Today's Economy Europe Daily Briefing: U.K. Inflation Falls Below Target The central bank can stay put until there's clarity on Brexit. Webinar Replay: Briefing on the CCAR Scenarios We examine details of the Fed's Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review stress test for banks. Casualties in the Trade War Farmers and factory workers get the brunt as the U.S. and China approach the negotiation deadline. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: South Korean Employment Fails to Launch The unemployment rate jumped to 4.4% in January and employment growth held at 0.1% y/y. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary South America Under Hypothetical Stress Scenarios Applying the Fed's latest CCAR parameters, the region’s recessions would be deeper than in the U.S. Latin American Currency Highlights Introducing the Moody's Analytics Currency Depreciation Indicator. U.S. Chartbook: Businesses, Lenders Get a Little Jittery Sentiment among producers and lenders is moderating as conditions soften. Latin America Economic Preview: 11-15 February Colombia's economy advanced at a steady rate. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Brazil Retail Sales Index Dec. 2018: 0.6% Household consumption ended the year with mild growth after advancing steadily in the previous two months. United Kingdom Consumer Price Index Jan. 2019: 1.8% The U.K.’s consumer price inflation plunged to 1.8% in January from 2.1% in December, in line with our expectations but below the consensus. Euro Zone Industrial Production Dec. 2018: -0.9% Euro zone industrial production fell by a below-consensus 0.9% m/m in December, building on a sharp 1.7% decline in November, though we caution that individual country data had already warned of a grim headline. New Zealand Monetary Policy Feb. 2019: 1.75% The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept the Official Cash Rate at 1.75% in February as expected. United States MBA Mortgage Applications Survey February 08: -3.7% The mortgage market contracted in the week ending February 8. Despite this, both four-week moving averages posted positive gains. United States Consumer Price Index Jan. 2019: 0.0% The U.S. consumer price index was unchanged in January, coming in a little lighter than we had anticipated. United States Oil Inventories February 08: 450.8 mil barrels The increase in crude oil inventories exceeded analyst predictions, which will put downward pressure on oil prices. China Monetary Aggregates Jan. 2019: China Foreign Trade Jan. 2019: United States Treasury Budget Dec. 2018: -$13.5 bil The December Treasury budget report is the first to be released since the end of the 35-day partial government shutdown. Japan GDP 2018Q4: Malaysia GDP 2018Q4: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |