Today's Economy U.S. Used-Vehicle Prices Cool Down to End the Year Seasonal price decreases from early fall have accelerated in November and December. U.S. Stimulus Coming as Trump Puts Pen to Paper Some changes to our baseline forecast are likely needed. Brazil's Job Market Chases Pre-Pandemic Peak The formal sector recovery is near complete. Happy Holidays From Economic View! We will return on Monday, December 28. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.S. Road to Recovery: Stimulus Prevents Double-Dip If the vaccine rollout sticks to script, the pandemic should be receding and the economy ramping-up in the second half of 2021. U.S. Risk Matrix Update: Goodbye to Some Risks, Hello to Others With the COVID-19 relief and government funding bill, fiscal policy error is no longer a risk. U.S. Chartbook: Another Year Over—Mercifully The economy remains in a precarious position. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, December 28, 2020 The key data will be initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits; they likely rose. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Brazil Employment Situation Oct. 2020: 14.3% Brazil’s unemployment rate declined in October after increasing steadily throughout the year because of the COVID-19 crisis. United States S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller® Home Price Indexes Oct. 2020: 7.9% House price appreciation continued in October, as measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index. United States Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index December 25: 330.5 The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty index fell from 337.9 to 330.5 in the week ended December 25. United States Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey Dec. 2020: 4.2 Texas’ service sector took another step back in December. South Korea Retail Sales Nov. 2020: South Korea Industrial Production Nov. 2020: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |