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Economic Roundup: Small Businesses Sound Alarm NFIB survey showed 50% of small businesses could survive for no more than two months. Europe Daily Briefing: Good News From Europe March and April will bring less cheer. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Singapore and Japan Open the Tap Wider Japan's stimulus package blows precedent out of the water. U.S. Equity Market Now Resides 18.6% Above March 23’s Trough The VIX fell to 45.24 points on Monday for its lowest close since March 5’s 39.62 points. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Latin America Outlook: Unavoidable Recession in 2020 The economic fall will be deeper than that during the 2008-2009 recession. COVID-19 Pressure Points in Asia China’s economy is getting back on its feet, but neither the country nor the region is out of the woods. Canada Outlook: Forecast Update, Q2 and Beyond Grim news abounds, but there's a glimmer of hope. Euro Zone Outlook: A Year Lost to COVID-19 Large swaths of the economy have all but switched off. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United States
CoreLogic Home Price Index
Feb. 2020: 4.1%
The CoreLogic Home Price Index increased 4.1% year over year in February, a slight increase over January's 4% growth rate, before revisions. Australia
Monetary Policy
Apr. 2020: 0.25%
The Reserve Bank of Australia expectedly kept all monetary settings on hold at its April meeting, after a raft of measures were announced at an emergency meeting on 19 March, including reducing the cash rate, bond purchases, and a term funding facility. Italy
Retail Sales
Feb. 2020: 0.8%
Italy’s retail sales grew 0.8% m/m and 5.7% y/y in February. Germany
Industrial Production
Feb. 2020: 0.3%
Headline calendar and seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.3% m/m in February, though it remained 1.2% lower in year-ago terms. United States
NFIB Small Business Survey
Mar. 2020: 96.4
U.S. small-business confidence fell sharply in March because of COVID-19. Mexico
Consumer Price Index
Mar. 2020: 3.25%
Mexico’s inflation declined in March as the price of energy reduced significantly. Brazil
Retail Sales Index
Feb. 2020: 4.7%
Brazil’s retail consumption rebounded in February as the economy was still running with no major interruptions from the coronavirus. Chile
Foreign Trade
Mar. 2020: $1.24 bil
Chile’s foreign trade shot up during March on the back of falling imports as the COVID-19 outbreak spread through the country, lowering demand for imported goods. Canada
Purchasing Managers' Index
Mar. 2020: 26.0
The seasonally adjusted Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index plummeted from 54.1 in February to 26 in March. United States
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey
Feb. 2020: 4.3% openings rate
The February Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey data betray no hint of what's to come. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
April 03: 166.2
The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty index increased from 158.2 to 166.2 in the week ended April 3. United States
California Manufacturing Survey
2020Q2: 45.6
United States
Consumer Credit (G19)
Feb. 2020: $22.3 bil
Consumer credit growth rose in February, coming in at $22.3 billion compared with January’s posting of $12.1 billion. Argentina
Industrial Production - Advance
Feb. 2020: -0.8%
Industrial output dropped 0.8% y/y in February (NSA) after declining 0.3% y/y in the previous month. Japan
Machinery Orders
Feb. 2020:
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