The world this week | Business | Sep 29th 2022

1. 영국 총리 트러스 모험에 파운드화 몰락…금융위기 목전까지 몰렸다. 결국 열흘 만에 철회
Investors were perturbed by the amount of borrowing required to pay for the cuts, the biggest for half a century.

2. 달러·금리 급등에 S&P 연중 최저…다우 고점대비 20↓ 
The S&P 500 fell to its lowest level in nearly two years and the Dow Jones Industrial Average entered bear territory when it reached 20% below its peak in January.

3. 위안화 14년 만의 최저치 근접, 인도 루피화 사상최저치 경신
The Chinese yuan dropped this week to a near 14-year low. 
The Indian rupee sank to a new low. 

4. 세계은행, 올해 中 경제성장률 2.8%로 대폭 하향... 32년만에 동남아 등에 밀려
China’s economy will expand by just 2.8% this year, in part because of the country’s stringent covid lockdowns.

5. 美 7월 전미 주택가격지수 15.8%↑… 상승률 역대 최고속 둔화
The decline of 2.3 percentage points in the growth rate was the largest ever for the index.
With interest rates on the rise, mortgage finance has become more expensive, which could see home prices continue to cool.

6. 美 고속도로 전역에 80km 간격으로 전기차 충전 네트워크 구축
America’s Department of Transportation approved plans to build a network of charging points covering 75,000 miles (120,700km) of highway across the country.
Hertz is aiming for 25% of its fleet to be electric by the end of 2024.

 

The world this week | Business | Sep 29th 2022