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Handicapping the Paths for the Pandemic Economy

Mark Zandi, Chief Economist
Cris deRitis, Deputy Chief Economist         June 2020
Handicapping the Paths for the Pandemic Economy - Decisions Better Faster - Moody's Analytics
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1   Cataclysmic Economic
    Why Economics   MatterShock…
Pandemic Upends Global Economy
Business cycle status as of May 2020

    Expansion
    Recovery
    At risk
    In recession

Sources: Moody’s Analytics

                                       June 2020   4
U.S. Economy Struggles Most
Unemployment rate through Apr 2020, %
 20
             U.S.                                                U.S. corrected
 18
             Canada                                              unemployment rate
 16
             Germany
 14          Australia
 12          Japan
 10
  8
  6
  4
  2
  0
      07    08      09     10     11     12     13      14       15   16    17   18   19   20
Sources: National statistical bureaus, NBER, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                            June 2020   5
More Infections, Worse Downturn
Confirmed infections per mil inhabitants. For countries with unemployment rate data available for Apr 2020

 12        Change in unemployment rate, Apr 2020 to 2019Q4
                                                                                                                  U.S.
 10
                         Japan                                                 y=0.0009x-0.116
   8                     Taiwan                                                    R²=0.29
                                                             Canada
                         South Korea
   6
                         Hungary
   4   Hong
       Kong                                                                             Peru
                                        Denmark
   2                 Poland                                  Russia     Sweden                 Chile
                                           Brazil                             Switzerland
                                               Germany         Netherlands                     Infections per million inhabitants
   0
       0                   1,000                 2,000                3,000     4,000              5,000                     6,000
Sources: WHO, Government sources, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                                                     June 2020       6
2   …But the Recession
    Why Economics      Is Over
                   Matter
Global Businesses Re-Open
Google mobility for the workplace, 7-day moving average, 0 = pre-COVID

 20
 10
  0
-10
-20
-30
             U.S.
-40
             U.K.
-50          Hong Kong
-60          Brazil
-70
-80
  March                              April                       May
Sources: Google, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                         June 2020   8
U.S. Lockdown Winds Down
Share of GDP and # of counties shutdown
30                                                                                             2,800

25                                                                                             2,400
                                                                                               2,000
20
                                                                                               1,600
15
                                                                                               1,200
10
                                                                                               800
                                            # of counties shutdown (R )
 5                                          Share of GDP shutdown, % (L)                       400
 0                                                                                             0
  17-Mar 24-Mar 31-Mar        7-Apr    14-Apr   21-Apr   28-Apr   5-May 12-May 19-May 26-May

Sources: BEA, NY Times, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                       June 2020     9
Central Banks Erect a Firewall
Assets held outright on the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, $ tril
7
            Credit facilities    Repos        MBS and Agency   Treasuries   Other
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
    06           08             10             12        14         16          18           20
Sources: Federal Reserve, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                     June 2020    10
Aggressive Global Fiscal Policy Response…
Fiscal support as of Apr 2020, % of 2019 GDP

      Japan
        U.S.
   Australia
South Korea
       India
    Canada
      Brazil
  Germany
        U.K.
     France
      China
     Mexico
     Russia
        Italy
      Spain
                0           5          10      15   20               25
Source: Moody’s Analytics

                                                         June 2020    11
…That Cushions the Blow (Temporarily)
U.S. Personal income, $ tril, SAAR, change from 2019Q4
   4
                 Rental and interest income   Dividend Income                         Proprietors' income

   3             Wage income                  Pass-through limitation easing          Expanded UI benefits
                 Economic Impact Payments     Automatic stabilizers                   Disposable income

   2

   1

   0

  -1

  -2
         20Q1          20Q2           20Q3    20Q4          21Q1               21Q2         21Q3              21Q4
Sources: BEA, CBO, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                                            June 2020   12
3   Alternative Paths Matter
     Why Economics
Alternative Scenarios
Updated each month                          S0 Upside (4th Percentile)
The baseline forecast (50/50 probability)   S1 Upside (10th Percentile)
is the “most likely outcome” based on
current conditions and our view of where    S2 Downside (75th Percentile)
the economy is headed.                      S3 Downside (90th Percentile)
We run multiple simulations to develop a    S4 Downside (96th Percentile)
probability distribution of outcomes,
                                            S5 Slower-Trend (Narrative)
ranking by unemployment and identifying
percentiles.                                S6 Stagflation (Narrative)
                                            S7 Next Cycle Recession (Narrative, U.S. Only)
                                            S8 Low Oil Price (Narrative)
                                            CF Consensus Forecast
                                            CS Constant Severity
                                            Scenario Assumptions and Narratives are fully documented.

                                                                                                        June 2020   14
V, W, U, L? A Swoosh Recovery
U.S. Real GDP, % change from start of recession
 20
            Baseline (50%ile)    S0 (4%ile)
 15         S1 (10%ile)          S2 (75%ile)
            S3 (90%ile)          S4 (96%ile)
 10
  5
  0
  -5
-10
-15
       20                   21            22      23   24
Source: Moody’s Analytics

                                                            June 2020   15
Commercial Real Estate Market Will Be Slammed
U.S. Commercial property price index, % yr ago
 20

 10

   0
                                                       Baseline
-10
                                                       Scenario 0
                                                       Scenario 1
-20
                                                       Scenario 2
-30                                                    Scenario 3
                                                       Scenario 4
-40
       06   07    08    09    10   11   12   13   14    15   16     17   18   19   20   21   22
Sources: Reis, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                         June 2020   16
4   Epidemiological
     Why EconomicsAssumptions
                    Matter
U.S. EPI Assumptions

Paths                          Current            S0              S1          BASELINE             S3                 S4

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL
    Total Infections            1.8 mil
                                                1.9 mil         2.2 mil         2.4 mil          3.3 mil           4.1 mil
    (Confirmed)               (22K/day)
    Peak Infections          Peak in April   Peak in April   Peak in April   Peak in April    Peak in June       Peak in June
    Case Fatality               5.5%             5.4%            5.6%            6.3%             8.0%              9.3%
    Hospitalization Rate         12%             10%             11%             12%              15%                20%
    Abatement Date
                                             Abate by June   Abate by June   Abate by July   Abate by August   Abate by August
    (
5   Demand-Side Cross-Currents
    Why Economics  Matter
Global Businesses Are Shell-Shocked
% of Moody’s Analytics global bus. survey respondents that are…
  90
                Investing
  80            Hiring
  70            Raising prices
  60
  50
  40
  30
  20
  10
   0
       03        05         07   09     10       12       14      16     18
Source: Moody’s Analytics

                                                                       June 2020   20
Double-Dip Recession Without More Fiscal Support
U.S. real GDP, 2012$ bil
21,000
                         With anticipated fiscal rescue
20,000                   Without anticipated fiscal rescue

19,000

18,000

17,000
         19                  20                21            22   23
Sources: BEA, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                       June 2020   21
6   How Much Structural Damage
U.S. Businesses Are Paying Increasingly Late…
Top 10 weakest and strongest 3-digit NAICS, April 2020
                                                                         Employment             B2B Spending
NAIC    Industry                                                           2019, ths            % Late Change yr ago

721     Accommodation                                                        2,077.4              69.0          44.5
512     Motion picture and sound recording                                     442.8              54.0          32.8
711     Performing arts, spectator sports and related                          516.7              49.2          24.1
722     Food services and drinking places                                   12,068.7              47.6          22.7
712     Museums, historical sites; and similar                                 173.0              46.4          24.1
448     Clothing and clothing accessories stores                             1,299.2              45.3          19.1
315     Apparel manufacturing                                                  110.4              44.7          18.0
323     Printing and related support activities                                424.7              38.8           9.5
482     Rail transportation                                                    174.5              38.2           2.3
481     Air Transportation                                                     503.3              37.6           9.6

        Total                                                              150,935.4              29.4           7.5

454     Nonstore retailers                                                      562.7             26.0           8.2
522     Credit intermediation and related activities                         2,651.2              25.9           6.2
425     Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers                    530.9              25.8           3.7
452     General merchandise stores                                           3,037.8              24.1           5.2
321     Wood product manufacturing                                             409.0              23.4           2.0
811     Repair and maintenance                                               1,352.2              22.1           3.6
444     Building material and garden equip. and supplies dealers             1,296.4              20.7           2.3
524     Insurance carriers and related activities                            2,790.1              20.6           4.0
623     Nursing and residential care facilities                              3,378.6              20.1           1.9
441     Motor vehicle and parts dealers                                      2,034.9              18.9           4.5

Note: Excludes NAICs with fewer than 25,000 employees in 2019 and in public administration and agriculture
Sources: Cortera, Moody's Analytics

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…and Business Bankruptcies Surge
U.S. monthly Chapter 11 filings as of May 27
 35
                                                  Businesses with over $50 mil
 30
                                                  in liabilities
 25
 20
 15
 10
   5
   0
       07    08     09      10     11   12   13     14    15     16    17        18   19     20
Sources: Bloomberg, Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                      June 2020   24
Running Out of Fiscal Space
Sovereign borrowing capacity given current yields
450
           Norway                           Circle size=Real GDP, $
400
          Sweden                            Y-axis: Fiscal space
350                                         X-axis: Debt-to-GDP ratio
                            China
300
                                    U.S.
250
                                           Spain
200       Russia
150                                                 Italy
100                                 France                  Greece
          Mexico          India Brazil
 50        Germany                                                    Japan
  0                           Egypt                Argentina
            Turkey    S. Africa
-50
      0              50             100        150              200           250
Source: Moody’s Analytics

                                                                                    June 2020   25
Globalization Will Be Diminished
Global trade and industrial production, % change yr ago
 30
                      Merchandise world trade, 2010 US$                   Industrial production
 20
                                                                           Nov 2018 – Trade War

 10

  0
                                                                                 Jan 2020 – Covid-19
-10
                                                                                 Data through Mar 2020
-20
      01   02   03   04   05    06   07    08   09    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18        19    20
Sources: CPB World Trade Monitor, Moody’s Analytics

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