Overseas Headlines – January 14, 2022

United States:

Omicron to Hit U.S. Growth in Early 2022, Inflation Seen Higher

“The U.S. economy will take an early hit this year from the omicron variant of coronavirus — but the damage shouldn’t last beyond the first quarter, according to Bloomberg’s latest monthly survey of forecasters.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-14/omicron-to-hit-u-s-growth-in-early-2022-inflation-seen-higher?srnd=economics-vp

Europe:

German Economy Shrank as Much as 1% in Final Quarter of 2021

“Germany’s economy contracted by as much as 1% in the final quarter of 2021 as the emergence of the coronavirus’s omicron strain added to drags on output from supply snarls and the fastest inflation in three decades.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-14/german-economy-grew-2-7-in-2021-was-weak-in-fourth-quarter?srnd=economics-vp

Asia:

China GDP Growth to Slow, Boosting Case for Rate Cut

“China is likely to post its weakest economic growth in more than a year when it releases quarterly data Monday as it counts the cost of a deepening property market slump and disruptions from virus outbreaks.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-13/china-gdp-growth-to-slow-boosting-case-for-rate-cut?srnd=economics-vp

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