| Today's Economy
U.S. Rents Could Continue to Moderate The impact on core inflation this year will be modest but downside risks remain. Falling Wireless Rates Dial Down U.S. CPI New cellular deals explain some of the March decline. Economic Briefing: China's Brisk Q1 GDP growth notched an impressive 6.9% y/y amid upbeat construction, exports and company profits. Economic Roundup: U.S. Core CPI Posts Largest Drop Since the Early 1980s This could quiet but not end the hawkish Fed rhetoric. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Macro Outlook: In the Eye of the Beholder The economy’s performance is not nearly as good as Trump supporters believe nor as bad as claimed by Trump detractors. U.S. Chartbook: What Gives With U.S. Inflation? Core inflation posts its largest decline since the 1980s. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, 14 April, 2017 We expect weather to have weighed on housing starts in March. Macro Roundup: Steady Inflation Pressures Across Asia’s Powerhouse Economies Low food inflation has curbed consumer prices, while commodity prices drive producer inflation. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
India
Wholesale Price Index
Mar. 2017: 5.7%
India's wholesale prices have been driven largely by rising energy costs, although low food prices are helping offset the headline WPI inflation. Peru
Unemployment
Mar. 2017: 7.7%
The jobless rate for the Lima metropolitan area was unchanged for the three months ended in March, resting at 7.7%. United States
NY Empire State Manufacturing Survey
Apr. 2017: 5.2
The momentum that New York's factory sector has enjoyed in recent months may be fading, based on the April Empire State Manufacturing Survey. World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
April 14: 32.8
Global business sentiment has been strong and remarkably stable since October, consistent with an economy expanding at a rate that is above its potential. United States
NAHB Housing Market Index
Apr. 2017: 68
Homebuilder sentiment took a small step back in April, but builders remain generally optimistic on current and future conditions. China
Foreign Direct Investment
Mar. 2017:
Colombia
Industrial Production
Feb. 2017: -3.2%
Manufacturing output contracted 3.2% y/y in February following a 0.3% y/y decline in the previous month. United States
Treasury International Capital Flows
Feb. 2017: $53.4 bil
Net long-term inflows were their largest in seven months in February. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
