| Today's Economy
Spreads, Issuance Shrug Off Fast-Rising Default Rate The latest movement by the market resembles what overlapped the 2015-2016’s profits downturn. Economic Roundup: U.S. Jobless Claims Go Lower, Signaling Further Improvement Initial jobless claims hit their lowest level since mid-March, but are still historically high. LatAm Daily Briefing: Struggling to Reopen Five Latin American countries are in the top 10 in the world in number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Europe Daily Briefing: Beware of France’s Labour Market Report The plunge in the jobless rate occurred because of a decrease in the size of the labour force. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
A Changing Look at U.S. Regional COVID-19 Exposure A partial overhaul to our index incorporates new takeaways and reduces the impact of past losses. U.S. Risk Matrix Update: New Deadline for a Coronavirus Package There is a good chance incoming economic data between now and Labor Day will worsen. COVID-19 and the Higher Education Quandary The pandemic in combination with potential financial distress has left universities scrambling. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, August 10, 2020 The consumer price index likely rose 0.4% in July, a touch stronger than the consensus. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Germany
Consumer Price Index
Jul. 2020: -0.1%
Headline consumer prices contracted in July by 0.1% y/y following a 0.9% increase in June. Spain
Consumer Price Index
Jul. 2020: -0.6%
Spain’s consumer price index continued the downward trend and fell 0.6% in July on a year-ago basis. India
Consumer Price Index
Jul. 2020: 6.93%
India's July consumer price index came in at 6.93% y/y, well over market expectations and a strong step up from June's 6.09%. United States
Jobless Claims
August 08: 963,000
Weekly initial jobless claims are signaling further improvement in the labor market. United States
Import and Export Prices
Jul. 2020: 0.7%
Rising energy costs continue to boost U.S. import prices. United States
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
August 07: -0.41
The St. World
Moody's Analytics Global CPI
Jul. 2020: 0.4%
United States
Natural Gas Storage Report
August 07: 58 bil cubic feet
The rise in natural gas inventories last week was slightly higher than analyst predictions, a negative for prices. Colombia
Industrial Production
Jun. 2020: -9.9%
Manufacturing output in Colombia dropped 9.9% y/y in June, after declining 26.2% in May. Mexico
Monetary Policy
Aug. 2020: 4.50%
Mexico’s central bank continued to ease monetary conditions in August, although the monetary space has narrowed significantly. Argentina
Consumer Price Index
Jul. 2020: 42.4%
The Argentine statistics office’s national consumer price index increased 1.9% in July, down from 2.2% a year earlier. Japan
Retail Sales
Jun. 2020:
China
Industrial Production
Jul. 2020:
China
Retail Sales
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