Thursday, October 27, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 221028

(Introduction)

[Markets]


[Indicators]
※   Consumer spending, economy’s main engine, cooled compared with previous quarter
•   US Weekly Jobless claims: U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Slightly Last Week
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates(Freddie Mac): U.S. Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Highest in More Than 20 Years
※   Rate for 30-year mortgages hit 7.08%; a year ago it was just over 3%.
※   Euro and government borrowing costs fall after Christine Lagarde highlights mounting risk of recession
•   China Sep. Industrial profits: China Industrial Profits Decline Again on Covid, Property


[World]
※   Energy crisis stemming from the Ukraine war is seen hastening a shift to lower-emission sources
※   The United States could extend the powerful export restrictions it has issued on China to areas like biotechnology and the algorithms that power artificial intelligence, an official said.
※   Russian president says he sees ‘no point’ in detonating a dirty bomb


[Korea]


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Angus Deaton): Who Broke American Democracy?
•   Project Syndicate(Jeffrey Frankel): Why Do Americans Vote for Extremists?
•   Project Syndicate(Nina L. Khrushcheva): From Cuban Missiles to Putin’s Crisis
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Why Democrats Are Losing The Midterms
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): Call Them the Biden-Trump Tariffs Now
•   NYT(Paul Krugman): Republicans Have No Inflation Plan
•   Bloomberg(Jonathan Levin): GDP Gives Hope to Democrats But Not Many Others
•   Bloomberg(Marcus Ashworth): ECB Drains the Punchbowl for Economy and Banks
•   Bloomberg(Clara Ferreira Marques): Russia Is Set to Lose the Energy War It Started
•   Bloomberg(Stuart Trow): Don't Count on Sunak to Protect Your UK Pension
•   매경(박정철): 권익위원장 처신
•   경향(최민영): 김진태발 금융위기
•   아시아경제(송화정): 금융위는 왜 선제적이지 못했나
•   강원도민일보(사설): 강원도 발 금융시장 불안 진정될까

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Global Economic Monitor 221027

(Introduction)

[Markets]
※   Nasdaq, S&P 500 dragged by disappointing earnings
※   Sterling continues rally, hits highest since mid-September
※   Britain delays tax and spending plan announcement to mid-Nov


[Indicators]
•   US Weekly Mortgage rates·applications(MBA): Mortgage demand from homebuyers is now nearly half what it was a year ago
•   China Oct. Economic activity(Bloomberg): China’s Economy Slows in October as Business Confidence Slumps


[World]


[Korea]
•   정무위(윤창현): 대부업체에서도 서민들 문전박대
※   하나금융경영연구소: 2023년 금융산업 전망
•   소비자단체협의회: 배달비 공시제 ‘있으나 마나’


[Opinions]
•   Project Syndicate(Sarah Lake, Nico Muzi): Europe’s Meat Habit and the Global Food Crisis
•   FT(Editorial Board): Europe’s Franco-German motor needs mending
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): A Progressive Reversal on Ukraine Letter
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): How China Abuses U.S. Diplomats
•   WSJ(Editorial Board): California’s Corporate Exodus
•   WSJ(Robert B. Zoellick): Russian Cash Can Keep Ukraine Alive This Winter
•   WSJ(Andrew Lymm, et al.): Are Electric Cars Actually the Future?
•   NYT(Thomas L. Friedman): Putin Is Onto Us
•   NYT(Yuen Yuen Ang): An Era Just Ended in China
•   Bloomberg(Daniel Moss): China's New Economic Stars Face Policy Challenges
•   Bloomberg(John Authers): The Fed’s Cunning Plan to Make You Feel Poorer
•   Bloomberg(Thomas Black): Trucking Swerves Erratically Across the US Economy
•   파이낸셜뉴스(사설): 지자체 보증채무 이행 사후약방문 안돼야
•   아시아경제(최일권): '레고랜드발 돈맥경화' 여당이 안보인다