Today's Economy U.S. Business Inventories Hint Strong Near-Term Investment Fiscal stimulus has boosted expectations of future sales. Europe Daily Briefing: Why Aren't Markets Reacting to the News in Italy? The new populist alliance represents a long-feared nightmare scenario. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Global Growth Continues Solid Run in Q2 The U.S. and China are driving the global growth momentum, while the euro zone has lost some steam. Economic Roundup: Inflation Underwhelms for April It's a temporary setback. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.S. Chartbook: Don’t Be Fooled Soft April inflation data and a surge in tax revenue will reverse in the coming months. U.S. Macro Outlook: A Binding Constraint on Growth Businesses are struggling to fill open jobs, which eventually will threaten the economic expansion. On Track for a Solid First Half of 2018 Global GDP growth is tracking at 3.1% annualized early in the June quarter. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, May 11, 2018 The focus for the week ahead is on the consumer. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
OECD Composite Leading Indicators Mar. 2018: 100 The OECD composite leading indicator ticked down to 100 in March from 100.1 previously. India Consumer Price Index Apr. 2018: 4.6% World Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence May 11: 39.0 Businesses across the globe remain stalwartly confident. United States NAR Metro Prices 2018Q1: 5.7% Constrained by a low level of listings relative to sales, single-family home prices increased at a steady rate in the first quarter. Colombia Industrial Production Mar. 2018: -1.3% Manufacturing output contracted 1.4% y/y in March, after expanding 1.5% in February. Indonesia Foreign Trade Apr. 2018: Uruguay Industrial Production Mar. 2018: 12.3% Uruguay’s industrial production took another stride forward in March, increasing by 12.3% year over year, compared to a 9.2% gain in February. India Foreign Trade Apr. 2018: China Fixed Asset Investment Apr. 2018: China Industrial Production Apr. 2018: China Retail Sales Apr. 2018: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |