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Commentary
Euro Zone Inflation Tracker: Reaching the Top Energy prices accelerated in September to remain the single largest contributor to the headline HICP rate. This Week in the Economy: Catching a Break The coming year will be a difficult one for the U.S. economy; just how difficult depends on whether the economy is able to catch a break. What to Make of 'Technical Recessions' Across States No regional economy is truly contracting, but a few post-pandemic patterns are changing. Global Outlook: Europe Will Go Down First While the world economy is still expected to skirt recession, some regions are already entering a downturn. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United States
Moody's CMBS Delinquency Tracker
Sep. 2022: 4.11%
The Moody’s Delinquency Tracker total delinquency rate edged down 8 basis points to 4.11% in September. Singapore
Industrial Production
Sep. 2022: 0.9% y/y
Singapore’s industrial production was up 0.9% y/y in September, a slight improvement from August’s 0.4% print. France
Job Seekers
Sep. 2022: 2.91 mil
The number of job seekers in France decreased to 2.91 million in September from 2.97 million in August. United States
MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
October 21: -1.7%
The carnage continues in the U.S. mortgage market. United States
Advance Wholesale and Retail Inventories
Sep. 2022: 0.8% m/m
Wholesale and retail inventories continue to build steadily as companies stock up in anticipation of continued strong demand and as the impacts of supply-chain disruptions lessen. United States
International Trade in Goods - Advanced
Sep. 2022: -$92.2 bil
The U.S. trade deficit widened to $92.2 billion in September from $87.3 billion in August, following several months of declines. United States
Business Employment Dynamics
2022Q1: 8.4 mil
The labor market slowed but remained quite strong in the first quarter as the economy continued to recover from the impact of the pandemic and the consequences of more aggressive monetary policy had not yet been felt. Canada
Monetary Policy
Oct. 2022: 3.75%
The Bank of Canada pushed ahead with another sizable policy-rate increase, but the growing fault lines in the economy and some modest improvement on top-line inflation elicited a relatively more cautious move in October. United States
New-Home Sales
Sep. 2022: 603,000 SAAR
U.S. new-home sales came in just above expectations in September. United States
Oil Inventories
October 21: 439.9 mil barrels
A larger-than-expected increase in crude oil stocks could push prices slightly lower. Russian Federation
Industrial Production
Sep. 2022: -3.1% y/y
Russia's industrial production contracted by 3.1% y/y in September, significantly worsening the 0.1% loss in August, as a result of a contraction in all main industries. Brazil
Monetary Policy
Oct. 2022:
South Korea
GDP
2022Q3:
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