| Today's Economy
Europe Daily Briefing: Catalonia Highlights Political Fracture The Catalan election is a short-term victory for PM Pedro Sanchez. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Japan's Fourth Quarter a Welcome Surprise Thailand's GDP contraction eased in the final quarter. Happy Presidents' Day Our U.S. offices are closed Monday, February 15. Stimulus Won't Supply Same Lift as Employment Once hiring picks up, consumer sentiment will improve and the personal savings rate will decline. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
This Week in the COVID Crisis Given what we’ve been through this past year, most everyone is likely willing to take their chances with a booming economy. Stimulus Mitigates Economic Damage for Low-Income U.S. Consumers Confidence suggests higher-income households have been more impacted. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 12 February, 2021 Demand for consumer goods has weakened as households face greater income and job insecurity during the second wave of COVID-19 lockdowns. Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview: February 12, 2021 Lima's jobless rate will edge lower, but the number will be misleading. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Indonesia
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2021: US$ 1.96 bil
Indonesia's foreign trade recorded another surplus month in January, at $1.96 billion. Euro Zone
Industrial Production
Dec. 2020: -1.6%
Euro zone industrial production fell by 1.6% m/m, following an upwardly revised 2.6% rise in November. Euro Zone
External Trade
Dec. 2020: €29.2 bil
The euro zone’s nonseasonally adjusted trade surplus in goods jumped to €29.2 billion in December from €22.6 billion a year earlier as exports grew more quickly than imports. Peru
Unemployment
Jan. 2021: 13.0%
Canada
Housing Starts
Jan. 2021: 282 ths
Housing starts increased in January following a pause in December. Canada
Survey of Manufacturing
Dec. 2020: 0.9%
Manufacturing rebounded in December after a weak month in November. Canada
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Dec. 2020: -4.1%
Total new-vehicle sales fell by 17% between November and December, contracting by 4.1% from a year earlier. India
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2021: -US$14.5 bil
India’s trade deficit walked back to $14.5 billion in January after soaring to $15.4 billion in December 2020. World
Moody's Analytics Global GDP
2020Q3: 33.7%
Russian Federation
Industrial Production
Jan. 2021: -2.5%
Russia's industrial production is stumbling into the new year. Colombia
GDP
2020Q4: -3.6% y/y
The Colombian economy contracted 3.6% y/y in the fourth quarter, after falling 8.5% in the previous quarter. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
