18 points for the post-vacation period
The world economy has staged a rebound since April’s lockdown, yet the recovery is not complete, and spending in the services industry is lagging very far behind with uncertainties on…
Philippe Waechter's blog
The health risk reappears in the USA – A new lockdown is looming.
The acceleration in the number of Covid-19 patients in the USA is worrying. It diverges from the observation made in Europe and should cause a further upward adjustment of American…
Historical decline in French GDP
French GDP would have declined by 6% in the first quarter according to the Banque de France. It is the first estimate of the 1st quarter of 2020 in developed…
Covid-19 in the US
In the United States, the number of Covid-19 infected is increasing at an exponential rate. It almost doubled in 4 days, going from 65,778 on March 25 to 121,478 the…
The biggest break in the American economy?
Are the United States facing the biggest break in activity in their history?This may be the story told by the number of weekly jobless claims.It is linked to the number…