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Economic Roundup: U.S. Initial Claims Unable to Decrease New filings have been north of 700,000 each week for the past year. Inflation Begins 2021 on Stable Ground in Senegal CPI data released this week show core inflation holding steady. LatAm Daily Briefing: Uruguay Races Against Time Active COVID-19 cases set a new record this week. U.S. Tax Refunds Still Running Behind This will ding February consumer spending, but stimulus makes refunds less important for March. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Vaccine Rollout Drives Update to Regional Rankings Latest COVID-19 exposure index tracks unvaccinated share of residents. A Case for Including Housing Costs in Euro Zone Inflation The ECB's methodology for measuring consumer prices may be missing an important element. Biden Fiscal Policy Flexes Its Muscles The American Rescue Plan is mostly centered on direct relief to individuals and state and local government aid. Semiconductor Chip Shortage Turning a Corner for Autos Chip bottleneck is not likely to hurt year-long U.S. new-vehicle sales but is boosting used prices. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Brazil
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2021: 5.20% y/y
Brazil’s inflation climbed high and above its target in February, for the fourth consecutive month. Ireland
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2021: -0.4%
Irish CPI fell for the 11th consecutive month, down 0.4% y/y in February. Euro Zone
Monetary Policy
Mar. 2021: 0%
As expected, the European Central Bank’s interest rates and asset purchase programs remained unchanged after its March meeting. United States
Jobless Claims
March 06: 712,000
U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits have remained north of 700,000 for the past year. United States
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
March 05: -0.57
The St. United States
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Jan. 2021: 4.6% openings rate
The labor market was flat in January. World
Moody's Analytics Global CPI
Feb. 2021: 0.5%
Our estimate of worldwide inflation picked up to 4.3% y/y in February from an upwardly revised rate of 4% in January. United States
Natural Gas Storage Report
March 05: -52 bil cubic feet
Last week’s decline in natural gas stocks fell short of analyst predictions, which should put some downward pressure on gas prices. United States
Financial Accounts - Households
2020Q4: $130.15 tril
Household wealth continued to surge to new highs in the fourth quarter of 2020. United States
Financial Accounts - Nonfinancial Corporate
2020Q4: $15.71 tril
Nonfinancial corporate business wealth decreased by $466 billion to $15.71 trillion during the fourth quarter. Argentina
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2021: 40.7% y/y
The statistics office’s national consumer price index increased 3.6% in February, up sharply from 2% a year earlier. Malaysia
Industrial Production
Jan. 2021:
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