| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: Dialing Back Our Expectation for U.S. March Employment Weather was likely a factor, but the details could catch the Fed's attention. Final Thoughts Ahead of March U.S. Employment Watch for a weather effect. Czech National Bank Abolishes Currency Cap Excessive fluctuation of the koruna will likely be tolerated in coming weeks. Economic Briefing: Japanese Consumers Less Despondent These Days Consumer confidence improved across the major categories in March, yet spending remains tepid. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Latin America Economic Preview: 10-14 April Monetary policy eases in Brazil and remains on hold in Chile. Looking for Political Bias in U.S. Consumer Confidence Evidence is mixed, but we believe the 2016 election has provided a temporary boost to sentiment. Macro Roundup: The U.K.’s Hands Are Tied With the official triggering of Article 50, Britain seems left with little leverage. U.S. Chartbook: Hard Data Versus Soft Surveys paint a brighter picture than the hard numbers on spending, income and trade. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Japan
Consumer Confidence
Mar. 2017: 43.9
Japan's consumer confidence has improved in early 2017 thanks to the improved export conditions. Germany
Manufacturing Turnover and Orders Received
Feb. 2017: 3.4%
German manufacturing orders recovered somewhat in February, rising 3.4% m/m, after they plummeted unexpectedly in January. United States
Challenger Report
Mar. 2017: 43,310
The labor market remained healthy in March. Colombia
Consumer Price Index
Mar. 2017: 4.7%
Colombia’s annual inflation rate continued to decelerate in March thanks to more stable food prices. Canada
Building Permits
Feb. 2017: -2.5%
The value of Canadian building permits fell 2.5% to C$7.5 billion in February, causing year-ago growth to slow to 3.9% from 17.6% in January. United States
Jobless Claims
April 01: 234,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits dropped 25,000 to 234,000 in the week ended April 1. United States
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
March 31: -1.363
The St. United States
Natural Gas Storage Report
March 31: 2 bil cubic feet
Natural gas inventories rose by less than industry analysts were expecting, which will put upward pressure on prices. India
Monetary Policy
Apr. 2017: 6.25%
The Reserve Bank of India remains on a neutral monetary policy stance it adopted earlier in the year. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
