| Today's Economy
U.S. Tax Refunds Are Trickling Out Refunds are running behind the past several years, and another shutdown would be a problem. Europe Daily Briefing: U.K. Loses More Steam We expect that the weakness has carried into 2019. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Gearing Up for a Busy Week The focus is mainly on China. Germany’s 10-Year Bond Yield of 0.09% Limits Upside for U.S. Treasury Yields It's the lowest close since October 25, 2016, when the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield closed at 1.76%. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
Latin American Currency Highlights Introducing the Moody's Analytics Currency Depreciation Indicator. U.S. Chartbook: Businesses, Lenders Get a Little Jittery Sentiment among producers and lenders is moderating as conditions soften. Latin America Economic Preview: 11-15 February Colombia's economy advanced at a steady rate. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, February 8, 2019 Consumer price index deceleration may worry some. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United Kingdom
Monthly GDP
Dec. 2018: -0.4%
U.K. United Kingdom
GDP - Quarterly
2018Q4: 0.2%
Preliminary numbers showed that U.K. real GDP grew by only 0.2% q/q in the three months to December, marking a sharp deceleration from the third quarter’s 0.6% increase. Russian Federation
Foreign Trade
Dec. 2018: US$18.9 bil
Russia’s trade surplus dipped marginally in December, falling to US$18.9 billion. Mexico
Industrial Production
Dec. 2018: -2.5%%
The national industry ended the year with a deeper contraction as the political transition took place. World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
February 08: 19.1
Global business sentiment is slumping. China
Monetary Aggregates
Jan. 2019:
China
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2019:
Uruguay
Industrial Production
Dec. 2018: -8.8%
Industrial production took a nosedive in December. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
