Today's Economy LatAm Daily Briefing: Regional Stocks Show Resilience Amid Growing Uncertainty Markets have performed impressively this year, but global deterioration is undoing those gains. Change in U.S. House-Price Equation We have revised variables within our forecast model of the FHFA index. Europe Daily Briefing: Inflation Still Hot in Netherlands Dutch inflation inched lower, but is still among the highest in Europe. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Malaysia's Industrial Output Marches On Factory output surprises on the upside as natural gas prices spike. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.K. Mortgage Payment Affordability The squeeze on incomes is a bigger risk to affordability than higher rates. Canada Housing Market: Prices Will Moderate as Demand Pulls Back Higher rates and the significant deterioration in housing affordability will reduce the number of potential new buyers. Global Vaccine Tracker: China's COVID-19 Fight The economic impact of Shanghai’s lockdown is extreme. Ukraine Crisis Reveals Vulnerabilities of Former Soviet Bloc Economies Trade, commodity dependence and inflationary tendencies all weigh heavily on the outlook. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Malaysia Industrial Production Mar. 2022: 5.1% y/y Malaysia’s industrial production was up 5.1% y/y in March, a larger increase than expected. Netherlands Industrial Production Mar. 2022: 0.3% m/m Industrial production excluding construction inched up 0.3% m/m in March after contracting for two consecutive months, but manufacturing production slid 0.2% m/m. Canada RPS House Price Index Apr. 2022: Denmark Consumer Price Index Apr. 2022: 6.7% y/y The Danish consumer price index had its largest jump in nearly four decades in April, increasing 6.7% y/y. Finland Industrial Production Mar. 2022: -1.2% m/m Finland’s industrial production contracted by 1.2% m/m after a downwardly revised 0.5% m/m increase in February. Norway Consumer Price Index Apr. 2022: 5.4% y/y The Norwegian consumer price index increased 5.4% y/y from the same month last year. Netherlands Consumer Price Index Apr. 2022: 9.6% y/y Consumer prices stalled their inexorable rise in April, effectively posting no increase on a monthly basis in seasonally adjusted terms. Italy Industrial Production Mar. 2022: 0.0% m/m Italy’s industrial production stalled in March, as all the main sectors except intermediate goods grew in monthly terms. Belgium Industrial Production Mar. 2022: -3.7% y/y Belgian industrial production shrank 5.6% m/m in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, a contraction that places the index 3.7% lower than in the same month in 2021. United States NFIB Small Business Survey Apr. 2022: 93.2 The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index didn’t budge, remaining at 93.2 in April. Brazil Retail Sales Index Mar. 2022: 4.0% y/y Retail sales in Brazil gained strength in March as the economy showed signs of recovery. United States Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index May 06: 379.8 4-wk MA The four-week moving average in our U.S. South Korea Employment Apr. 2022: Philippines Industrial Production Mar. 2022: China Consumer Price Index Apr. 2022: China Producer Price Index Apr. 2022: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |