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Economic Roundup: No Signs of Stress Yet Weekly jobless claims ticked up, but remain quite low. Europe Daily Briefing: German PPI Disappoints Euro zone construction output fell in December. LatAm Daily Briefing: Brazil’s Economic Slowdown After a robust expansion in 2024, look for moderation in 2025. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: China's Panel Banks Wait for the Central Bank to Make the First Move The People's Bank of China will likely ease rates after the Two Sessions meetings in March. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
German Election: Stagnation Tests Incoming Coalition Manufacturing decline and fiscal constraints are set to dominate the economic policy agenda. Middle East Chartbook: Nonoil Stepping Up The sector will continue to be crucial for growth in the region throughout 2025. The Fall and Fall of Global FDI Official data and high-frequency indicators point to deterioration ahead. U.K. Risk Matrix: Trouble at Home and Abroad The country is in the line of fire for higher U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium imports and potential tariffs on other sectors. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Hong Kong SAR (China)
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2025: 2% y/y
Hong Kong's headline composite consumer price index rose 2% year over year in January, a jump of 0.6 percentage point from the prior month’s reading of 2%. Ireland
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2025: 1.9% y/y
Ireland’s consumer price inflation continues to edge higher, consistent with our latest forecasts. Mexico
Retail & Wholesale Sales
Dec. 2024: -0.2% y/y
Mexico’s retail sales ended the year with a more moderate annual contraction, reflecting the weakness of consumer spending in an environment of domestic uncertainty. United States
Jobless Claims
February 15: 219,000
U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance remain quite low. Canada
New Housing Price Index
Jan. 2025: 0.1% y/y
Prices for new homes in Canada continued to moderate in January. Nationally, prices decreased 0.1% month over month for the second straight month. Canada
Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indexes
Jan. 2025: 1.6% m/m
In January, the Industrial Product Price Index jumped 1.6% following several months of modest increases. United States
Philadelphia Fed Survey
Feb. 2025: 18.1
After surging in January, factory activity in the Fed’s Third District expanded at a more modest clip in February, according to the latest Manufacturing Business Outlook survey from the Philly Fed. United States
St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index
February 14: -0.84
The St. United States
Natural Gas Storage Report
February 14: -196 bil cubic feet
Last week’s decline in natural gas inventories slightly surpassed analyst predictions, which could put upward pressure on gas prices. United States
Oil Inventories
February 14: 432.5 mil barrels
Commercial crude oil inventories rose by 4.6 million barrels in the week ended February 14, a much larger build than the 2.4 million barrels analysts expected. New Zealand
Foreign Trade
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Japan
Consumer Price Index
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Malaysia
Consumer Price Index
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