| Today's Economy
Economic Roundup: U.S. Existing-Home Sales Slip Sales can be choppy but the trend in September has clearly improved thanks to lower mortgage rates. Europe Daily Briefing: British Industry Down in the Dumps The Dutch economy should end the year on strong footing despite Brexit uncertainty. Asia-Pacific Daily Briefing: Taiwan's Not in a Good Place Export orders fell for an 11th straight month in September. How This Yield Curve Inversion Differs From 2008-2009 and 2001 With its presumed October rate cut, the Fed could make this the shortest inversion since 1998. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
LatAm Macro Roundup: Macri’s Last Stand Argentina's president faces a tough road to re-election; the country's economic future is no less daunting. Latin America Currency Dynamics An overshoot in depreciation is the first market reaction to a crisis. U.S. Macro Outlook: A Big 'If' Will policymakers figure out their mistakes and fix them in time to avoid recession? U.S. Chartbook: But Enough About Geopolitics Temporary factors may have distorted data on industrial production, housing starts and retail sales. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Mexico
Employment Situation
Sep. 2019: 3.80% Unemployment
Mexico's unemployment increased in September as more people became job seekers. Canada
Retail Trade
Aug. 2019: -0.1%
Canadian retail sales dipped in August after making some progress in July, but the decline was only because of price effects. United States
Existing-Home Sales
Sep. 2019: 5.38 mil
Existing-home sales ticked lower in September, detracting from the upward trend exhibited since the start of the year. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
October 18: 151.3
The four-week moving average in our U.S. policy uncertainty index continues to increase. United States
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey
Oct. 2019: 8
October brought good news for factories in the Richmond Federal Reserve District. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
