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Monday, May 20, 2024

Today's Economy


LatAm Daily Briefing: Borges at the Central Bank

Recent moves by Argentina's monetary policymakers evoke the spirit of the country's late literary hero.

Europe Daily Briefing: Italian Construction Cools

Global shipping costs remain elevated.

A New U.S. E-Commerce Sales Equilibrium

The pandemic permanently increased online shopping.

Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Tourists Give Thai GDP a Helping Hand

Although growth slowed, the economy outperformed expectations.

» VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY



Commentary


U.S. Presidential Election Model Update: Trump Gains Two States

We provide monthly updates to our 2024 presidential election prediction to assess the impact of new economic data and changes in our U.S. national and state forecasts.

U.S. Outlook: Considering the Alternatives

The economy is performing well, and the most likely scenario is for a soft landing in the coming year; still, there are better and worse alternative scenarios in the distribution of possible outcomes.

U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, May 17, 2024

A quieter week awaits after this week’s flood of economic news.

Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, May 17, 2024

Industrial output falls in Colombia and Uruguay.

» VIEW MORE COMMENTARY



Today's Economic Indicators


Malaysia
Foreign Trade
Apr. 2024: MYR7.7 bil
Malaysia’s trade surplus dipped to MYR7.7 billion in April from MYR12.8 billion in March.

United States
Moody's CMBS Delinquency Tracker
Apr. 2024: 5.37%
The Moody’s Delinquency Tracker total delinquency rate jumped up 25 basis points to 5.37% in April.

Hong Kong SAR (China)
Employment Situation
Apr. 2024: 3.0%
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Hong Kong was 3% for the February-to-April period, unchanged from the three-month period ending in March.

Mexico
Retail & Wholesale Sales
Mar. 2024: -1.7% y/y
Mexican consumers are having a tough go of it amid high interest rates and inflation that is still higher than the central bank would like.

Chile
GDP
2024Q1: 2.3% y/y
Chile’s economy rebounded in the first quarter after prolonged weakness mainly caused by restrictive economic policies aimed to correct imbalances.

World
Moody's Analytics Survey of Business Confidence
May 17: 13.5
Global business sentiment is much improved since the end of last year.

South Korea
Consumer Sentiment Index
May. 2024:

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