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Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Today's Economy


Economic Roundup: Fed Will Continue to Wait and See

A July rate cut is likely off the table, but the FOMC is looking for the right time to cut.

Europe Daily Briefing: 200% on Pharma?

U.S. threatens higher pharmaceutical tariffs.

Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Few Bright Spots in China Inflation Data

Food prices fell in June, but there were signs of a rebound in discretionary spending.

Economic Roundup: A Little Less Uncertainty on Main Street

Uncertainty fell to its lowest since December, as the administration has pulled back on some tariffs.

» VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY



Commentary


Trade War Tracker: Reigniting the Confusion

After a stretch of relative calm, tariff-related uncertainty is back dominating headlines.

Mexico Outlook: Prolonged Weakness in 2025

The economy is headed to a mild contraction this year.

Hungary Outlook: Growth Stalls Amid Domestic Strain and Global Headwinds

Domestic fragility and geopolitical uncertainty will weigh on Hungary’s recovery.

U.S. Inflation Tracker: Waiting and Seeing

While monthly price fluctuations are less important to policy decisions today, this will soon change.

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Today's Economic Indicators


Malaysia
Monetary policy
Jul. 2025: 2.75%
Bank Negara Malaysia cut its overnight policy rate 25 basis points to 2.75%, the first change in the key interest rate since May 2023.

United States
MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
July 04: 9.4%
Mortgage applications rose 9.4% last week as rates continued their downward slide, with the Mortgage Bankers Association composite index indicating strong activity across both market segments.

Mexico
Consumer Price Index
Jun. 2025: 4.32% y/y
In June, Mexico’s annual inflation showed a slight improvement but still exceeded the central bank’s upper limit.

United States
Moody's Analytics Used Vehicle Price Indexes
Jun. 2025: 0.36 % y/y
In June, the Moody’s Analytics Seasonally Adjusted Used Vehicle Sale Price Index increased 0.36% year over year and 0.23% month over month.

United States
Wholesale Trade (MWTR)
May. 2025: -0.3% m/m
After rising by 0.1% in April, wholesale inventories fell by 0.3% in May.

United States
Oil Inventories
July 04: 426.0 mil barrels
A surprise oil inventory build last week will likely weigh on crude prices.

United States
FOMC Minutes
Jun. 2025:
According to the minutes from June’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting, policymakers felt a little less anxious about the economy than they did in May, though uncertainty remained unusually high.

South Korea
Monetary Policy
Jul. 2025:

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