant balance sheet reduction of roughly 1.6 trillion dollars since last April\u2019s peak, persistent inflation and global instability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building permits continued their decline in December, as homebuilders are increasingly apprehensive about adding housing supply in a market hampered by two years of heavy construction activity post COVID-19, weak affordability, high interest rates, higher credit standards, labor shortages, etc. Permits fell 1.6% from the previous month, the fourth consecutive month of declines, further denting momentum despite yesterday\u2019s modest increase in homebuilder sentiment, the first increase in 13 months. The expectation of a 1.4% increase in building permits due to recent, but modest, declines in mortgage rates failed to materialize. Starts and completions also contracted 1.4% and 8.4%, despite expectations for an increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday\u2019s drop in industrial production also propelled recession fears, with the headline dropping 0.7%, shattering expectations of a 0.1% modest decline. The headline was the sharpest contraction since September 2021. Taken together, weakness in real estate and manufacturing is significant as combined they make up 30% of the economy. This morning\u2019s initial unemployment claims report, on the other hand, showed surprising strength, dropping to 190,000 on the week. This number was substantially better than expectations of 214,000 and consistent with our prediction that the 2023 recession won\u2019t be characterized by significant unemployment, but rather by the sting of inflation, margin compression, earnings contractions, and a slowdown in investment spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>This morning\u2019s data illustrates that the increasingly darkening cloud of weakening economic data has a silver lining\u2014a persistently strong labor market.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning\u2019s data illustrates that the increasingly darkening cloud of weakening economic data has a silver lining\u2014a persistently strong labor market. While each week seems to bring new news of high-profile tech layoffs, such as Microsoft disclosing that it&#8217;s slashing 10,000 positions, unemployment claims show that it\u2019s a job seekers\u2019 labor market. Many employers are hesitant to lay off workers due to a tight labor market, low labor participation and the nation having 1.8 job openings for every unemployed individual. The good news story for employees, however, comes with a painful sidebar\u2014housing affordability is at historically low levels and inflation, while moderating, is still causing sticker shock at the cash register. As the Fed continues to tighten its monetary policy, it\u2019s important to remember that accommodative liquidity conditions significantly propelled asset valuations and the roaring bull markets of the last 15 years or so. In other news associated with the end of the liquidity party, Party City declared bankruptcy yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradersacademy.online\/trading-courses\/introduction-to-macroeconomics\">Visit Traders\u2019 Academy to Learn More about Retail Sales, Unemployment Claims, Building Permits, Industrial Production and Other Economic Indicators.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning\u2019s data showing growing weakness in real estate alongside lackluster earnings reports drove an early morning equity selloff following yesterday\u2019s 1.6% decline in the S&#038;P 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