Thursday, February 27, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250228

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   European shares close down 0.5%, following Wednesday's record
※   Wall Street under pressure from weak US data
※   Gold hits a 2-week low on a firmer dollar


[Indicators]


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Adair Turner): AI Will Not Supercharge GDP Growth
•   Project Syndicate(Faris Al-Sulayman, Steffen Hertog): A New Gulf Growth Model
•   FT(Editorial Board): BP goes back to petroleum
•   Bloomberg(Daniel Moss): When Being the China Alternative Isn’t Enough
•   Bloomberg(Allison Schrager): Europe’s Risk Aversion Comes With Consequences
•   Bloomberg(Gearoid Reidy): A US War with Japan? Only in ‘Captain America’

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250227

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   European shares hit record on strong earnings, US-Ukraine deal
※   House advances Trump's tax cut plans to Senate
※   Nvidia to post earnings after the bell
※   Trump set to announce EU tariffs soon


[Indicators]
•   US Jan. New home sales: U.S. New-Home Sales Slump at Start of 2025
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications(MBA): Mortgage rates drop to lowest since mid-December, but demand still falls short


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Trump’s Tariffs Will Punish Michigan
•   WSJ(Michael Solon): Congress Can Repeal the Inflation Tax
•   Bloomberg(David Fickling): EV-Killer Cobalt Has Backfired, Wile E. Coyote-Style
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Levin): The Mastermind of Tariffs Already Gave Us a Preview

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250226

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Euro steadies after German election
※   Nvidia earnings this week keep traders jittery
※   Gold retreats from record high


[Indicators]
•   US Dec. Case–Shiller home price: US Home-Price Gains Quickened in December as Buyers Returned
•   Argentina Dec. Economic activity: Argentina’s Economy Beat Expectations Again in December


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Mark Blyth): Austerity Is Back – and More Dangerous Than Ever
•   FT(Martin Wolf): The US is now the enemy of the west
•   Bloomberg(Daniel Moss): South Korea’s Monetary Boss Makes Haste Slowly
•   한겨레(안선희): ‘윤석열 감세’만으로 부족한가

Monday, February 24, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250225

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   German election results boost European shares and euro
※   U.S. markets face uncertainty over growth, valuations, and geopolitics
※   Investors await Nvidia's earnings amid market volatility


[Indicators]


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Jim O'Neill): The Global Economy Without America
•   Project Syndicate(Hoe Ee Khor, Rolf Strauch, Carlos Giraldo): The Post-Pandemic Fiscal Tightrope
•   Project Syndicate(Bartosz M. Rydliński): What Germany’s Election Means for the Western Left
•   WP(Joseph Bankman, Mark P. Gergen): How Trump’s sovereign wealth fund could solve a tax problem
•   FT(Editorial Board): Europe needs Friedrich Merz to succeed