Our Economy and the World Issue 395

19-01-2025

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

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: U.S. posts record $711 bln deficit for first three months of fiscal year 2025
  • Reuters: Japan manufacturers’ mood rebounds in Jan, outlook stays flat
  • AP: Germany’s economy shrank for the second consecutive year in 2024
  • Reuters: UK inflation drop gives relief to Reeves after market selloff

 Special Analysis 

  • World Bank: 2024 Key Development Challenges in Nine Charts

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • Reuters: Oil rallies, settles at multi-month high on US crude draw, Russia sanctions
  • Yahoo Finance: European Stocks Rally on Slower US Inflation; UK Midcaps Jump