Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220406

(Introduction)

[Markets]


[Indicators]
•   US Feb. Balance of trade: U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Slightly in February
※   ISM measure rose to 58.3 in March, first gain in four months


[News]
※   Ukrainian president says newly discovered atrocities could be worse than those in Bucha
※   Proposed EU measures include ban on imports of Russian coal while U.S. plans ban on all new investment in Russia
※   The U.S. Treasury had previously granted special exemptions allowing the Kremlin to tap accounts at U.S. banks to repay its debts
※   Central bank official previews plans for significant decline in Fed bondholdings beginning next month


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Dorottya Szikra, Mitchell A. Orenstein): Why Orbán Won Again
•   Project Syndicate(Joseph E. Stiglitz): Shock Therapy for Neoliberals
•   FT(Editorial Board): The US dollar’s status is safe for now
•   FT(Robert Armstrong): The ESG zeitgeist
•   FT(John Redwood): Investors hit by globalisation retreat
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): The Consequences of War Crimes
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): A ‘Win’ for Hungary’s Orban
•   WSJ(Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.): Bucha Escalates Putin’s Risks
•   WSJ(William A. Galston): How Will Inflation End?
•   WSJ(Mark Dubowitz, Matthew Zweig): Iran’s Master Class in Evading Sanctions
•   NYT(Bret Stephens): Biden Is Still Right. Putin Has to Go.
•   NYT(Sara Menker, Rajiv Shah): Putin’s War Has Started a Global Food Crisis
•   WP(Katrina vanden Heuvel): As prices soar, we need action — not spin
•   Bloomberg(Mark Gongloff): Home Prices Can Always Get More Ridiculous
•   Bloomberg(Anjani Trivedi): The U.S. Is Losing the EV Battery Race
•   Bloomberg(Izabella Kaminska): Russia’s Push Into Crypto Is a Big Step Backwards
•   Bloomberg(Robert D. Kaplan): To Save Democracy, We Need a Few Good Dictators

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