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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Today's Economy


LatAm Daily Briefing: Colombia’s Left Coalition Wins Big

Markets will keep a close eye on a potential new administration’s economic policies.

No Reprieve for Battered Global Supply Chains

Asia comes under the Omicron test, further roiling reeling supply chains.

Europe Daily Briefing: Euro Zone Industrial Production Stalls in January

Supply shortages hold down capital goods output.

Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: China's Activity Surprises on the Upside

Retail sales, fixed asset investment, and industrial production all grew robustly.

» VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY



Commentary


Initial Takeaways From State Benchmark Revisions

The general upward trend is no surprise, but the degree of some states’ recoveries is noteworthy.

U.S. Chartbook: It's Go Time for the Fed

The Fed will respond to accelerating inflation, which is poised to get worse before it gets better.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Poses Challenge for UAE Economy

High oil prices translate into a positive short-term outlook.

U.S. Risk Matrix Update: Downside Risks Emerge

High oil prices and the possibility of a Russian cyberattack could slow the economy.

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Today's Economic Indicators


Indonesia
Foreign Trade
Feb. 2022: US$ 3.83 bil
Indonesia’s foreign trade surplus quadrupled to $3.8 billion in February from January’s $933 million.

Finland
Retail Sales
Jan. 2022: 2.3% m/m
Finland's seasonally adjusted retail sales, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, rose by 2.3% m/m in January after the upwardly revised 2.3% drop in December.

France
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2022: 3.6% y/y
France’s headline inflation rate accelerated in February, posting 3.6% year-on-year growth after a 2.9% reading in January.

United Kingdom
Unemployment
Jan. 2022: 3.9%
U.K. unemployment fell back to its pre-pandemic level of 3.9% in the January quarter, down from 4.2% in the October stanza.

Euro Zone
Industrial Production
Jan. 2022: 0.0% m/m
Industrial production in the euro zone was unchanged in January following December's 1.3% increase.

Canada
Housing Starts
Feb. 2022: 247 ths
Canada's residential construction data for February came in stronger than in January.

Canada
Survey of Manufacturing
Jan. 2022: 0.6% m/m
Manufacturing added a fourth straight month of growth in January.

United States
NY Empire State Manufacturing Survey
Mar. 2022: -11.8
Conditions for manufacturers in New York have worsened significantly this month, according to the Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

United States
Producer Price Index
Feb. 2022: 0.8% m/m
The U.S.

Belgium
Industrial Production
Jan. 2022: 10.9% y/y

World
Moody's Analytics Global GDP
2021Q4: 6.0% q/q SAAR
Global growth picked up in the fourth quarter despite the ongoing supply shortages and the Omicron-related disruptions to activity.

United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
March 11:

Colombia
Industrial Production
Jan. 2022: 15.1% y/y
Manufacturing output continued to expand at a solid pace in January, even as the number of new COVID-19 cases started to increase due to the Omicron wave.

Peru
Unemployment
Feb. 2022: 8.9%
The job market in metropolitan Lima is less than strong.

United States
Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index
Feb. 2022: 42.9 weeks, NSA
New-vehicle affordability declined marginally in February.

Argentina
Consumer Price Index
Feb. 2022: 52.3% y/y
The statistics office’s national consumer price index increased 4.7% in February, the highest monthly reading since March 2021.

United States
Treasury International Capital Flows
Jan. 2022: $58.8 bil
Net long-term capital flows were down again in January, with net inflows totaling $58.8 billion, compared with inflows of $114.5 billion in December.

South Korea
Employment
Feb. 2022:

Japan
Foreign Trade
Feb. 2022:

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