Today's Economy LatAm Daily Briefing: Uruguay in Hot Waters In the midst of expansion, sizzling inflation puts pressure on the central bank. U.S. Fuel Costs Drive Prices Paid in the Service Sector Our baseline expects energy-induced price pressures to ease after the second quarter. Europe Daily Briefing: Swedish Industry Slumps in February Industrial output contracted again in February due to ongoing supply-chain issues. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Zero-COVID Policy Takes a Toll in China China's services sector slumped in March. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary Global Vaccine Tracker: Not Over Yet Shanghai's snap lockdown follows a record number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. U.S. Chartbook: Labor In Focus An increasingly tight labor force turns up the heat on the Fed. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, April 4, 2022 The international trade deficit for February could have some implications for first-quarter GDP. Dark Cloud Over the Austrian Economy The landscape has shifted considerably with growth in 2022 determined in part by the Russia-Ukraine military conflict. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Sweden Industrial Production Feb. 2022: -0.3% m/m Sweden’s industrial production slid by 0.3% m/m in February, deepening a 0.7% decline in January. United States MBA Mortgage Applications Survey April 01: -6.3% Mortgage application volume fell again in the first week of April. United States Moody's Analytics Inflation Expectations Pulse April 03: 2.34% Inflation expectations showed little movement in the week ended April 3, according to the Moody’s Analytics Inflation Expectations Pulse. Canada Purchasing Managers' Index Mar. 2022: 74.2 The Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index bounced back during the past two months, reaching 74.2 in March, up from December's reading of 45. Australia Datium Insights - Moody’s Analytics Used Vehicle Price Index Mar. 2022: 18.0% y/y Australian used-vehicle price appreciation accelerated again in March. United States Oil Inventories April 01: 412.4 mil barrels A surprise increase in oil inventories last week should put modest downward pressure on high oil prices. United States FOMC Minutes Mar. 2022: The minutes from the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting provided some color around the central bank's plan to reduce the size of its balance sheet. Singapore GDP - Advanced 2022Q1: China Foreign Trade Mar. 2022: Australia Foreign Trade Feb. 2022: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |