Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220427

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Nasdaq closes at lowest since late 2020
※   World, European shares give back earlier gains
※   China stocks fall further as Beijing races to battle COVID
※   Dollar hits fresh 2-year peak on China COVID fears, Fed bets


[Indicators]
•   US Feb. Case–Shiller home price: Home-Price Growth Accelerated in February
•   US Apr. Consumer confidence: U.S. Consumer Confidence Eases as Inflation Surges


[News]
※   Dozens of antiaircraft cannon tanks will be refurbished and sent to the war zone amid a renewed Russian offensive
※   Global energy costs are expected to jump more than 50% this year, food prices to climb 22.9%
※   Topping U.S. economy required to demonstrate superiority of China’s one-party system, Chinese leader tells officials
※   Russia’s state gas company has announced the “complete suspension” of natural gas deliveries to Poland through a major pipeline


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Brahma Chellaney): The Quad at a Crossroads
•   Project Syndicate(Jeffrey Frankel): The West’s Energy Policy Can Be Geopolitical and Green
•   Project Syndicate(Jean Pisani-Ferry): Macron’s Post-Election Dilemma
•   Project Syndicate(Kenneth Rogoff): The Growing Threat of Global Recession
•   FT(Tabby Kinder): Wall Street’s Shanghai problem
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Elon Musk, Twitter and Free Speech
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Where Are Germany’s Weapons for Ukraine?
•   WSJ(William A. Galston): France’s Center Holds—for Now
•   WSJ(Vivek Ramaswamy, Jed Rubenfeld): How Elon Musk Can Liberate Twitter
•   WSJ(Bing West): Ukraine Needs Far More Heavy Weapons
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Food, Fertilizer and the Future
•   NYT(Philippe Marlière): France Is Still in Trouble
•   WP(Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian, Steven Zaslavsky): Businesses that refuse to leave Russia are experiencing the greatest costs
•   Bloomberg(Editorial Board): Why NATO Should Welcome Finland and Sweden
•   Bloomberg(John Authers): The Bigger Drama Is in China, Not Twitter
•   Bloomberg(Karl W. Smith): Manchin’s Energy Plan Is Just What Biden Needs
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Levin): Stocks Join Inflation Fight That Housing Resists

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