Daily Analysis and Assessment of the Global Economy

High Frequency Economics has been providing institutional investors with independent analysis of the global economy and markets for over 20 years. Our comprehensive daily research is read by investment managers, analysts, asset allocators and traders at 350 institutions in over 25 countries. The firm is widely quoted as an expert source by policy makers, investors, academics and journalists worldwide.

Our team is headed by well-known and respected economists Dr. Carl Weinberg and Dr. Ian Shepherdson, who track and analyze high-frequency economic data and policy developments in the United States, Euroland, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, China, Japan and the United Kingdom. Our analysis focuses on the outlook for the economy, inflation, yield curves, exchange rates and other factors affecting day-to-day financial market decisions.

High Frequency is known for its unbiased, unfiltered and provocative analysis, for its clearly stated views and for boiling down even the most complex economic arguments into useful elements for financial market participants.

To learn more about what we do, check out a sample of our analysis:

Daily Notes on the Global Economy (PDF)

Weekly Notes on the Global Economy (PDF)

Weekly Notes on China's Economy (PDF)

Daily Notes on the United States (PDF)

Snapshots on the United States (PDF)

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HFE's Shepherdson Predicted Housing Market Collapse In 2005

Readers of High Frequency's U.S. Notes were warned a year in advance of the impending collapse of the U.S housing market.

In the October 17, 2005, edition of Weekly Notes on the United States, Chief U.S. Economist Ian Shepherdson wrote that his outlook for an economic slowdown and eventual recession was "substantially driven by the idea that the housing market will finally fall apart" beginning in the spring of 2007. Shepherdson outlined how a vicious cycle of rising real mortgage rates and mounting inventories would lead to a meltdown.

Click here to read this edition of U.S. Notes in its entirety.