The following are the headlines discussed at Aldwin Callen's Monday morning briefing:
- In the fourth quarter of 2021, the US GDP expanded at a far quicker rate of 6.9 percent annualized, with the majority of this growth — 4.9 percent — owing to inventory buildup as businesses stocked up, particularly in the auto sector.
- Inflation in the United States was 5.8% in 2021, the highest annual rate since 1981; inflation in December 2021 was 4.9 percent, the highest monthly rate since 1983, according to the core PCE measure, which excludes food and energy prices.
- Personal expenditure in the United States fell in December 2021 (down 0.6% from November), the first monthly decline since March 2021, due to the Omicron spread and lower holiday spending.
- The International Monetary Fund forecasts worldwide economic growth of 4.4 percent in 2022 (down from 5.9 percent in 2021) and 3.8 percent in 2023; the United States is anticipated to grow at a rate of 4% in 2022.
- Denmark concluded its first green bond sale, earning $570 million to fund renewable energy and green transportation developments.
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