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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Today's Economy


Economic Roundup: A Few More Mortgages

After jumping 33% in the previous week, mortgage activity ticked only slightly higher in the week ended January 17.

LatAm Daily Briefing: Central America's 2025 Outlook

The subregion will likely report growth and stable inflation while avoiding U.S. tariffs.

Europe Daily Briefing: Waiting on a Cut

We expect the ECB to cut policy rates at its meeting next week.

Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: South Korean Consumers Less Pessimistic in January Than in December

Perceptions of current economic conditions got a little worse.

» VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY



Commentary


Global Outlook: What to Expect in 2025

From a tariff war to a strong dollar, Trump’s reelection upped the challenges facing the global economy.

President Trump Signs a Flurry of Executive Orders

After his inaugural address, President Trump signed 46 executive orders and rescinded 78 orders and memoranda signed by his predecessor.

LA Wildfires Threaten California's Insurance Industry

The state's economy will be smaller in the long term if policymakers fail to act.

Australia Fourth-Quarter Used-Vehicle Price Report: A Bump in the Road

A price jump in the December quarter is something of an anomaly.

» VIEW MORE COMMENTARY



Today's Economic Indicators


Malaysia
Monetary policy
Jan. 2025: 3%
As expected, Bank Negara Malaysia held its overnight policy rate at 3% at its January meeting.

United States
MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
January 17: 0.1%
Mortgage activity stabilized last week following the prior week’s dramatic post-holiday surge.

Canada
Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indexes
Dec. 2024: 0.2% m/m
In December, the Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.2%, its third consecutive monthly increase.

United States
Median usual weekly earnings
2024Q4: 4.1% y/y
Median usual weekly earnings for full-time and salary workers rose 4.1% on a year-ago basis in the final quarter of 2024 while CPI increased 2.7% in the same period.

Argentina
Retail Sales Index
Nov. 2024: 134.8% y/y
The index that tracks nominal sales at shopping centers across the country’s large urban centers increased 134.8% year on year in November.

South Korea
GDP
2024Q4:

Japan
Foreign Trade
Dec. 2024:

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