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Italy: Consumer confidence reaches six-month high in January
January 29, 2015
The National Institute of Statistics’ (Istat) consumer confidence index increased from 99.9 points in December to 104.0 points in January, marking the highest reading since July 2014.
Tags: Major Economies, Italy, Real Sector, Consumer Confidence
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Italy: Confidence among businesses improves in January
January 29, 2015
The National Institute of Statistics (Istat) composite business confidence indicator (IESE, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator), which covers the manufacturing, construction, service and retail sectors, increased from 87.6 points in December to 91.6 points in January.
Tags: Major Economies, Italy, Real Sector, Business Confidence
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Portugal: Consumer confidence hits over-ten-year high, economic climate improves
January 29, 2015
The consumer confidence index increased from minus 23.5 in December to minus 20.8 in January, which marked the highest reading since April 2002.
Tags: Euro Area, Portugal, Real Sector, Economic Sentiment
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Denmark: Businesses confidence picks up in January, but remains in pessimistic territory
January 29, 2015
In January, the business confidence indicator developed by Statistics Denmark (DST) rose from December’s minus 19 points to minus 13 points.
Tags: Nordics, Denmark, Real Sector, Business Confidence
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Austria: PMI falls further into contraction territory in January
January 29, 2015
The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) elaborated by Bank Austria decreased from 49.2 in December to 48.5 in January.
Tags: Euro Area, Austria, Real Sector, PMI
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United States: Fed continues to signal patience regarding first interest rate hike
January 29, 2015
At its 28–29 January policy meeting, the Fed’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) refrained once again from providing a definite date for when it will start boosting the federal funds target rate.
Tags: Major Economies, United States, Monetary and Financial Sector, Monetary Policy
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Germany: Consumer prices record steepest drop in over five years
January 29, 2015
Consumer prices dropped 1.0% over the previous month in January, according to data released by the Federal Statistics Office (Destatis) on 29 January.
Tags: Major Economies, Germany, Monetary and Financial Sector, Inflation
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Italy: Consumer confidence reaches six-month high in January
January 29, 2015
The National Institute of Statistics’ (Istat) consumer confidence index increased from 99.9 points in December to 104.0 points in January, marking the highest reading since July 2014.
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Denmark: Businesses confidence picks up in January, but remains in pessimistic territory
January 29, 2015
In January, the business confidence indicator developed by Statistics Denmark (DST) rose from December’s minus 19 points to minus 13 points.
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Italy: Confidence among businesses improves in January
January 29, 2015
The National Institute of Statistics (Istat) composite business confidence indicator (IESE, Istat Economic Sentiment Indicator), which covers the manufacturing, construction, service and retail sectors, increased from 87.6 points in December to 91.6 points in January.
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