Today's Economy Economic Roundup: U.S. Services Settling Down ISM nonmanufacturing survey is coming off a fiscal-inflated high. Rise in the U.S. Unemployment Rate in December Was Good News The economy is pulling more into the labor force, and a large share are finding work quickly. Europe Daily Briefing: A Black Friday Boost for Europe's Retail Prospects for this year are upbeat, despite the recent downturn in confidence figures. U.S. Economic Data Affected by Partial Government Shutdown for 1/7/19 Factory orders won’t be released. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.S. Chartbook: A Cure for the Shutdown Blues A stellar jobs report delivers some soothing data to rattled financial markets. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, January 4, 2019 Expect a growing divergence between the survey and hard data. Macro Roundup: An Alternate Look at China’s Economy Getting a handle on China’s economy is not straightforward, but it is necessary. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 4 January, 2019 The U.K. construction sector was probably further hit by Brexit uncertainty. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Germany Retail Sales Nov. 2018: 1.4% German retail sales jumped in November after rising marginally in the previous month. Euro Zone Retail Sales Nov. 2018: 0.6% Euro zone retail sales rose by an above-consensus 0.6% m/m in November, and even better is that October’s increase was revised up by 0.3 percentage point to show a 0.6% rise as well. Chile Monthly Economic Activity Indicator Nov. 2018: 3.1% Economic activity in Chile moderated in November as industrial production adjusted down. Chile Foreign Trade Dec. 2018: US$595.5 mil Chile’s trade balance expanded its surplus in December. Colombia Consumer Price Index Dec. 2018: 3.2% Colombia’s annual inflation rate decelerated in December thanks to more stable prices for nontradable items. United States Tech Pulse Dec. 2018: Canada Purchasing Managers' Index Dec. 2018: 59.7 The Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index rose in December from 57.2 to 59.7. World Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence January 04: 21.9 The holiday season continued to weigh on responses to the business sentiment survey last week. United States ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Dec. 2018: 57.6 The survey-based data have weakened, and this can be blamed in part on the tightening in U.S. financial market conditions and payback for a strong couple of years. Australia Foreign Trade Nov. 2018: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |