Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220901

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   U.S. crude falls
※   German bonds head for worst month in 30 years
※   US stocks drop, European shares at six-week lows
※   Gold slides to a six-week low


[Indicators]
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications(MBA): Mortgage demand falls even further, as rates shoot back up to July highs
•   Eurozone Aug. CPI: Eurozone inflation rises to record 9.1%
※   Fresh high piles pressure on European Central Bank to raise rates substantially next week
※   Extreme weather and power shortages depressed manufacturing, while home sales fell for the 14th consecutive month
•   Japan Jul. Industrial production: Japan's July industrial output rises 1.0% on month
※   But with inflation high and many incomes yet to recover from pandemic, demand could run out of steam


[News]
※   Three-day closure will compound concerns in European countries as they strive to secure supplies ahead of winter


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(J. Bradford DeLong): Why Can’t We All Be Rich?
•   Project Syndicate(Xu Qiyuan, Wan Tailei): Averting Debt Disaster in the Developing World
•   Project Syndicate(Simon Johnson): America Comes Roaring Back
•   Project Syndicate(Robert Habeck, Kadri Simson, Dan Jørgensen): How the Baltic Sea Countries Can Shield Europe from Russia’s Energy Weapon
•   Project Syndicate(Ngaire Woods): Is the World’s Financial Firefighter Ready?
•   WSJ(Dan Morenoff): Break Up the ESG Investing Giants
•   WSJ(Mario Loyola): Clean Power? Where’s Your Permit?
•   Bloomberg(Andrea Felsted): The UK Energy Crisis Won't Steal Christmas
•   Bloomberg(Julianna Goldman): Biden Is Unpopular, But Democrats Aren’t
•   Fox Business(Allen Mendenhall): Corporations are going woke, but a backlash is underway
•   중앙(김세용): 반지하 없애려면

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220831

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   European stocks, U.S. stocks drop after US job openings, German inflation data
※   Government bond yields spike on rate hike bets
※   Markets brace for further hawkish Fed, ECB action
※   Oil tumbles 6% on fears of economic slowdown


[Indicators]
•   US Jun. Case–Shiller home price: Home-Price Growth Decelerated in June
•   Eurozone Aug. Economic sentiment: Euro-Area Confidence Dips to 19-Month Low as Recession Nears
•   한국 7월 금융기관 가중평균 금리: 기업대출 금리 8년만에 年 4% 돌파
•   한국 7월 사업체 노동력 조사: 치솟는 물가에… 실질임금 3개월 연속 줄어


[News]
※   Market expectations for interest-rate cuts soon appear incorrect, says New York Fed president
※   Some cabinet members, including Gina Raimondo, think a limited tariff reduction would help U.S. businesses and consumers
•   WSJ: Why Stocks Got Jolted
※   Russian group cites lack of payment for contracts after Engie said deliveries would dwindle
※   Taipei seeks to balance assertive response against risk of sparking actual conflict
•   파이낸셜뉴스(P1): 이번엔 소형원전 수출길 열리나
※   한국은행: 조사통계월보 2022년 8월호


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Robert J. Barro): Understanding Recent US Inflation
•   Project Syndicate(Ilan Goldfajn, Eduardo Levy Yeyati): Latin America’s Triple Policy Challenge
•   Project Syndicate(Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng): Sustainable Development Is a Matter of Market Design
•   Project Syndicate(Slavoj Žižek): Ukraine’s Tale of Two Colonizations
•   FT(Martin Wolf): Tough economic times lie ahead
•   WSJ(Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.): Europe’s Winter of Living Bravely
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Europe’s Gonna Party Like It’s 1979
•   WP(Henry Olsen): Why interest rates will keep going up
•   Bloomberg(Editorial Board): As Natural Gas Prices Soar, UK Needs a Real Energy Plan
•   Bloomberg(David Fickling): Pakistan Could Have Averted Its Climate Catastrophe
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Levin): Jerome Powell Can’t Count on a Labor Market Miracle
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Levin): Junk Bond Traders Ought to Check In With Economists