Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250206

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Alphabet earnings weigh on AI stocks
※   Europe shares helped by Novo Nordisk beat
※   Record U.S. imports widens trade gap, services weaken
※   Gold hits new peak amid trade tensions


[Indicators]
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications(MBA): Homebuyer mortgage demand drops further, a troubling sign for the spring market
•   France Dec. Industrial production: French Industry Ends 2024 in the Doldrums
•   China Jan. Services PMI(Caixin): China PMI Gauge Signals Softer Services Sector Growth


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Willem H. Buiter, Ebrahim Rahbari): The Positive Case for Negative Rates
•   Project Syndicate(Angela Huyue Zhang): Will DeepSeek Upend US Tech Dominance?
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Trump’s Big Threat to Little Shipments
•   WSJ(Thomas J. Duesterberg): China Watches as Russia’s Economy Teeters
•   WP(Megan McArdle, et al.): Trump’s tariff whiplash

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