Simply Economics

UP 190: Global Data Already Weak Ahead of Virus Effects; 737 Hits US Output

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Sinopsis

Fourth-quarter data were flat to negative in Europe and Japan and hint at the need for further policy stimulus going into the coronavirus. Initial February data on US manufacturing show no ill effects at all from the virus in contrast to January data that were hit hard, not by the virus, but by the 737 shutdown.