| Today's Economy
Europe Daily Briefing: U.K. Growth Flatlines The British economy's underlying momentum remains fragile. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: What's Dragging on the Shanghai Composite? There's no evidence of a causal relationship with local economic data. Index of Housing Stock Prices Sinks by 20% Year to Date The next recession may show that real estate prices are too high in a number of regions. Economic Roundup: Confidence Still Hovering on Cloud 9 U.S. small business sentiment slipped in September but remains near its historical high. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. Consumer Outlook: Holiday Sales Will Be Strong Again The robust labor market is the key support. Homeowners Prop Up U.S. Saving Ten years after the financial crisis, personal saving for households is in much better shape. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, October 5, 2018 September CPI unlikely to have significant monetary policy implications. Global Outlook: Diverging Growth The expansion will become more uneven as tighter financial conditions and trade risks intensify. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
France
Industrial Production
Aug. 2018: 0.3%
France's industrial production added 0.3% m/m in August, building on a 0.8% increase in July and well above the consensus expectations of a steady reading. United Kingdom
Monthly GDP
Aug. 2018: 0.0%
U.K. Italy
Industrial Production
Aug. 2018: 1.7%
Italy’s industrial production surged in August, gaining 1.7% m/m after a 1.6% decline in July. United States
MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
October 05: -1.7%
Mortgage applications fell last week as interest rates rose across the board. Canada
Building Permits
Aug. 2018: 0.4%
The value of building permits ticked up in August, driven by strength in the nonresidential sector. United States
Producer Price Index
Sep. 2018: 0.2%
Growth in U.S. producer prices firmed in September, but there is little indication that inflation pressures are building quickly and the Fed should stick with its plan to raise interest rates once per quarter through the rest of this year and into next. United States
Tech Pulse
Sep. 2018:
United States
Wholesale Trade (MWTR)
Aug. 2018: 1.0%
Stockpile growth is shifting into a higher gear, keeping inventories on track to add more to third quarter output than they did in the second quarter. United States
California Manufacturing Survey
2018Q4: 65.0
The California Composite Index, measuring overall manufacturing activity, increased from 63 in the third quarter of 2018 to 65 in the fourth quarter. China
Monetary Aggregates
Sep. 2018:
China
Foreign Trade
Sep. 2018:
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