Jeanette Garretty

Additional data this week is expected to confirm the ongoing strength of economic growth in the United States and the economic resilience of Europe in the face of rising interest rates and the disruptions of the war in Ukraine. Labor markets in both

The US economy moves forward with inflationary pressures still apparent. Over the course of this week, we may find out a bit more about exactly how rapidly these pressures will abate in the coming months and what this may imply for the Federal

US inflation and growth metrics will both be in the news this week, starting with the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index numbers for January and continuing with retail sales, industrial production and housing numbers, all for January as

This is a quiet week on the economic front while the financial markets continue to digest Chairman Powell’s comments after last week’s FOMC meeting and the extremely robust employment numbers released on Friday. There is considerable discussion

Germany and China start the week moving in opposite directions. China appears to indicate a notable increase in travel, tourism and consumer services associated with the Lunar New Year holiday, bolstering a variety of forecasts for a

Later this week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its first (of three) estimate of fourth quarter US GDP. The data leading up to this announcement has been relatively clear in signaling that the top-line growth rate is in the range of

Global economic developments take the stage this week, with China having already grabbed the spotlight by announcing 2022 economic growth of 2.9% -- better than expected but well below the long-standing Chinese growth target of 6%. In addition to