The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer confidence dived to 64.9 in January from December’s 74.6 and marking the lowest reading since...
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Ireland: Consumer confidence falls to three-month low in first month of 2021 -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity rebounds in December Manufacturing production increased 1.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in December, which contrasted November’s 1.2% fall. On an annual basis, manufacturing... -
Philippines: Merchandise exports swing into contraction in the last month of 2020 Merchandise exports dropped 0.2% in annual terms in December, contrasting November’s 4.0% growth. December’s downturn was largely attributed to plunging... -
Korea: Consumer confidence improves in January Consumer confidence jumped to 95.4 in January from December’s 91.2. As a result, the index moved closer to the 100-point... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank maintains monetary policy at January meeting At its meeting on 27 January, the Central Bank of Costa Rica opted to leave the monetary policy rate at... -
Brazil: Industrial business confidence index falls for sixth month running in January The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence index came in at 98.4 in January, down from 100.1... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment weakens in January amid tighter coronavirus restrictions The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), dropped to 87.3 in January (December: 88.6). The business... -
Turkey: Business confidence improves to near three-year high in January Business confidence rose to a 32-month high of 107.0 in January from December’s 106.8. As such, the index moved further... -
United Kingdom: Furlough scheme continues to buttress the labor market According to the ONS, in September–November the unemployment rate rose to 5.0%—an over four-year high, and up from 4.9% in... -
Korea: Economy contracts at sharper pace in final quarter of 2020 According to a preliminary estimate, GDP dropped at a quicker rate of 1.4% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2020,...