Retail sales grew 3.4% year-on-year in December (November: +4.3% yoy). December’s figure marked the worst reading since July. Looking at...
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Hong Kong: Retail sales record slowest growth since July in December -
United States: Labor market continues to tighten in January Total non-farm payrolls increased by 467,000 in January, following December’s 510,000 increase in payrolls. Employment gains occurred in professional and... -
Latvia: Industrial output records quickest growth since July in December Industrial output grew 7.1% year-on-year in December (November: +1.0% yoy). December’s print marked the best result since July. The figure... -
Canada: GDP growth eases in November; preliminary estimate points to stable output in December The economy expanded 0.6% on a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis in November, after growing 0.8% in October. Moreover, on an annual... -
Mexico: Consumer confidence falls in January Consumer confidence came in at 43.4 in January, down from December’s 44.4, amid surging Covid-19 cases linked to Omicron. The... -
Russia: Industrial output growth eases in December Industrial output rose 6.1% compared to the same month of the previous year in December, which was a slowdown from... -
Italy: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q1 2021 in Q4 According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth lost steam in the fourth quarter, falling to 0.6% from 2.6% in the... -
Euro Area: GDP growth takes a hit in Q4 The economy grew 0.3% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4, notably below Q3’s 2.3% expansion. Compared with Q4 2020, seasonally-adjusted... -
Brazil: Industrial output records quickest growth since August 2020 in December Industrial output increased 2.8% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in December, which was a marked improvement from November’s flat reading and... -
Brazil: COPOM hikes rates for eighth consecutive meeting in February At its 1–2 February meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided to raise the...