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Monday, March 23, 2020

Today's Economy


Tax Day Changes in U.S. Could Spell Trouble in Muniland

Fed move is not enough to guarantee liquidity for all issuers. Fiscal policymakers need to step in.

Europe Daily Briefing: Germany Delivers Massive Aid Package

The dramatic measures should help stabilize business and consumer confidence.

Webinar Replay: COVID-19, Global Recession

The spreading virus has created a worldwide economic tsunami that is now hitting the United States and Europe with full force.

COVID-19 Renews Interest in Eurobonds

The outbreak will promote greater fiscal cooperation in the euro zone but Eurobonds remain unlikely.

» VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY



Commentary


U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, March 23, 2020

Key data will be initial claims, which we forecast to have surged in the latest week to exceed 2.7 million.

COVID-19: Global Economic Tsunami

More financial pain is quickly coming as layoffs mount, businesses curtail investment, and retirement nest eggs evaporate.

Lockdown, Containment and Currency Pressure Across Asia

The scales have tipped away from keeping economies functioning and towards coronavirus containment.

Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, March 20, 2020

Argentina's economy contracted an estimated 1% in the fourth quarter.

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Today's Economic Indicators


Canada
Wholesale Trade
Jan. 2020: 1.8%
Wholesale sales in Canada increased for a second consecutive month, up 1.8% to C$65.2 billion in January, all but erasing the two months of losses at the close of the year.

United States
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Feb. 2020: 0.16
The pace of U.S. economic activity ticked up in February.

World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
March 20: 2.8
COVID-19 has undermined global business confidence.

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