| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: Import Prices Fall, Led by Volatile Petroleum Segment Meanwhile, Trump says the dollar is too strong, but his policies would boost it. Ghost of the '60s May Be Haunting the Fed Important differences today reduce the odds of repeating the U.S. great inflation. Economic Briefing: China’s Inflation Takes a Breather The unemployment rate will be steady in the U.K., but wages will stagnate. Job Growth Improves in Korea High household debt poses a risk to spending. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Philippines Outlook: Good and Getting Better Positive demand pressures will flow from the demographic dividend and infrastructure improvements. U.S. Chartbook: Mixed Signals on the Economy Weather hit the top-line job numbers while the trade deficit narrowed and factory orders rose. CoreLogic-Moody’s Analytics Australian Home Value Index Forecast The regional housing markets remain divergent but are expected to cool from 2018. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, April 7, 2017 If the unemployment rate continues to slide, the Fed may get more aggressive. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Spain
Consumer Price Index
Mar. 2017: 2.3%
Spain’s headline CPI gained 2.3% y/y in March, down from a 3% rise in the previous month. United Kingdom
Unemployment
Mar. 2017: 4.7%
The U.K. unemployment rate for the February quarter held steady at 4.7% for the second month in a row, its lowest in more than 40 years. United States
MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
April 07: 1.5%
Mortgage applications were up last week following three consecutive increases. India
Consumer Price Index
Mar. 2017: 3.8%
India's inflation remains under control and below the central bank's 5% target. India
Industrial Production
Feb. 2017: -1.2%
India's factory conditions remain weak, which suggests that the economy is still fumbling from the recent removal of 86% of currency from circulation. Brazil
Retail Sales Index
Feb. 2017: -3.2%
Retail consumption contracted year over year in February. United States
Import and Export Prices
Mar. 2017: -0.2%
The decline in U.S. import prices doesn’t suggest that reflation has stalled, as the weakness was concentrated in the volatile petroleum component. Canada
Monetary Policy
Apr. 2017: 0.5%
The Bank of Canada is standing firm on interest rates, but policymakers noted that the economy is performing better than previously expected, elevating the odds of rate hikes later this year. United States
Oil Inventories
April 07: 533.4 mil barrels
A larger than expected decrease in crude oil inventories will apply upward pressure on oil prices. China
Foreign Trade
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United States
Treasury Budget
Mar. 2017: -$176.2 bil
The U.S. federal budget deficit in fiscal 2017 is trending higher than a year earlier. United States
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Employment Situation
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