This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- CNBC: British retail sales plunge 2.3% in April, missing estimates
- Bloomberg: IMF Lifts China Growth Forecast to 5% Citing Fast 2024 Start
- Reuters: German inflation higher than expected ahead of ECB rates decision
- Reuters: BOJ policymaker hints at rate hike if yen’s impact on inflation is big
- Reuters: ECB revamps its annual health checks on banks
Special Analysis
- IMF: The Energy Security Gains from Strengthening Europe’s Climate Action
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- CNBC: U.S. crude oil gains nearly 3% as market looks to OPEC+ meeting on production levels
- Reuters: Toronto market ends higher as commodity prices climb
