According to the ONS, in October–December the unemployment rate rose to 5.1%—an over four-year high, and up from 5.0% in...
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United Kingdom: Furlough scheme continues to buttress the labor market, notwithstanding fresh lockdown -
Argentina: Merchandise exports rebound in January Merchandise exports expanded 7.3% in annual terms in January, strongly contrasting December’s 34.1% slump, which had the worst reading since... -
Argentina: Industrial output expands again in January Industrial output grew 4.4% year-on-year in January, following December’s 5.0% expansion, which had marked the strongest increase since February 2018.... -
Hungary: MNB stands pat in February At its 23 February meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) decided to keep the base rate... -
Poland: Business confidence improves in February, but remains pessimistic Business confidence rose to minus 8.3 in February from January’s minus 9.9. Consequently, the index moved closer to the 0-threshold,... -
United States: Home price growth loses some pace in December The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index—excluding Detroit due to reporting delays—increased 0.8% month-on-month in December down from November’s 1.1%... -
Israel: Composite State of the Economy Index dips in January The Bank of Israel’s Composite State of the Economy Index slid 0.16% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which was... -
China: Housing market perks up in January, but uptick could be short-lived House prices in 70 large- and medium-sized cities increased 0.3% in January in month-on-month terms according to a weighted average... -
Lithuania: Industrial output grows at fastest pace in 16 months in January Industrial output jumped 7.2% in year-on-year terms in January, picking up from December’s 3.6% rise and marking the strongest increase... -
Euro Area: Inflation resurfaces in January Harmonized inflation came in at 0.9% in January, swinging from December’s 0.3% year-on-year drop in prices and marking the strongest...