Monday, May 27, 2024 Today's Economy Europe Daily Briefing: Shipping Rates Up Again We continue to think that firms will not pass these higher input costs to end consumers. BoJ's Ueda Puts Policy in Context of Zero-Inflation Trap With interest rates so low for so long, finding the Goldilocks rate is tricky. Holiday Notice Our U.S. offices will be closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. Economic Roundup: Consumer Confidence Weakens Consumer confidence plummeted in the U.S. as Canada and the U.K. face retail sales declines. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY Commentary U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, May 24, 2024 The latest report on the Fed's preferred inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditure deflator, is due from the BEA. U.S. CPI by Demographics: Younger Americans Face Hotter Inflation An update on how rising prices affect demographic groups indicates that higher-income households are faring better. U.S. Election Tracker: Tighter and Tighter We project Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada and Pennsylvania to be won on less than 1-percentage point margins of victory. Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, May 24, 2024 Brazil, Mexico and Chile's unemployment rates all are likely to have remained below year-ago levels in April. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY Today's Economic Indicators Hong Kong SAR (China) Foreign Trade Apr. 2024: -HKD10.2 bil Hong Kong’s merchandise trade deficit for April came in at a surprisingly narrow HKD10.2 billion after March’s deficit of HKD45 billion. Australia Retail Sales Apr. 2024: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Enjoy real-time coverage of the world's economies. » Tour Economy.com FREE 14-DAY TRIAL SURVEY OF BUSINESS CONFIDENCE Be A Part Of The Results Help shape the outcome of the Survey of Business Confidence and gain exclusive insight to shifts in global business confidence. » Learn More TAKE THE SURVEY Contact Us Visit us online, email helpeconomy@moodys.com, or use one of the numbers below: Americas +1.866.275.3266 Europe +44.20.7772.5454 Asia/Pacific +852.3551.3077 All Others +1.610.235.5299 For information on how Moody's Analytics processes and protects personal data, please see the Privacy Policy available at www.moodys.com. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to Economy.com. If you wish to unsubscribe from the Economic Roundup, please click here. This email was sent by Moody's Analytics 211 South Gulph Road, Suite 125 King of Prussia United States

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