Our Economy and the World Issue 398

09-02-2025

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

Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week

  • Reuters: Euro zone business activity returns to growth in Jan, PMI shows
  • Bloomberg: EU Sees Path to Negotiate with Trump to Avoid a Tariff Fight
  • Reuters: BOJ keeps up rate-hike signal as wages rise
  • Reuters: Record high imports pressure US trade deficit

Special Analysis 

  • World Bank: Global Economic Prospects, January 2025

Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week

  • Reuters: Oil down as US crude inventories swell, traders worry about China-US trade
  • Reuters: Gold adds to record rally as trade war anxiety lifts demand