— Weekly Macro Report
Week of June 9, 2026
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The US macro picture points to Overheating (30% probability, moderate confidence), with Inflation Shock as the main alternative at 25%. Growth is slowing, inflation is firming, and geopolitical shock is moderate. The main tension comes from consumer sentiment at 49.8, well below trend.
Overheating
Too hot. Growth and prices both running warm, which keeps the Fed in the room.
Closest alternative: Inflation Shock at 24.9% · Overheating +0.1 pts on the day
All five regimes
- Cooling22.8%
- Soft Landing20.7%
- OverheatingLeading29.6%
- Inflation ShockRunner-up24.9%
- Contraction2.0%
— 90-day history
The run-up to this week
2026-03-10 → 2026-06-09
— US internals
The four axes
Growth
Slowing
Score44.1 / 100Momentum: Stable↑ +1.3 wkIs the economy expanding or slowing. Jobs, output, spending.
Inflation
Firming
Score61.7 / 100Momentum: Stable↓ -0.9 wkHow fast prices are rising, and whether the trend is up or down.
Financial Conditions
Neutral
Score53.0 / 100Momentum: Rising↑ +2.2 wkHow tight money is. Yields, credit spreads, the cost of borrowing.
Geopolitical Shock
Moderate
Score42.0 / 100Momentum: Falling↑ +0.6 wkStress from outside the model. Oil, war risk, market volatility.
— Key drivers
What holds the call up, and what argues against it
Confirming
Points that support the current regime call
- headline CPI at 3.8% YoY, sharply higher
- core PCE at 3.3% YoY, well above trend
- gasoline prices well above trend
Disconfirming
Points that argue against it
- consumer sentiment at 49.8, well below trend
- wage growth at 3.4% YoY, sharply lower
Confirming
10-year Treasury yield, high-yield credit spreads
Diverging
S&P 500, WTI crude oil
— Week in review
What moved this week
Quantitative moves below the historical median. The model's reading is stable, which may itself be the signal. Versus June 2, 2026.
Regime probabilities
- Cooling22.8%-0.1
- Soft Landing20.7%-0.1
- Overheating29.6%+0.5
- Inflation Shock24.9%-0.6
- Contraction2.0%+0.3
Internals
- GrowthSlowing44.1↑ +1.3
- InflationFirming61.7↓ -0.9
- Financial ConditionsNeutral53.0↑ +2.2
- Geopolitical ShockModerate42.0↑ +0.6
— Asset playbook
Positioning read and the empirical record
The engine’s read, by asset class
- EquitiesCautious, late-cycle risk
Growth is running hot but firming inflation and neutral financial conditions cap the upside for equities.
- RatesYields biased higher
Stable inflation keeps yields biased higher as the Fed stays on hold.
- CreditCarry positive, spreads uncertain
Solid growth supports carry, but firming inflation creates spread uncertainty.
- DollarUSD firm
Firming inflation and firm growth keep the dollar supported.
- GoldRange-bound
Gold is range-bound as strong growth offsets the inflation bid.
- OilConstructive
Strong demand and the Hormuz blockade keep oil constructive.
How assets behaved historically in Overheating
Annualized figures across every past day the model scored this regime. History, not a forecast.
- +27.1%
Nasdaq 100
Vol 19.5% · Sharpe 1.39
- +17.5%
S&P 500
Vol 14.5% · Sharpe 1.21
- +12.4%
Gold
Vol 15.3% · Sharpe 0.81
- +12.4%
Emerging Markets
Vol 17.5% · Sharpe 0.71
- +7.1%
Developed Markets
Vol 14.9% · Sharpe 0.48
- +5.8%
Russell 2000
Vol 19.2% · Sharpe 0.30
- +5.1%
HY Corporate
Vol 4.7% · Sharpe 1.09
- +4.3%
TIPS
Vol 4.0% · Sharpe 1.08
- +3.2%
IG Corporate
Vol 5.5% · Sharpe 0.58
- +2.2%
7-10Y Treasury
Vol 5.2% · Sharpe 0.42
- -4.6%
Energy
Vol 23.5% · Sharpe -0.20
— Leading / lagging
Signal alignment
Leading signals
Fast-moving market and survey data. Where the economy may be heading.
Lagging signals
Confirmed hard data. Where the economy demonstrably is.
The two layers disagree, so the regime is contested. Leading signals lean Overheating; lagging signals lean Cooling. Leading signals typically lead the confirmed data by about 6 weeks.
— Market context
How the tracked assets did this week
- HY CorporateHYG-0.4%
- 7-10Y TreasuryIEF-0.5%
- IG CorporateLQD-0.5%
- TIPSTIP-0.6%
- EnergyXLE-1.0%
- Russell 2000IWM-2.3%
- S&P 500SPY-3.0%
- Developed MarketsVEA-3.4%
- Emerging MarketsVWO-4.5%
- Nasdaq 100QQQ-5.1%
- GoldGLD-5.1%
— Household impact
What this week means for your money
The levels the model watches, and the tools that turn them into your number.
Your mortgage and borrowing
4.5%10-year Treasury yield
Mortgage rates track the 10-year Treasury, not the Fed's overnight rate. This is the number that sets your monthly payment.
Your purchasing power
2.7%core CPI
This is how fast the stuff you buy is getting more expensive. Every point of it is a point off what your cash is worth a year from now.
Your savings and cash
3.6%fed funds rate
What a bank should be paying you to hold cash. If your savings account pays a lot less than this, it is quietly costing you.
Your retirement and risk
SlowingGrowth is slowing right now, and growth is what decides whether the next few years treat a 401(k) kindly. Pressure-test the plan before the regime does.
— What to watch
The variables that would move the call
- headline CPI (YoY %)InflationNow: 3.8% YoY → Needs: about 3.4% · momentum neutral
- core PCE (YoY %)InflationNow: 3.3% YoY → Needs: about 2.9% · momentum neutral
- consumer sentimentGrowthNow: 49.8 → Needs: about 50.7 · momentum toward
- copper/gold ratioGeopolitical ShockNow: 1.4651 → Needs: about 1.4654 · momentum away
- capacity utilization (%)GrowthNow: 76.1% → Needs: about 76.8% · momentum toward
- 10-year yield (%)Financial ConditionsNow: 4.5% → Needs: about 4.8% · momentum toward
- HY spread (%)Financial ConditionsNow: 2.7% → Needs: about 3.2% · momentum toward
- wage growth (YoY %)InflationNow: 3.4% YoY → Needs: about 3.9% · momentum neutral
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— What would change my mind
The price of being wrong
headline CPI at 3.8% YoY supports Overheating, but consumer sentiment at 49.8 keeps Inflation Shock in play.
Evidence against the call
- consumer sentiment at 49.8, well below trend
- wage growth at 3.4% YoY, sharply lower
The call flips toward Inflation Shock if…
A transition to Inflation Shock would require headline CPI to move higher, core PCE to move higher, and consumer sentiment to shift higher. consumer sentiment is already near transition-compatible levels. Assumes other conditions remain constant.
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Sources & method
Every number on this page is produced by the Personal Stakes US macro engine and read straight from its published output. The website does not recompute the model, re-rank regimes, or invent values. Where a figure is missing, the section is left out rather than guessed.
- Reference date
- June 9, 2026
- Data as of
- 2026-06-09 00:00 UTC
- Run trigger
- major macro release
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