Our Economy and the World Issue 397

02-02-2025

This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: US businesses boosted equipment spending heading into 2025
  • Bloomberg: Spain’s economy extends post-Covid streak with 0.8% growth
  • Yahoo Finance: Fed holds rates steady, takes less confident view on inflation
  • Reuters: India’s economy faces slowing growth, volatile trade ahead of new financial year

Special Analysis 

  • UNCTAD: Fostering environmentally sustainable electronic commerce

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • FT: European stocks on track to outpace global rivals in January
  • Reuters: Oil prices dip as US crude inventories surge, tariff concerns loom