Monday, March 31, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250401

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   S&P 500, Dow end higher; Nasdaq falls
※   Trump says US tariffs to cover all countries
※   Flight to safety buoys bonds, gold hits record


[Indicators]
•   Japan Feb. Industrial production: Japan Production Rises Most in 11 Months Ahead of New US Tariffs


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): A $6 Trillion Trump Tax Increase?
•   FT(Rana Foroohar): The realpolitik of Trump’s tariffs
•   Bloomberg(Allison Schrager): Is This Really How American Exceptionalism Ends?
•   Bloomberg(Robert Burgess): The Impossible Trinity at the Heart of US Tariffs
•   파이낸셜뉴스(사설): 지긋지긋한 의대생들의 집단행동

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250331

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Stocks struggle over tariff concerns
※   Gold scores fresh record high, oil slips
※   Bond markets increasingly pricing in recession risks


[Indicators]
•   Eurozone Mar. Economic sentiment: Europe’s Industrial Outlook Buoyed by Defense Drive
•   Germany Apr. Consumer confidence: German Consumer Confidence Edges Higher After Elections


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Daron Acemoglu): Two Models for Agentic AI
•   Project Syndicate(Paola Subacchi, Paul van den Noord): Will the World Keep Buying US Treasuries?
•   Project Syndicate(Yi Fuxian): Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Trump’s Giant New Car and Truck Tax
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Republicans for the Green New Deal
•   WSJ(John Michaelson): The Case for Tariffs
•   FT(Tim Harford): Elon Musk is wrong about GDP
•   Bloomberg(Howard Chua-Eoan): Is the Trade War a Game of Chicken?
•   헤럴드경제(사설): 산불 참화에도…이러니 0%대 성장 우려

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Global Economic Monitor 250328

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Auto stocks fall on latest Trump tariff shot
※   Dollar up against Canadian dollar, Mexican peso
※   Gold hits record high


[Indicators]
•   US Q4 GDP(final): U.S. Fourth-Quarter GDP Revised Higher
•   US Weekly Jobless claims: US weekly jobless claims edge lower
•   China Jan.-Feb. Industrial profits: China Industrial Profits Remain in Decline


[World]


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Edoardo Campanella, John Haigh): America’s Many Chip Vulnerabilities
•   WSJ(Joseph C. Sternberg): The Federal Reserve Owes America an Explanation
•   아시아경제(나주석): 여야 연금합의는 개악인가, 희망인가