Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Business Intelligence Monitor 210401

(Introduction)

[Markets]


[Indicators]
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications: Slight drop in mortgage rates didn't stop the bleeding in refinances
•   UK Mar. House prices: UK house price growth slows in March
•   한국 2월 무역지수 및 교역조건: 2월 수출물량, 전년比 4.2%↑…6개월째 증가세
•   Japan Feb. Industrial production: Japan's Feb. output falls 2.1% as strong quake hits automakers


[Trackers]
•   Johns Hopkins University: COVID-19 Global Cases & Deaths
•   Bloomberg: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker
•   Bloomberg: Global PMI Tracker


[News]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Katherine Dixon): A Decarbonization Roadmap
•   Project Syndicate(James K. Galbraith): China Is Missing from the Great Inflation Debate
•   Project Syndicate(Olivier Blanchard, Jean Pisani-Ferry): The Post-Vaccine Risk Phase
•   Project Syndicate(Ricardo Hausmann): The Individual Failings of Economics
•   Project Syndicate(Mark Leonard): The New China Shock
•   Project Syndicate(Simon Johnson): Can We Prevent the Global Fire Next Time?
•   FT(Editorial Board): China forces brands to make a cotton choice
•   WSJ(Walter Russell Mead): How to Bring Peace to the New Middle East
•   WSJ(Donald L. Luskin): Corporate Covid ‘Windfalls’ Are a Myth
•   WSJ(Robert Poole): Build Infrastructure With Private Cash
•   NYT(Thomas L. Friedman): The Biden Boom
•   Bloomberg(Mohamed A. El-Erian): Infrastructure Plan Opens Way to More Sustainable Growth
•   Bloomberg(David Fickling): Covid Isn’t Over, and the Next Wave May Be Worse
•   Bloomberg(Noah Smith): How to Raise Corporate Taxes Without a Blowback
•   Bloomberg(Michael R. Strain): The Best and Worst of Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
•   Bloomberg(Clara Ferreira Marques): Boycott Battles May Not Go China’s Way
•   Bloomberg(Adam Minter): For Stranded Sailors, the Covid Crisis Never Ends
•   Bloomberg(Richard Cookson): The ECB's Claims of Unity Are Woefully Misleading
•   서경(현정택): 방역도 경제도 모범국이 아니다

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Business Intelligence Monitor 210331

(Introduction)

[Markets]


[Indicators]
•   US Jan. Case–Shiller home price: U.S. Home Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 15 Years
•   한국 2월 2021년 2월 사업체노동력: 근로자 17만명↓…공공일자리 재개로 감소폭은 둔화
•   Japan Feb. Retail sales: Japan's retail sales fall for third straight month
•   Argentina Jan. Economic activity: Argentina Posts Ninth Straight Month of Economic Growth


[Trackers]
•   Johns Hopkins University: COVID-19 Global Cases & Deaths
•   Bloomberg: Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker
•   Bloomberg: Global PMI Tracker


[News]
•   Nikkei Asia: The China-Iran Axis
•   Industrial Vehicle Technology: CNH Industrial acquires stake in clear energy firm Bennamann
•   Robotics & Automation News: Yaskawa Motoman has sold 500,000 industrial robots


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Jeffrey D. Sachs): America’s Third Reconstruction
•   Project Syndicate(Harold James): All Apologies for Democracy
•   Project Syndicate(Kenneth Rogoff): The Dollar’s Fragile Hegemony
•   FT(Janan Ganesh): The US cannot be choosy about its allies
•   FT(Martin Sandbu): Time is ripe for EU to start a carbon club
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): The Wuhan Whitewash
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Schumer’s New Filibuster Evasion Plan
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): The China-Iran Axis
•   WSJ(Walter Russell Mead): How to Bring Peace to the New Middle East
•   WSJ(Jillian Kay Melchior): Biden’s Border Crisis, Up Close
•   WSJ(Arthur Herman, Nadia Schadlow): A Good Battery Is the Best Defense Against a Military Assault
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Why Can’t Republicans Be Populists?
•   WP(Katrina vanden Heuvel): Biden is facing a Roosevelt moment
•   Bloomberg(John Authers): Derivatives Don't Cause Market Crises, People Do
•   Bloomberg(Aaron Brown): Don't Confuse Archegos Collapse With Contagion
•   Bloomberg(Peter R. Orszag): Huge Container Ships' Biggest Problem Is Emissions
•   Bloomberg(Rachel Sanderson): Obstruction Is Still the Main Republican Strategy
•   Bloomberg(Victoria Coates, Robert Greenway): The Next Suez Threat? A Big Hack
•   매경(김세형): 삼성전자 10년후에도 건재할까