Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220518

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Stocks gain on retail sales, China optimism
※   Dollar slips as risk appetite returns
※   Crude retreats on Fed tightening concerns
※   Powell maintains hawkish Fed message


[Indicators]
•   US Mar. Business inventories: Motor vehicles boost U.S. business inventories in March
•   US Apr. Retail sales: U.S. Retail Sales Grew 0.9% in April
※   Retail spending rose for the fourth straight month as inflation remained high
•   US May NAHB housing market index: US Homebuilder Sentiment Tumbles by Most Since April 2020


[News]
※   U.S. officials say the proposal could hit Russian oil fast while keeping oil price rises in check
※   Ukrainian soldiers are being taken from the Azovstal steel plant to Russian-controlled territory, and Kyiv is pushing for a prisoner swap
※   Central bank chief voices confidence in ability to curb rising prices without triggering recession but notes challenges ahead


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Jim O’Neill): Another Global Recession?
•   Project Syndicate(Michael R. Bloomberg, Damilola Ogunbiyi): Realizing Africa’s Sustainable Energy Future
•   Project Syndicate(Ana Palacio): The End of Europe’s Clean-Energy Evangelism
•   Project Syndicate(Shlomo Ben-Ami): The Imperfect Shape of Peace in Ukraine
•   FT(Martin Wolf): Johnson must embrace the Brexit he made
•   FT(Robert Armstrong): China: worse
•   WSJ(William A. Galston): Bill Clinton’s Recipe for Economic Growth
•   WSJ(Mickey Mikitani): U.S. and Japan Embrace the Open Internet
•   Bloomberg(Alexis Leondis): Adjustable Mortgage Rush Isn't the Same as 2008
•   MarketWatch(Steven M. Rosenthal Robert McClelland): This plan to tax the ultrarich is simpler and better than Biden’s idea

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