At the annual meeting of central banks held at the end of August, the heads of the US Federal Reserve and ECB jointly declared that there would be no change to the 2% inflation target...
According to the latest announcement by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, there have been changes in excess savings resulting from the subsidies provided by the US government to households during the COVID-19 pandemic...
The global economic growth momentum has been dampened by the impact of inflation and interest rate hikes. The US continues to tighten restrictions on semiconductor exports and investment activities with China...
1. 2Q23 Global Macroeconomic Overview
2. Top 10 MLCC Suppliers' 2Q23 Market Share
3. Production and Shipment Overview
4. BB Ratio
5. Quarterly Shipment Forecast
6. Inventory Status
7. 3Q23 Market Outlook and Shipment Forecast
8. 4Q23 MLCC Price Trend
9. MLCC WW Demand Forecast by Main Applications
10. Revenue Tracking
The latest data released by the US Commerce Department in late July revealed that the GDP of the US grew at an initial YoY rate of 2.4% for 2Q23, surpassing the 2% growth rate for 1Q23...
The US CPI continued to show shrinking growth in June, with a YoY increase of just 3% and reaching a 26-month low. The core CPI, which has been the main concern of the US Federal Reserve, also reached 4.8% for June, better than market expectations...
In 1H23, economic headwinds, turbulence in the financial market, and tightening credit supply caused a sharp drop in consumer confidence. This led to a corresponding decline in the demand for mainstream consumer electronics such as smartphones and notebook computers...
Even though the US and European countries are still experiencing high interest rates and tight credit supply, global inflation has been cooling over the month, and the job markets of these countries remain fairly robust...
According to an economic outlook report released by the World Bank in June, the global GDP for 2023 has been marginally raised from the initial estimate of 1.7% to 2.1%. However, the stickiness of ongoing global inflation has become increasingly apparent, and high interest rates continue to suppress economic activity...
The global economic outlook is still uncertain, and European countries and the US continue to fight inflation with interest rate hikes. China, as the world’s second-largest economy, is still experiencing a lackluster recovery following the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions...