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Economic Roundup: Will Better Manufacturing News Stick? The ISM manufacturing index is back above 50 for the first time since July 2019. Japan Risk Matrix Update: Consumption and the Coronavirus The economy is in a vulnerable window. Europe Daily Briefing: Brexit's Not Done Yet The big changes will come next year, when the U.K. and the EU will begin their new trade relationship. LatAm Daily Briefing: Mexico Hikes the Minimum Wage Wages in the country are the lowest in the OECD and even trail China. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
The Many Points of Coronavirus Impact in China Reduction of income, even if temporary, makes the high debt load in the country more untenable. Coronavirus: The Global Economic Threat The U.S. will not be immune to the ill effects of this outbreak. U.S. Chartbook: Moderation in All Things GDP continues to clock in around its potential. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview: February 3, 2020 We will begin tracking first-quarter GDP growth this week. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United States
Semiconductor Billings
Dec. 2019:
Hong Kong
GDP
2019Q4: -2.9%
Hong Kong's economy weakly finished the year by contracting 0.4% q/q in the fourth quarter to be 2.9% lower over the year, although the deterioration has slowed since the third quarter. Chile
Monthly Economic Activity Indicator
Dec. 2019: 1.1%
Chile’s activity ended the year with a mild annual advance after production was affected by social unrest. United States
Construction Spending (C30)
Dec. 2019: -0.2%
U.S. construction outlays finished the year in disappointing fashion. World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
January 31: 20.9
Global business sentiment has improved since the truce in the trade war between the U.S. and China last fall, but a long list of geopolitical concerns continue to worry businesses. United States
ISM Manufacturing Index
Jan. 2020: 50.9
The January ISM manufacturing survey brought some encouraging news but factory conditions are unlikely to improve noticeably over the next couple of months, hurt by the halt in production of Boeing’s 737 MAX and likely export disruption because of the coronavirus. Brazil
Foreign Trade
Jan. 2020: -US$1.75 bil
United States
Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey
2020Q1: 0.0%
South Korea
Consumer Price Index
Jan. 2020:
Australia
Monetary Policy
Feb. 2020:
Malaysia
Foreign Trade
Dec. 2019:
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