CPI
Cheap oil is keeping US inflation nailed down
Prices aren’t rising any faster in the UK…
…but they’re soaring in Brazil
GDP
Japan just entered its fourth recession in five years
Nigeria’s economic slowdown took a break
Etc.
British retail sales slowed down this month but are still looking pretty good
Russian retail sales are still rotten
Switzerland just hauled in a record trade surplus
Japanese exports’ growth just joined imports in negative territory
Americans are building homes at a pretty solid rate
