Today's Economy Capital Market View: U.S. Bond Market Not Immune to Volcker-Channeling Powell Spreads have widened and perceptions of credit risk have risen. LatAm Daily Briefing: LatAm’s Hard Currency Reserves Drop As the region faces a deteriorating outlook, its record currency reserves are falling fast. U.S. Labor Demand Still Red-Hot The Fed faces a narrow path toward a soft landing. Europe Daily Briefing: Euro Zone Sentiment Falls in August The ESI fell to its lowest reading since February 2021. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.S. Housing More Overvalued Than Ever House price appreciation will quickly cool in the coming quarters as higher mortgage rates zap demand. APAC Chartbook: Climate Catastrophe Floods and drought are devastating the region. Corporate Investors Dominate Bottom End of Housing Market Affordability pressures will persist despite a cooling U.S. market. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, August 29, 2022 Our preliminary forecast is for nonfarm employment to have risen by 250,000 between July and August. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Spain Retail Sales Jul. 2022: -0.7% m/m Spain's retail sales dropped 0.7% month on month in July, building on a downwardly revised 0.3% m/m decrease in June. Euro Zone Business and Consumer Sentiment Aug. 2022: 97.6 Economic sentiment in the euro zone fell for the fifth month in a row to 97.6 in August from 98.9 in July. Belgium Consumer Price Index Aug. 2022: 9.9% y/y Consumer price growth in Belgium further accelerated in August, clocking in at 9.9% year over year after 9.6% growth in July. Portugal Retail Sales Jul. 2022: 4.8% y/y In July, Portuguese retail sales saw a slight month-on-month increase of 0.6%. Mexico Employment Situation Jul. 2022: 3.4% Unemployment Mexico’s unemployment rate reported another mild monthly increase in July as activity moderated. Chile Employment Jul. 2022: 7.9% The national unemployment rate averaged 7.9% in the May-July rolling quarter, down from 8.9% a year earlier. Canada Balance of International Payments 2022Q2: C$2.7 bil Rising commodity prices, particularly for energy, caused a swell in goods exports in the second quarter. United States S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller® Home Price Indexes Jun. 2022: 18.6% y/y House price appreciation slowed in June, as measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index, reinforcing May’s deceleration and cooling from its breakneck pace registered through most of 2022. United States FHFA Purchase-Only House Price Index Jun. 2022: 16.2% y/y The Federal Housing Finance Agency Purchase-Only House Price Index was up 16.2% on a year-ago basis in June. United States Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Jul. 2022: 6.9% openings rate The labor market held steady in July. United States Conference Board Consumer Confidence Aug. 2022: 103.2 Because of reduced inflation concerns, U.S. consumer confidence improved in August more than our above-consensus forecast had anticipated. United States Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index August 26: 359.3 4-wk MA The four-week moving average in our U.S. United States Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey Aug. 2022: 7.2 Texas service industries continued to grow in August, though the pace moderated slightly. South Korea Industrial Production Jul. 2022: South Korea Retail Sales Jul. 2022: Japan Industrial Production Jul. 2022: Japan Retail Sales Jul. 2022: Thailand Industrial Production Jul. 2022: China Manufacturing PMI Aug. 2022: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |