In the final quarter of last year, the economy gained traction and expanded 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in seasonally-adjusted terms. The print...
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Austria: Economy expands moderately in Q4 2019 -
Netherlands: Business confidence falls to multi-year low in January Business confidence among Dutch manufacturers fell from 2.9 in December to 2.5 in January, marking the lowest level since August... -
Argentina: Central Bank lowers interest rate floor again at January’s last meeting On 30 January, in a bid to stimulate the economy, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) decided to reduce the... -
Korea: Forward-looking manufacturing business confidence less pessimistic in February The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator for manufacturers increased to 77 in February from 73 in January, while... -
United Kingdom: Housing market strengthens in January According to the Nationwide Building Society (NBS), house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.5% month-on-month in January, up from... -
France: Consumer sentiment rebounds in January In January, consumer sentiment rose to 104 after stumbling to 102 in December due to country-wide strikes. As such, the... -
Slovenia: Prime minister steps down amid stalled reform drive On 27 January, Slovenia’s Prime Minister Marjan Sarec unexpectedly stepped down and called for a snap election, citing lacking parliamentary... -
United States: Fed remains on hold at outset of 2020 and continues to signal steady policy ahead At its 28–29 January monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its target... -
Vietnam: Inflation reaches multi-year high in January According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, consumer prices rose 1.23% in January over the prior month, down from... -
Vietnam: Industrial production declines in January on Lunar New Year celebrations Industrial production contracted 5.5% in January year-on-year, contrasting December’s 6.2% expansion. January’s reading was driven chiefly by lower output in...