Our Economy and the World Issue 306

05-02-2023

This week’s issue of includes:

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • CNBC: Euro zone economy posts surprise expansion in the fourth quarter, curbing recession fears
  • Bloomberg: EU is poised to miss March goal to agree on reform of debt rules
  • Reuters: China’s manufacturing activity rises as COVID wave ebbs
  • BBC: UK expected to be only major economy to shrink in 2023

Special Analysis 

  • UN: World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • Reuters: China stocks rise on upbeat data, rate hopes
  • Reuters: Asia thermal coal prices slip as China, India buy less