Thursday, August 29, 2024

Global Economic Monitor 240830

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Dow closes at record high after Nvidia disappointment
※   Tech stocks prod STOXX 600 towards record highs
※   US dollar gains after GDP data backs smaller Fed cut
※   Oil gains as Libyan supply cuts counter modest US stock draw
※   Gold gains as investors zero in on Fed cuts, inflation data


[Indicators]
•   US Jul. Pending home sales: US Pending Home Sales Gauge Drops to Lowest on Record
•   Eurozone Aug. Economic sentiment: Euro-Zone Economic Confidence Inches Up on Industry, Services


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Antara Haldar): What Microfinance Can Teach Economists
•   Project Syndicate(Debasish Roy Chowdhury): Nothing Has Changed in India
•   NYT(Nicholas Kristof): Is Europe a Model for America? Or a Warning?
•   Bloomberg(Daniel Moss): What Jack Nicholson Knew About Forecasting Errors
•   서경(박형윤): 일관성 잃은 부동산 대출 정책
•   경향(박상인): 금투세, 선동 말고 분석을 하자

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Global Economic Monitor 240829

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Wall Street indexes finish slightly lower
※   Nvidia's results beat analyst estimates
※   Dollar rebounds
※   Gold prices slip
※   Crude oil drops


[Indicators]
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications(MBA): Weekly mortgage demand stalls, even though rates drop to lowest since April 2023
•   US Weekly Oil Inventories(EIA): U.S. Crude Oil Stocks Fall Less Than Expected


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Anne O. Krueger): Biden’s Solar Tariffs Undermine His Own Climate Agenda
•   Project Syndicate(Yi Fuxian): The Rise and Coming Fall of Chinese Manufacturing
•   Bloomberg(Hal Brands): If South Korea Goes Nuclear, So Will the World
•   Bloomberg(Lionel Laurent): Working Six Days a Week Is No Myth In Greece
•   매경(박종우): CD금리에서 벗어나야 할 때
•   조선(김정훈): 이창용 총재, 외통수 걸렸나

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Global Economic Monitor 240828

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Wall Street indexes finish higher
※   Oil prices drop 2%
※   Gold trades above $2,500
※   European stocks gain
※   U.S. dollar weakens


[Indicators]
•   US Jun. Case–Shiller home price: US Home-Price Gains Outpace Inflation With 5.4% Annual Increase
•   Germany Sep. Consumer confidence: Weak German Consumer Confidence Adds to Economic Woes


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Why Economists Worry About Trumpflation
•   NYT(Julia Angwin): Breaking Up Google Isn’t Nearly Enough
•   Bloomberg(Daniel Moss, Gearoid Reidy): How Long Can the BOJ Get Away With Rate Shocks?
•   Bloomberg(Tyler Cowen): Great Stagnation: When Did It Actually Begin?

Monday, August 26, 2024

Global Economic Monitor 240827

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   S&P 500, Nasdaq indexes finish lower
※   Nikkei slips as yen climbs
※   Markets imply nearly 40% chance Fed cuts by 50 bps
※   Oil gains as Libya shuts production, Israel-Hezbollah spar
※   Investors await Nvidia earnings and key inflation data this week


[Indicators]
•   Germany Aug. Ifo business climate: German Business Increasingly in Trouble


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Richard Haass): The Other Proliferation
•   FT(Editorial Board): Mind the tax gap
•   FT(Robert Armstrong): The Fed’s victory lap
•   Bloomberg(John Authers): Milton Friedman's Monetary Shower Scene Is Back
•   한경(최준선): 플랫폼 올라탄 주주행동주의