Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Global Economic Monitor 231101

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Wall Street end up; focus turns to Fed meeting
※   Japan’s yen sinks
※   BOJ policy tweak seen as inadequate


[Indicators]
•   US Aug. Case–Shiller home price: U.S. Home Prices Rose to Record in August
※   With eurozone economic activity weakening and inflation tumbling, rate rises appear to be having greater traction
※   Lowest rate for more than 2 years bolsters expectations that ECB will not raise rates further
•   Germany Sep. Retail sales: German retail sales fall unexpectedly in September
※   Surveys of factory orders and construction activity renew concerns about the country’s growth
•   Japan Sep. Industrial production: Japan Industrial Production Growth Misses Consensus Ahead of BOJ


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Kenneth Rogoff): The Stunning Resilience of Emerging Markets
•   Project Syndicate(Raghuram G. Rajan): When More Financial Regulation Is Not Better
•   Project Syndicate(Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng): The Promise of China’s Sustainable-Development Path
•   WSJ(Benjamin Netanyahu): The Battle of Civilization
•   Bloomberg(Daniel Moss, Gearoid Reidy): BOJ Shuffles Away from YCC, But Don’t Tell Anyone
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Levin): Rising Small Business Bankruptcies Are a Red Herring
•   Bloomberg(Minxin Pei): Why China’s Generals Keep Disappearing
•   Bloomberg(Betsey Stevenson): A Strong Safety Net Helps the Whole US Economy
•   조선비즈(정민하): ‘발끈’만 남은 정무위원회 국정감사
•   국민(라동철): 깜깜이 예산, 특수활동비
•   세계(김기환): 상처뿐인 경영권 분쟁
•   경향(이준석): 두려움에 사로잡힌 대통령
•   파이낸셜뉴스(이영): 연금개혁 실기하지 말아야
•   아시아경제(김정식): 부채위기의 해법

Monday, October 30, 2023

Global Economic Monitor 231031

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Major U.S. stock indexes end more than 1% higher
※   Oil prices fall as investors monitor Mideast developments
※   Fed, BoE and BOJ all hold meetings this week


[Indicators]
•   Eurozone Oct. Economic sentiment: Euro-Area Economic Confidence Drops Again on Industry, Retail


[World]
※   Thrust marks deepest push into Palestinian territory since Israeli ground troops entered the strip last week
•   WSJ: The Fed Can Wait


[Korea]
•   금융시장: 1등급도 연 7%대 신용대출


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Zhang Jun): How China Creates Its Own Market
•   Project Syndicate(Gernot Wagner, Conor Walsh): How China Can Save the World – and Itself
•   Project Syndicate(Tsitsi Masiyiwa): How Africa Can Make the Most of Diaspora Finance
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Autoworkers Strike a Blow for Equality
•   FT(Editorial Board): The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza
•   Bloomberg(Mohamed A. El-Erian): BOJ Policy: It's Time to Accelerate Japan’s YCC Exit
•   Bloomberg(David Fickling): Wind Power Is Caught in a Perfect Storm
•   Bloomberg(Matthew A. Winkler): Africa's Economies Exit the Pandemic Era Second to None
•   매경(안동현): 1년 전 레고랜드 사태의 교훈
•   세계(채희창): 뒤로 가는 연금개혁
•   파이낸셜뉴스(박신영): 은행 옥죄기가 '고금리 해법' 아니다
•   전자신문(사설): AI 시대, 권리 침해 대응 서둘러야