| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat More support for small businesses and state/local governments is needed quickly. Canada Weekly: Confronting COVID-19 An early look at GDP shows dark clouds over the economic landscape. The Federal Government Impact on U.S. Personal Income Washington will absorb a large share of households' expected losses in the second quarter. Geopolitical Risk Calendar: Amid Criticism of WHO, Trump Suspends U.S. Funding A withdrawal of U.S. funding would have implications for lower-income economies. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, April 17, 2020 High-frequency indicators show a sharp contraction, but hard data are not due for several weeks. U.S. Should Hurry More Help to Small Business Many firms may have shut down for good, but Congress can keep more from the same fate. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 17 April, 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has whole swaths of the European economies grinding to a halt. Asia-Pacific Weekly Highlights and Preview, 17 April, 2020 South Korea's GDP likely plunged by 1.5% q/q in the March quarter. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United States
Moody's CMBS Delinquency Tracker
Mar. 2020: 2.57%
The Moody’s Delinquency Tracker total delinquency rate inched up 1 basis point to 2.57% in March. Euro Zone
Consumer Price Index
Mar. 2020: 0.7%
Final numbers confirmed that euro zone inflation plunged to 0.7% y/y in March from 1.2% in February, its joint-lowest since November 2016. United States
Regional and State Employment
Mar. 2020:
State and regional employment numbers for March show the destruction underway in the labor market tied to COVID-19, with significantly fewer jobs and higher unemployment to close out the first quarter. United States
Conference Board Leading Indicators
Mar. 2020: -6.7%
Leading economic indicators for the U.S. point to a steep contraction. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
