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Economic Roundup: Businesses Are Glum Global business sentiment drops as Russia-Ukraine military conflict rattles businesses. LatAm Daily Briefing: Back to Work, With Baggage Regional unemployment rates are falling, but job market recoveries are still hazy. Capital Market View: Time Has Come for Fed to Tighten The Fed's rate hike in March is a slam dunk, and it will increase the number of hikes this year. Europe Daily Briefing: Spanish Retail Weak in January The Omicron outbreak hit Spain's retail sales this January. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Risk Matrix Update: Downside Risks Emerge High oil prices and the possibility of a Russian cyberattack could slow the economy. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, March 14, 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to keep gas prices up. U.S. Road to Recession: Oil Will Ding Economy Higher gas prices will weigh on consumers. Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, March 11, 2022 Higher inflation becomes the rule, not the exception, throughout the region. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Finland
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2022: 4.5% y/y
Finland’s annual inflation rate climbed slightly higher in February, accelerating to 4.5% y/y from 4.4% in January. Spain
Retail Sales
Jan. 2022: -0.3% m/m
Spain’s retail sales decreased by 0.3% m/m in seasonally adjusted terms in January. Hong Kong SAR (China)
Industrial Production
Oct. 2021: 5.8% y/y
Hong Kong's industrial production slowed to a 5.8% y/y growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, following a revised 7.6% increase in the prior quarter. Sweden
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2022: 4.3% y/y
Sweden’s consumer price index rose by 4.3% y/y in February after January’s 3.7% increase. India
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2022: 6.1% y/y
India’s CPI inched up to 6.1% y/y in February from 6% in January. Canada
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Jan. 2022: 15.3% y/y
Purchases of new cars and trucks in Canada fell for the seventh consecutive month in January. India
Foreign Trade
Feb. 2022: -US$20.9 bil
India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to $20.9 billion in February, up from $17.4 billion in January, due to a unilateral monthly increase in imports. Russian Federation
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2022: US$21.2 bil
Russia’s foreign trade performance moderated at the start of the year. United States
Regional and State Employment
Jan. 2022:
The January employment report for state and regional economies got 2022 off to a slower start. World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
March 11: 0.3
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting spike in prices of oil and a range of other commodities are weighing on global business sentiment but have not undermined it, at least not yet. China
Retail Sales
Jan. 2022:
Uruguay
Industrial Production
Jan. 2022: 10.1 % y/y
In line with our expectations, Uruguay’s industrial production increased by 10.1% in yearly terms in January. China
Fixed Asset Investment
Feb. 2022:
China
Industrial Production
Jan. 2022:
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