Retail sales plunged 19.2% in December (October: -16.3% yoy). The sharper drop was largely driven by a deterioration in sales...
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Indonesia: Retail sales deteriorate in December; improvement expected for January -
China: Underlying credit growth eases further in January In January, Chinese banks distributed CNY 3.6 trillion (USD 555 billion) in new yuan loans. The reading marked a record... -
Sweden: Riksbank keeps rates and asset purchases unchanged in February At its meeting on 9 February, the Riksbank kept its monetary policy unchanged, holding its key repo rate at 0.00%... -
Mexico: Inflation climbs in January Consumer prices rose 0.86% over the previous month in January, above the 0.38% rise logged in December 2020. Looking at... -
Brazil: Inflation hits highest level since May 2019 in January Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.25% in January over the previous month, moderating from the 1.35% increase recorded in December... -
Chile: Inflation inches up in January Consumer prices jumped a seasonally-adjusted 0.70% in January over the previous month, following the softer 0.34% increase seen in December.... -
Malaysia: Industrial output records quickest growth since February in December Industrial output increased 1.7% compared to the same month of the previous year in December 2020, bouncing back from November’s... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence strengthens in January The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator rose to 113.8 in January from December’s 112.0. Therefore, it marked the best print... -
New Zealand: Business confidence at over three-year high in February The ANZ bank business outlook indicator rose again in February, recording the highest print since September 2017. As a consequence,... -
Spain: Industrial output contracts at softest pace in one year in December Industrial production slid 0.6% year-on-year in seasonally- and calendar-adjusted terms in December 2020, after contracting 3.7% in November. The decline...