This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- Reuters: U.S. posts record $711 bln deficit for first three months of fiscal year 2025
- Reuters: Japan manufacturers’ mood rebounds in Jan, outlook stays flat
- AP: Germany’s economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024
- Reuters: UK inflation drop gives relief to Reeves after market selloff
Special Analysis
- World Bank: 2024 Key Development Challenges in Nine Charts
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Reuters: Oil rallies, settles at multi-month high on US crude draw, Russia sanctions
- Yahoo Finance: European Stocks Rally on Slower US Inflation; UK Midcaps Jump