Thursday, August 31, 2023

Global Economic Monitor 230901

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   All three major U.S. indexes post monthly declines
※   PCE inflation data inline with expectations
※   ECB policymakers keep rate hikes on the table
※   Oil prices jump on supply concerns


[Indicators]
•   US Aug. Personal spending·income: Summer Spending Surge Shows Consumers Driving Economic Growth
※   Fed likely to leave rates unchanged in September as price pressures ease
※   The latest data heap further pressure on policy makers to revive country’s crumbling growth
•   Japan Jul. Industrial production: Japan’s Output Drop Misses Consensus as China Woes Reverberate


[World]
※   After three months of grinding advances in Western-backed operation, Kyiv accelerates thrust along main line of attack


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Joseph E. Stiglitz): Inequality and Democracy
•   Project Syndicate(Daron Acemoglu): The Wrong BRICS Expansion
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): An American Warning on the Global Tax
•   WSJ(Paul H. Kupiec, Alex J. Pollock): The New Bank Bailout
•   Bloomberg(Chris Bryant): Germany’s Property Market Is Looking Very Sickly
•   Bloomberg(Hal Brands): How Japan Can Make Itself America’s Best Ally
•   매경(이진명): 예산 카르텔
•   조선비즈(김수정): ‘50년 주담대’ 당국의 오락가락 정책

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Global Economic Monitor 230831

(Introduction)

[Markets]


[Indicators]
•   US Jul. Goods trade balance: U.S. trade deficit in goods widens in July
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications(MBA): Mortgage rates remain at a 23-year high, but buyers are adjusting
•   Eurozone Aug. Economic sentiment: Euro-Area Economic Confidence Falls Again as ECB Mulls Next Move


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   NYT(Bret Stephens): How Do We Manage China’s Decline?
•   FT(Editorial Board): In search of a British China strategy
•   Bloomberg(Shuli Ren): Xi’s Live-to-Work Ideology Is So 1960s
•   Bloomberg(Claudia Sahm): Consumers' Savings Are Down, But So Is Their Debt
•   머니투데이(김은령): 라임사태 악몽, 다시 시작?
•   헤럴드경제(신율): 내년 총선, 누가 수도권 승자 되나

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Global Economic Monitor 230830

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Job openings, consumer confidence lower than estimates
※   Benchmark Treasury yields fall to lowest since Aug 10
※   Dollar reverses gains after data
※   European stocks close at two-week high


[Indicators]
•   US Jun. Case–Shiller home price: U.S. Home Prices Held Steady in June
•   US Jul. Job openings: Demand for Workers Cools, but Remains Elevated
•   Vietnam Aug. Balance of trade: Trade War Winner Vietnam Sees Exports Drop For Sixth Month


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(윤영관): Deterrence Is Not Enough in Northeast Asia
•   Project Syndicate(Teresa Ghilarducci): Teresa Ghilarducci Says More…
•   Project Syndicate(Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng): A Tech War Without Winners
•   WSJ(Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.): Prigozhin’s Death Leaves Putin Weaker
•   FT(Editorial Board): Lessons from a reflective Jackson Hole
•   Bloomberg(Editorial Board): A Bigger BRICS Marks a Failure of US Leadership
•   Bloomberg(Gearoid Reidy, Daniel Moss): China Would Be Lucky to Have Japan's Issues
•   Bloomberg(Aaron Brown): Just How Unaffordable Is the US Housing Market?
•   한겨레(전슬기): ‘이복현 금감원’은 뭘 꿈꿨나
•   머니투데이(반준환): 금융감독원과 한국거래소의 WAR
•   파이낸셜뉴스(황재호): 對中 행보를 시작할 시점이다