This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- Reuters: G7 finance meeting marred by divisions over seizing Russian assets
- Reuters: US consumer confidence ebbs in February; inflation expectations fall
- Reuters: ECB on track but must hold off on rate-cut commitment, says Kazimir
- CNBC: Red Sea attack-fueled ocean freight inflation is starting to ease on key global trade routes
Eye on Egypt
- OECD: Economic Surveys: Egypt 2024
Special Analysis
- World Bank: Moderating Inflation and Steady Growth Open Path to Soft Landing
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Reuters: Stocks slip, dollar rises ahead of US inflation data
- CNBC: Oil prices mixed as U.S. crude inventories rise, OPEC+ considers extending production cuts