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CEIC's latest weekly nowcast offerings include national financial account balances. We've chosen to visualize Singapore; our proprietary model analyzes high-frequency variables to "predict the present" for financial flows in and out of Southeast Asia's financial hub.

As oil prices flirt with post-pandemic lows, we're exploring the relationship between crude (and other commodities) and the business cycle. Oil prices have a habit of cascading through global supply chains; to show how this is the case, we've charted the relationship between Brent crude and producer inflation (PPI) across major economies over the past two decades.

US 10-year Treasury yields have been testing their 2025 highs, reaching 4.5% again. This is largely linked to the uncertain inflation outlook stemming from Donald Trump's tariffs and a relatively hawkish stance by the Federal Reserve.

The Philippines' central bank recently cut interest rates by a quarter-point and has signaled another 75 basis points of easing could come this year. While inflation continues to slow, policymakers are also likely considering weakening economic indicators across the economy and elevated personal debt burdens. (This was also reflected in the recent GDP growth print that missed economists' expectations.)

Among industries in South Korea's diversified economy, the auto sector is the most exposed to the US market. We've highlighted major sectors' share of total South Korean exports to the US and the dependency level on the American market - i.e., the percentage of exports in that category headed stateside.

As US and China trade representatives prepare to meet, we've visualized some of Beijing's recent initiatives to support the economy at a time of tariffs.

In his first few months back in office, Donald Trump has clouded the global outlook to a degree unseen in recent years. CEIC users can measure this impact in all kinds of ways - from the news headlines to the Federal Reserve.

India's drivers are a proxy for the world's most populous economy: in turn, high-frequency data on auto registrations can be tapped for insights into global activity and key macro indicators more broadly.

One way to measure the vigor of an economy is whether inventories are piling up or being drawn down; these supply and demand signals apply to energy as much as any other good.

As Donald Trump's attempts to get other nations to the tariff bargaining table continue, we analyze the global picture for steel and aluminum production. The US president is reportedly exempting American automakers from his 25% duty on imports of these two crucial metals.

The platinum market is facing a significant supply shortage that commodity traders should watch closely. According to the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), the structural deficit for the precious metal was estimated at 995,000 ounces in 2024; that is projected to shrink only slightly to 850,000 ounces in 2025.

Gold continues to hit records, smashing through USD 3,400 per ounce this week. Expanding on our previous exploration of central banks' bullion purchases and their role in this price run-up, we're taking a closer look at China's moves in the gold market - and the long-term correlations that tend to drive gold prices more broadly.