MGLens● As of 3 Nov 2026

Macro stayed in range all session. Seventh of eight asset classes today. Liquidity & financial conditions moved at 0.7× its usual pace, fiscal position at 0.0×, inflation at 0.0×, housing at 0.0×, and household credit & cash flow at 0.0×. The other two sat lower.

Quiet (0.7×)

The dollar moved from +0.4% to +0.2%. Net liquidity moved from $5.80tn to $5.75tn.

Are financial conditions tight or loose?
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Quiet (0.0×)

Debt-to-GDP held at 121% at the latest reading. That is its lowest level in about six months.

What shape is the federal balance sheet in?
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Headline CPI held at 336 at the latest reading. That is its highest level in about six months.

How hot is inflation, and what is the underlying trend?
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Housing starts held at 1.2m at the latest reading.

Is the housing cycle expanding or contracting?
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Debt service ratio held at 11.11 at the latest reading. That is its lowest level in about six months.

How stretched is the household balance sheet?
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Descriptive research, not investment advice