The jobless rate declined from 16.3% in Q3 2020 to 16.1% in the final quarter of 2020. The figure surprised...
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Spain: Unemployment rate unexpectedly falls in Q4 2020 -
Denmark: Business confidence inches down in January Business confidence among firms in the manufacturing sector fell to minus 3 in January from December’s minus 2. As a... -
Brazil: Business confidence weakens in the first month of 2021 The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundação Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence index fell to 111.3 in January from December’s 114.9,... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment improves in January, hits neutral threshold Economic tendency indicator came in at 100.0 in January, up from December’s 95.9. January’s result marked the strongest sentiment since... -
United States: GDP growth slows significantly in the fourth quarter The economy grew moderately in the fourth quarter, albeit at a more modest pace than in the previous quarter. According... -
Portugal: Consumer sentiment continues improving in January; business sentiment deteriorates Consumer sentiment rose to minus 23.1 in January, from minus 24.3 in December. The upturn was mainly led by improving... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports increase at strongest pace in over two years in December Merchandise exports surged 11.5% annually in December 2020, well above November’s 2.3% rise and marking the strongest increase since October... -
Philippines: GDP drops at softer but still pronounced pace in Q4 2020 The economy shrank 8.3% on an annual basis in the fourth quarter of 2020, following the 11.4% contraction tallied in... -
Hungary: MNB keeps monetary policy framework unchanged at first meeting of the year At its meeting on 27 January, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) decided to keep the base... -
Australia: Inflation ticks up in Q4 In the fourth quarter of 2020, consumer prices rose 0.9% over the previous quarter, following a 1.6% jump in Q3....