There's a lot riding on where price gains may go, with the biggest question centered around whether “immaculate disinflation” comes fully to fruition.
There’s a lot riding for stock and bond investors in the second half of the year, with the biggest question centered around whether the idea of “immaculate disinflation” can come fully to fruition.The term refers to the notion that inflation might meaningfully dissipate from here, without a significant uptick in U.S. unemployment or a major recession.
“The problem for the disinflation people or believers is that the core readings continue to come in too high,” said Jeffrey Cleveland, director and chief economist at Payden & Rygel, a Los Angeles-based investment management firm that oversees $148.9 billion in assets. His firm expects the monthly core PCE reading to end the year above 0.3%, but “you need monthly core PCE readings to be 0.1% or 0.2% to see meaningful disinflation.” If inflation surprises to the upside, “the whole Treasury curve moves up, with the 2-year rate most susceptible,” which would likely dent the performance of stocks.
Meanwhile, the benchmark 10-year yield TMUBMUSD10Y , which reflects investors’ long-term U.S. outlook, has remained relatively contained near 3.75% for months as robust U.S. data rolled in, accompanied by signs of overall inflation easing when waning gas and food prices are factored in. Via phone, Henderson said her Chicago-based firm isn’t buying into the “immaculate disinflation” theory yet and thinks inflation “is proving stickier and more persistent than many expected.”
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