Our Economy and the World Issue 396

26-01-2025

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

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: ECB policymakers line up behind rate cuts
  • Reuters: German investor morale falls more than expected in January, survey finds
  • Bloomberg: Bank of Japan expected to raise interest rates by most in 18 years
  • CNBC: South Korea fourth-quarter GDP grows at its slowest pace in six quarters, missing expectations

Special Analysis 

  • IMF: Global Growth: Divergent and Uncertain

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • Reuters: Oil eases to one-week low amid Trump tariff uncertainty
  • Reuters: Trump uncertainties push safe-haven gold to near all-time high