| Today's Economy
Canada Weekly: Working Papers Employment insurance is changing, and three programs are being introduced. Economic Roundup: Convalescent U.S. Job Market Still Has Ways to Go The U.S. unemployment rate fell more than expected to 8.4%. EU Risk Matrix: COVID-19’s Second Wave Threatens Europe New cases are increasing across the Continent, but we are lowering the expected economic severity. Europe Daily Briefing: A Not-So-Good Second Half Consumer spending and construction are likely to remain subdued. » VIEW MORE TODAY'S ECONOMY
Commentary
U.S. COVID-19 Tracker Update: Lawmakers Still Need to Act Failure to pass stimulus now is a policy error. Europe Weekly Highlights and Preview, 4 September, 2020 The ECB likely will want to wait for more third-quarter data before announcing a further wave of stimulus. Latin America Weekly Highlights and Preview, September 4, 2020 Mexico's industrial production likely contracted again in July. Asia-Pacific Weekly Highlights and Preview: 4 September, 2020 While China's recovery continued in August, the pandemic likely moderated the surge in exports. » VIEW MORE COMMENTARY
Today's Economic Indicators
Russian Federation
Consumer Price Index
Aug. 2020: 3.6%
Russian inflation continued its rise in August. United States
Moody’s Analytics & CNN Business Back-to-Normal Index
September 02: 78.8
The Moody’s Analytics & CNN Business Back-to-Normal Index suggests the U.S. economy’s decelerating recovery may be plateauing. United States
Employment Situation
Aug. 2020: 1,371,000
In August, the labor market continued to dig out of the hole dug by pandemic-related shutdowns in the spring. Canada
Labor Force Survey
Aug. 2020: 10.2%
Canada's economy continues to rebound, but job gains are slowing. Canada
Purchasing Managers' Index
Aug. 2020: 67.8
The seasonally adjusted Ivey Purchasing Managers' Index decreased slightly from 68.5 in July to 67.8 in August. » VIEW MORE ECONOMIC INDICATORS | 
