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 Mar. 2017: 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 Tech Pulse Mar. 2017: Brazil Monetary Policy Apr. 2017: South Korea Monetary Policy Apr. 2017: Australia Employment Situation Mar. 2017: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |