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Morgan Stanley
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Economist at Morgan Stanley covering the US and Canadian economies.
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Neutral rate likely higher; given rate level less restrictive as productivity and investment rise.
Economists judge rates against the natural rate. Stronger productivity growth and investment demand should raise the natural rate, so a given level of rates is less restrictive. Long-term Treasury yields are rising alongside still-firm growth and earnings expectations, which indicates the neutral rate may indeed be higher. When yields rise because growth prospects improve, expected returns and capital demand rise, so higher rates are not necessarily contractionary. Activity concentrated in innovation, productivity and strategic-investment sectors may make the economy less rate-sensitive than in past cycles, and that contrast is becoming more apparent. The benign reading is contrasted with a less benign one in which yields rise because inflation is hot and fiscal concerns intensify.
“Stronger productivity growth and investment demand should mean a higher natural rate, so a given level of rates is less restrictive.”at 1:27
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): A Narrower Path for Growth and Stability ·
Latest upside inflation surprise reflects resilient demand, not energy-driven stagflation.
Even the most recent upside inflation surprise pointed to resilient demand rather than energy-driven stagflation. The simple explanation is that many firms still see returns well above their cost of capital, so they keep investing and spending despite higher rates. Recent work from the US economics team supports this view.
“Even the most recent upside inflation surprise pointed to resilient demand rather than energy driven stagflation.”at 2:25
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): A Narrower Path for Growth and Stability ·
Widest spread widening in lowest-quality credit shows US financial conditions are restrictive.
The biggest spread widening is occurring in the lowest-quality part of the credit spectrum. Housing activity is also at recessionary levels. Together these are signs that US policy and financial conditions are restrictive, which weighs on the debate over whether the Fed has less work to do because financial conditions have already tightened.
“The fact that we're seeing the biggest spread widening in the lowest quality part of the credit spectrum and the fact that housing activity is at recessionary levels are some tells in The U. S. that policy and financial conditions are restrictive.”at 3:08
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): A Narrower Path for Growth and Stability ·
Financial conditions are tightening more visibly in Europe than in the US, with growth not offsetting fiscal worries.
Signs of tighter financial conditions are more visible in Europe, partly because AI capex spending is a smaller factor there than in the US. Growth has been resilient but not sufficiently so to offset rising fiscal concerns stemming from higher rates. The French bond sell-off shows how quickly the balance of risk shifts, and globally financial conditions are introducing tougher conditions to the macro landscape.
“The signs of tighter financial conditions are somewhat more visible in Europe, in part because the AI CapEx spend is less of a factor.”at 3:24
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): A Narrower Path for Growth and Stability ·
Yields rising through real rates, not breakevens, means markets see policy tightening to cut growth.
As the rates strategy colleagues have noted, inflationary pressures have pushed up real rates rather than breakeven inflation. Yields have also risen because inflation has been hot, fiscal concerns are intensifying, and investors are demanding more compensation for holding duration. The market is therefore signalling that policy is getting tighter to restrain growth and eventually pull down inflation.
“Inflationary pressures have pushed up real rates, not break evens. So the market is telling us that policy is getting tighter to restrain growth and eventually pull down inflation.”at 4:10
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): A Narrower Path for Growth and Stability ·
Canada, Australia & other developed economies
Canada's medium-term outlook is constructive: capital deepening and tech diffusion can lift potential growth from about 1.5% to 1.75%-2% by the 2030s.
Morgan Stanley is constructive on Canada's medium-term outlook, arguing near-term trade uncertainty is clouding the opportunity for global investors. Over the next three to four years the growth model can pivot from export-led growth to capital deepening and wider technology diffusion, lifting potential growth from about 1.5% to closer to 1.75%-2% as Canada enters the 2030s. Large capital pipelines are already in place, so the build-out doesn't start from scratch. Near-term constraints (trade, weak productivity, underinvestment) are acknowledged as real.
“We think that the near term uncertainty around trade is actually clouding the opportunity for global investors.”at 0:49
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): Canada’s Next Growth Phase ·
Canada, Australia & other developed economies
Canada's working-age population will keep rising through 2045 while developed peers shrink, giving it a window to accelerate growth.
Although near-term population growth is slowing, the longer-run demographic picture is unchanged: Canada's working-age population is projected to rise about 3% by 2035, 5% by 2040 and 6% by 2045, while most developed-economy peers will see shrinking working-age populations. This gives Canada a window through the rest of the 2030s to keep accelerating its growth model.
“Canadian working age population is going to rise by about 3% by 2035, by 5% by 2040, and 6% by 2045. Meanwhile, most of the developed economy peers are going to see shrinkage in their working age populations.”at 3:27
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): Canada’s Next Growth Phase ·
Canada, Australia & other developed economies
Canada's growth upside hinges on investment broadening beyond concentrated big projects into machinery-intensive, higher-productivity-gain sectors over the next few years.
Announced capital pipelines are heavily concentrated: utilities, oil and gas, and transportation make up only about 13-14% of gross value added but more than half of announced pipelines, and spending skews toward structures rather than machinery and equipment. The growth upside depends on crowding in private investment into higher-productivity-gain sectors such as finance and information services, and on spreading beyond big projects into machinery-intensive sectors like construction, manufacturing, agriculture and wholesale, where technology adoption is low and productivity gaps are large. Whether that broadening happens is the key test over the next few years.
“The test for the next few years is going to be whether the investment that's being undertaken in a few sectors spreads beyond the big projects, and it really lifts productivity across the economy.”at 4:02
Thoughts on the Market (Morgan Stanley): Canada’s Next Growth Phase ·
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