TRA Macro Tracking Index

Current Outlook

Credit markets are essentially over the ceasefire, and back to seeing risks in the world. Those risks could be conflict in the Middle East, or this stubborn inflation, which was still hot even before the conflict began. The University of Michigan Consumer sentiment comes out tomorrow, but it will largely still account for pre-conflict feelings. Headline inflation will absolutely be higher. The conflict likely won't move core inflation up yet, but the longer it drags on, the more we can expect.

Yields are back up to where they were last week, and the dollar strengthened once again, supporting the risky nature of the economy.

Stay tuned for more!

Variable + DateValueDirection
Macro Indicators as of April 9, 2026
10 Year Yields14.317↑ Up
U.S. Dollar Index298.957↑ Up
Consumer Confidence as of March 31, 2026
MSCI353.3↓ Down
Conference Board491.2↑ Up
GDP as of April 8, 2026
GDPNow51.3%↓ Down
Unemployment as of April 3, 2026
Unemployment64.3%↓ Down
Inflation as of April 9, 2026
Core PCE73.0%↓ Down
Containerized Freight Index as of April 1, 2026
TSI8136.4↓ Down