Today's Economy Economic Roundup: U.S. Equipment Investment Losing Steam Uncertainty will likely hit capital expenditure plans, but the fundamentals could win out. LatAm Daily Briefing: Uruguay Moves Toward a Policy Rate High rates of inflation in the country owe to structural and cyclical factors. Europe Daily Briefing: No Good News for Euro Zone Factories Germany is bearing the brunt, but all the large economies are feeling the pain. Monetary Authority of Singapore Stands Pat The decision reinforces MAS’s positive but modest assessment of the economic outlook for 20201. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary U.K. Risk Matrix Update: COVID-19 Surges, and Brexit Clouds the Outlook There is still no trade deal as the Brexit deadline approaches. Moody’s Analytics October 2020 Baseline Scenario With the latest release, we provide a short summary of the changes relative to September. LatAm Risk Matrix Update: Second-Wave Risk COVID-19 infections have increased across the region and threaten a double-dip recession. U.S. Chartbook: Balancing COVID-19’s Uneven Effects Structural divergences in the labor force have been exacerbated by the pandemic. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
South Korea Monetary Policy Oct. 2020: 0.5% The Bank of Korea maintained its seven-day repurchase rate unchanged at 0.5% in its October meeting. Spain Consumer Price Index Sep. 2020: -0.4% Spain’s consumer price index fell for a sixth consecutive month in September, declining 0.4% on a year-ago basis. Euro Zone Industrial Production Aug. 2020: 0.7% Euro zone industrial production added 0.7% m/m in August, building on an upwardly revised 5% jump in July and marking the fourth consecutive month of rebound following March and April’s COVID-related slumps. United States MBA Mortgage Applications Survey October 09: -0.7% Mortgage applications slid by 0.7% over the week of October 9, partially reversing the 4.6% increase the previous week. United States Producer Price Index Sep. 2020: 0.4% The U.S. producer price index rose 0.4% in September, a larger gain than either we or the consensus expected. World Moody's Analytics Global CPI Sep. 2020: 0.3% Our estimate of global consumer prices softened to 3.6% y/y in September from 3.7% in August. Argentina Consumer Price Index Sep. 2020: 36.6% Argentina's statistics office’s national consumer price index increased 2.8% in September, down from 5.9% a year earlier. Australia Employment Situation Sep. 2020: China Consumer Price Index Sep. 2020: China Producer Price Index Sep. 2020: China Industrial Production Sep. 2020: » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS |