Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220803

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Flight to safety boosts dollar
※   Crude up slightly ahead of OPEC+ meeting
※   Pelosi Taiwan visit fuels geopolitical tensions
※   Report hints at easing U.S. jobs market


[Indicators]
•   China Jul. Caixin New economy index: Caixin’s New Economy Index Rises on Capital Investment Growth
•   한국 상반기 부산항 컨테이너 물동량: 부산항 상반기 '컨' 물동량 2.1% 줄어…목표 달성 빨간불
•   한국 7월 건설기업 경기실사지수: 7월 건설 체감경기 소폭 회복에도 ”여전히 부진 전망”


[News]
※   House speaker to meet island’s leader Wednesday; Beijing responds with a military show of force
※   ‘Interest rates are higher, but they’re not necessarily tight,’ Chicago Fed President Charles Evans says
※   Alliance meets Wednesday to decide on production plan for September


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Raghuram G. Rajan): The Post-Inflation Economy That Could Be
•   Project Syndicate(Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng): The G20 in an Age of War
•   Project Syndicate(Hans-Werner Sinn): The End of the EU’s Free Lunch
•   Project Syndicate(Simon Johnson): Russia’s Looming Defeat in Ukraine
•   Project Syndicate(Jason Furman): America’s Wage-Price Persistence Must Be Stopped
•   Project Syndicate(Minxin Pei): The Coming Taiwan Crisis
•   FT(Katie Martin): What market optimism misses
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Straits
•   WSJ(Walter Russell Mead): From Global Pandemic to Pandemonium
•   WSJ(Jake Auchincloss, Stephanie Murphy): Free Trade Can Fight Inflation
•   WSJ(Phil Gramm, Mike Solon): Lessons From the Great Inflation of 1973-81
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Can Inflation Reduction Save the Planet?
•   NYT(Thomas L. Friedman): Why Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Is Utterly Reckless
•   Bloomberg(Stephen L. Carter): Are We in a Recession? Don't Ask Wikipedia

Monday, August 1, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 220802

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   ISM PMI shows U.S. factory activity slowed in July
※   Crude plummets on demand worries
※   Energy, demand worries pull European stocks into the red
※   Dollar touches 6-week low vs yen


[Indicators]
•   Europe·Asia Jul. Manufacturing PMI: World Factory Outlook Darkens With Weakening From Europe to Asia
•   US Jul. Manufacturing PMI(ISM): U.S. Factory Growth Slowed in July on Decline in Orders
•   Germany Jun. Retail sales: German retail sales fall by largest rate on record
•   China Jul. Manufacturing PMI(Caixin): China's July factory activity grows at slower pace - Caixin PMI
•   Saudi Arabia Jul. Crude exports: Saudi Crude Exports Jump to Highest in More Than Two Years
•   한국 7월 은행 정기예금 잔액: '돈 몰려온다'…5대銀 정기예금 700조 돌파
•   한국 7월 자동차 판매: 완성차 판매 5개월만에 반등 ‘기지개’


[News]
※   U.S. House speaker plans meetings with Taipei officials, raising prospect of increased tensions with Beijing
※   Ship leaves port of Odessa following deal aimed at easing the global food crisis
•   아시아경제(P1): 개미들 '삼전 탈출' 시작됐다


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Robert J. Barro): Yes, the US Economy Is Likely in Recession
•   Project Syndicate(J. Bradford DeLong): Biden’s Summer of Legislative Love
•   Project Syndicate(Joschka Fischer): The End of Contemporary History
•   Project Syndicate(Kenneth Rogoff): Fiscal Policy Should Return to Fundamentals
•   Project Syndicate(Antara Haldar): One Small Step for Manchin, One Giant Leap for Mankind?
•   Project Syndicate(Anatole Kaletsky): Why Are Financial Markets So Complacent?
•   WP(Marc A. Thiessen): The Inflation Reduction Act is anything but
•   Bloomberg(Editorial Board): New Chips Act Could Become a $280 Billion Boondoggle
•   Bloomberg(Mohamed A. El-Erian): Why Stocks Took a July Vacay From Fundamentals
•   Bloomberg(Marcus Ashworth): The Bank of England Needs a Big Mac and Fries