This week’s issue of “Our Economy and the World” includes:
Key Global and Regional Developments over the Past Week
- Reuters: Weak US economic outlook persists despite brief trade truce with China
- CNBC: UK inflation surges to 3.5% in April as household bills spike
- Reuters: ECB warns buoyant markets ‘out of sync’ with uncertain world
- Financial Times: US government bonds drop as worries over Donald Trump’s tax bill flare up
Special Analysis
- IMF: Charting a Path through the Haze
Developments in Financial and Commodity Markets in the Past Week
- Reuters: Oil prices dip after bearish US government report on crude supplies
- Bloomberg: European stocks steady on trade optimism; UK mid-caps drop
