| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: Prices Up, Sentiment Down Fresh CPI data in Europe reinforce that price pressures are building globally. U.S. Inflation Heat Map Update What's happening to goods prices? Canada Weekly: The Big-Rig Ripple Effect Why was it so easy to paralyze cross-border trade? Geopolitical Risk Calendar: China Unleashes Olympic Diplomacy Blitz While the U.S. has a diplomatic boycott, China has embraced those who have attended. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, February 11, 2022 As inflation struggles continue, industrial production sees an uptick. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 11 February, 2022 We expect U.K. consumer price inflation to speed up to 5.5% y/y in January from 5.4% in December. Omicron Brings Economic Pain to Hong Kong Tougher pandemic measures signal materialising downside risk for 2022. Asia-Pacific Issues Update: China Unleashes Olympic Diplomacy South Korea, Philippine presidential elections promise some economic implications. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Germany
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2022: 4.9% y/y
Germany’s consumer price index rose 0.3% m/m in January, pulling the headline figure up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. United Kingdom
GDP - Quarterly
2021Q4: 1.0% q/q
Despite the disruptions caused by Omicron in December, U.K. Switzerland
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2022: 1.6% y/y
Swiss inflation pressures held steady in January, as the headline consumer price index rose 1.6% y/y. Taiwan (China)
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2022: 2.8% y/y
Taiwan’s headline consumer price index rose 2.8% over the year in January, as inflation pressures increased across most goods categories. Taiwan (China)
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2022: US$4.9 bil
Taiwan's trade surplus fell 20.6% over the year to hit US$4.9 billion in January. United Kingdom
Monthly GDP
Dec. 2021: -0.2% m/m
U.K. Russian Federation
Monetary Policy
Feb. 2022: 9.5%
The Central Bank of Russia increased the interest rate by 100 basis points to 9.5% at its meeting in February, in line with market expectations. India
Industrial Production
Dec. 2021: 0.4% y/y
India's industrial production index continued to soften, dropping from 1.4% y/y in November to just 0.4% in December. Mexico
Industrial Production
Dec. 2021: 3.0% y/y
Mexico's national industry ended the year on a positive note, though it continued to underperform. Russian Federation
Foreign Trade
Dec. 2021: US$26.7 bil
Russia’s foreign trade performance improved further at the end of the year. Peru
Monetary Policy
Feb. 2022: 3.5%
The monetary policy committee of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru raised the policy rate 50 basis points in its February meeting, bringing the benchmark rate to 3.5%. United States
Moody’s Analytics & CNN Business Back-to-Normal Index
February 09: 89.4
The Moody’s Analytics & CNN Business Back-to-Normal Index fell 0.5 point this week, from a revised 89.9 to 89.4. United States
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey
Feb. 2022: 61.7
U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly took a big step back in February to yet another cyclical low despite declining COVID-19 infections and some improvement in the stock market, according to the preliminary report from the University of Michigan. World
Moody's Analytics Global CPI
Jan. 2022: 3.0% m/m
The Moody’s Analytics estimate of worldwide consumer price inflation picked up to 13.5% y/y in January from 10.8% in December. United States
Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index
Jan. 2022:
Uruguay
Industrial Production
Dec. 2021: 11.3% y/y
In line with our expectations, Uruguay’s industrial production increased by 11.3% in yearly terms in December 2021. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
