Today's Economy Economic Roundup: U.S. Manufacturing Continues to Sour Survey-based data weakened for July. Europe Daily Briefing: All Our Hopes Are with France Germany's industrial weakness may be spilling over to other sectors of the economy. U.S. Consumers Cut Back on Home-Related Purchases Specialty retailers focused on home goods are suffering. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Ups and Downs for Third Quarter GDP China’s growth has slowed, while Japan and South Korea are so far looking better. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary Latin America Economic Preview: 26-30 August Brazil's economy likely advanced at low speed in the second quarter. U.S. Household Credit Data Analysis Read our comparative analysis of household credit data from the New York Fed and Moody’s Analytics. U.S. Consumer Outlook: Trade War Threatens Household Balance Sheets There will be less wealth effect spending. Forecaster’s Mailbag: Lowering Expectations Animal spirits are subdued, and global recession fears have increased. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Indonesia Monetary Policy Aug. 2019: 5.5% Bank Indonesia surprised with a 25-basis point rate cut in August, bringing the policy rate to 5.5%. Canada Wholesale Trade Jun. 2019: 0.6% Canada's wholesale trade industry rebounded slightly with sales rising 0.6% to C$64.1 billion in June following a steep decline in May. United States Jobless Claims August 17: 209,000 There are no warning signs in U.S. applications for unemployment insurance benefits. United States St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index August 16: -1.18 Financial market stress edged higher in the week ended August 16 as mounting fears of recession roiled financial markets. United States Conference Board Leading Indicators Jul. 2019: 0.5% The outlook for the U.S. economy has strengthened a bit recently. United States Natural Gas Storage Report August 16: 59 bil cubic feet The increase in natural gas inventories closely matched analyst expectations, which will have a minimal effect on prices. United States Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey Aug. 2019: -6 Manufacturing activity in the Kansas City Fed District contracted in August with the composite index registering a reading of -6. Argentina Economic Activity Indicator Jun. 2019: 0.0% The statistics office’s monthly economic activity index was flat on a year-on-year basis in June after increasing 2.4% in the previous month. Japan Consumer Price Index Jul. 2019: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |