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Commentary
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Today's Economic Indicators
United States
Black Knight Home Price Index
Dec. 2016: 5.7%
House prices continued their ascent in December as tight supply countered a drop in buyer traffic. Hong Kong
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2017: -HK$12.3 bil
France
Job Seekers
Jan. 2017: 3.48 mil
Joblessness in France was virtually unchanged in January. Euro Zone
Monetary Aggregates
Jan. 2017: 4.9%
The seasonally adjusted annual growth of the euro zone’s M3 money supply slid to 4.9% y/y in January after a 5% increase in the previous month and was in line with the Moody's Analytics forecast. Euro Zone
Business and Consumer Sentiment
Feb. 2017: 108.0
The euro zone's economic sentiment indicator ticked up to 108 in February from 107.9 in the previous month. United States
Durable Goods (Advance)
Jan. 2017: 1.8%
New orders for durable manufactured goods rose 1.8% in January, a stronger showing than our forecast for a 0.8% increase. Mexico
Employment Situation
Jan. 2017: 3.59% Unemployment
Unemployment started the year affected by the traditional seasonal effect after vacations. Mexico
Trade Balance
Jan. 2017: -US$3,294.3 mil
The trade balance started the year in negative territory as the volume of exports traditionally moderates in January. World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
February 24: 33.1
Global business sentiment is upbeat. United States
Pending Home Sales
Jan. 2017: 106.4
The pending home sales index dropped 2.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, erasing all of December’s gains and falling back to its lowest level since January 2016. United States
Risk of Recession
Jan. 2017: 8%
There is little evidence that the expansion is in serious jeopardy, or will be any time soon. United States
Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey
Feb. 2017: 24.5
Texas manufacturers were increasingly optimistic about current conditions in February. New Zealand
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2017: -NZ$285 mil
New Zealand's monthly trade deficit widened in January, breaking the seasonal trend of recent years when it notched a small surplus. Japan
Industrial Production
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Retail Sales
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United Kingdom
Consumer Confidence
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Australia
Balance of Payments
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Thailand
Industrial Production
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