Today's Economy Economic Roundup: COVID-19 Weighs on U.S. Consumer Sentiment The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell from 101.4 to 96.1 in November. LatAm Daily Briefing: Reopening Advances, but Slowly Brazil shows by far the most mobility in the region despite that country’s having the most COVID-19 cases. Europe Daily Briefing: Industrial and Service Sentiment Diverge Germany's GDP grew slightly more than expected. Air Travel Bubble Bursts in Asia Rising COVID-19 cases have put the bubble and Go-To Travel schemes under scrutiny. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.S. Employment Outlook: Recovery at Risk The alarming escalation of COVID-19 infections will cast a pall over the labor market in coming quarters. U.S. Weekly Highlights and Preview, November 23, 2020 We expect third-quarter GDP to be revised higher in the government’s second estimate. U.S. Chartbook: Winter Is Coming Bright spots remain, but rising infections and persistent labor market turmoil do not bode well. Monetary Space: A Statistical Approach Mexico is presented as a study case. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
United States Moody's CMBS Delinquency Tracker Oct. 2020: 7.77% The Moody’s Delinquency Tracker total delinquency rate increased 26 basis points to 7.77% in October. Germany GDP 2020Q3: 8.5% Final estimates showed that Germany’s GDP grew by 8.5% q/q in the third quarter, slightly better than the initial estimate of an 8.2% rebound but still not enough to offset the 9.8% plunge in the three months to June. United States Philadelphia Fed Nonmanufacturing Survey Nov. 2020: 5.3 Nonmanufacturing activity expanded, albeit at the slowest pace since June, according to the Philadelphia Fed’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey. United States FHFA Purchase-Only House Price Index Sep. 2020: 9.1% The Federal Housing Finance Agency Purchase-Only House Price Index jumped up to 9.1% on a year-ago basis and 1.7% on a monthly basis in September. United States S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller® Home Price Indexes Sep. 2020: 6.6% House price appreciation continued in September, as measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City Composite Index. United States Conference Board Consumer Confidence Nov. 2020: 96.1 U.S. consumer confidence remains at a low level as millions remain without work and COVID-19 infections rage. United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey Nov. 2020: 15 The manufacturing recovery in the Richmond Federal Reserve District slowed in November. United States Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index November 20: 395.1 The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty index fell from 396.3 to 395.1 in the week ended November 20. Argentina Economic Activity Indicator Sep. 2020: -6.9% The statistics office’s monthly economic activity index dropped 6.9% y/y in September after falling 11.8% in the previous month. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |