| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: Global Business Sentiment Remains Down in the Dumps Confidence is consistent with a struggling global economy. Europe Daily Briefing: Global Slowdown Cools Euro Zone Trade The Brexit crisis, meanwhile, is far from being resolved. The Economic Costs of Terrorism Tolerance and harmony promote growth. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Japan's Trade Surplus Isn't a Sign of Strength The headline rebound in Singapore's nonoil domestic exports for February isn't either. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, March 15, 2019 The Federal Open Market Committee meeting next week will put pen to paper on its recent dovish pivot. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 15 March, 2019 More votes are ahead on U.K. Brexit measures. Australia Outlook: Households Retreat Rate hikes are off the table until mid-2021, and the odds of a rate cut in the next year sit at 35%. Asia-Pacific Weekly Highlights and Preview, 15 March, 2019 Japan's core CPI inflation to stay below 1% for a fourth month. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Japan
Industrial Production
Jan. 2019: -3.4%
Euro Zone
External Trade
Jan. 2019: €1.5 bil
The euro zone’s external trade surplus narrowed to €1.5 billion in January from €3.1 billion a year earlier. Chile
GDP
2018Q4: 3.6%
Chile’s economy advanced moderately at the end of 2018, compared with its over-expansion in the first half of the year. Canada
International Transactions in Securities
Jan. 2019: C$28.4 bil
Foreign investors poured money into Canadian government bonds in January, helping to offset December's sizable divestment. Russian Federation
Industrial Production
Feb. 2019: 4.1%
Russian industrial production rose 4.1% year over year in February, making up for a weak increase in January. World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
March 15: 11.6
Global business sentiment has stabilized in recent weeks, though responses to the survey remain about as soft as they have been since year-end 2009 when the economy was just recovering from the financial crisis. United States
NAHB Housing Market Index
Mar. 2019: 62
Homebuilder sentiment held steady at 62 in March. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
