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Monday, May 18, 2020

Today's Economy


LatAm Daily Briefing: Trust the Data

Demand will fall far below supply throughout the region.

Inflation Today Isn't Always a Monetary Phenomenon

The link between growth in the money supply and inflation has weakened.

Still Searching for U.S. Labor Market Bottom

New labor market data suggest that conditions have continued to worsen in recent weeks.

Europe Daily Briefing: Italy Steps Out of Lockdown

The state-backed loan guarantee scheme will remain crucial for Italian businesses.

» VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY



Commentary


U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, May 18, 2020

Though new unemployment filings have been falling over the past several weeks, they remain massive.

India Fiscal Stimulus Update: More Tranches Unveiled

The latest measures address food, rural employment and structural reforms.

What Happens if Washington Says No to State and Local Governments?

Policymakers are facing the most challenging budget environment in at least a generation.

COVID-19: Living Through the Stress Test of the U.K. Mortgage Market

We expect a wave of defaults in October.

» VIEW MORE COMMENTARY



Today's Economic Indicators


Canada
RPS House Price Index
Apr. 2020: 5.4%

United States
Monthly GDP
Mar. 2020: -4.9%
The U.S. economy contracted in March as COVID-19 and the efforts to contain it hit consumer spending, business investment and trade.

Chile
GDP
2020Q1: 0.4%
Chile’s economy recovered in the first quarter from the contractionary effects of the social unrest at the end of 2019.

United States
NAHB Housing Market Index
May. 2020: 37
Homebuilder confidence increased 7 points to 37 in May after the unprecedented 42-basis point drop in April.

World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
May 15: -16.2
Global business sentiment remains firmly negative, as it has for the past two months, as the COVID-19 crisis hammers the global economy.

Japan
Industrial Production
Mar. 2020:

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