This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- Reuters: India’s retail inflation eases to 5-month low, boosting rate cut hopes
- Reuters: US posts $129 billion January deficit on calendar shifts, higher outlays
- Bloomberg: Trump calls for lower interest rates as Powell heads to Hill
- Reuters: Dollar gains on yen as consumer prices rise more than expected
Special Analysis
- UNDP: No time to waste: Pathways to deliver clean cooking for all: A UNDP approach and policy guide
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Reuters: Oil sinks 2% after Trump calls Putin, Zelenskiy to discuss end to war in Ukraine
- Reuters: S&P 500 ends down as hot US inflation data hints at fewer rate cuts
