Our Economy and the World Issue 376

18-08-2024

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

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: US annual consumer price increase slows to below 3% as inflation ebbs
  • Reuters: ECB to lower rates in Sept and Dec as inflation refuses to budge
  • Reuters: UK inflation picks up less than expected, boosting rate cut bets
  • Reuters: Japan’s business sentiment in Aug slips on China’s slowdown

Special Analysis 

  • World Bank: World Development Report 2024 – The Middle Income Trap

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • BBC: Stock markets plunge as weak US jobs fuel fears
  • Market Watch: Oil prices end lower after rise in U.S. crude inventories