Today's Economy Would Amazon Have Swamped New York? The retail giant's decision to pull the plug on a Long Island City headquarters has significant ramifications. Q4 U.S. GDP Now Tracking 2% Retail sales and business inventories disappointed. A Puzzling Plunge for U.S. Retail Sales The unexpected weakness in December sales was broad-based. Europe Daily Briefing: Germany Barely Avoids Recession Domestic demand still supported growth, as investment, consumer spending and government consumption all rose. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary Global Outlook: Synchronized Deceleration Advanced economies will converge toward lower growth as geopolitical uncertainties weigh. 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. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
China Foreign Trade Jan. 2019: US$39.2 bil China’s exports rebounded in January, rising by 9.1% y/y following a 4.4% drop in December. World Moody's Analytics Global CPI Jan. 2019: 0.1% Global inflation has moderated over the past few months because of the drop in oil prices. Canada RPS House Price Index Jan. 2019: 0.9% House prices remained unchanged in January across the 13 largest Canadian markets, causing year-ago price growth to remain at 0.9%. Canada New Housing Price Index Dec. 2018: 0.0% The Canadian market for new houses is at a standstill. Canada Survey of Manufacturing Dec. 2018: -1.3% Manufacturing sales declined for the third straight month in December. Canada New Motor Vehicle Sales Dec. 2018: -7.5% New-vehicle sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, down to 118,185. United States Jobless Claims February 09: 239,000 Jobless claims are bouncing higher, but they still remain quite low. United States Producer Price Index Jan. 2019: -0.1% Energy prices continue to put a dent in U.S. producer prices. United States Retail Sales Dec. 2018: -1.2% Retail sales fell in December and by far more than expected. United States Tech Pulse Jan. 2019: 105.5 The U.S. tech sector is maintaining its positive streak. United States St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index February 08: -1.07 Financial market stress decreased for the sixth straight week. United States Business Inventories (MTIS) Nov. 2018: -0.1% Stockpiles fell in November by 0.1%, at odds with consensus expectations and the Moody's Analytics forecast, which predicted an increase in stockpiles. Colombia Industrial Production Dec. 2018: -0.8% Manufacturing output contracted 0.8% y/y in December after a 4.7% expansion in the previous month. United States Natural Gas Storage Report February 08: -78 bil cubic feet The decline in natural gas inventories was smaller than analyst expectations, which will put some downward pressure on gas prices. China Monetary Aggregates Jan. 2019: Argentina Consumer Price Index Jan. 2019: 49.3% The statistics office’s national consumer price index increased 2.9% in January, up from 2.6% in the previous month and 1.8% a year earlier. Indonesia Foreign Trade Jan. 2019: China Producer Price Index Jan. 2019: China Consumer Price Index Jan. 2019: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |