The economic tendency indicator increased to 97.1 points in January from the revised 93.5 points in December (previously reported: 93.3...
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Sweden: Economic sentiment increases in January -
Japan: Consumer confidence holds steady at the outset of 2020 Consumer sentiment held steady at 39.1 in January, which was unchanged from the previous month. The consumer confidence index measures... -
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... -
Korea: Consumer confidence hits a 19-month high in January The Bank of Korea’s composite consumer sentiment index increased to 104.2 in January—the highest level since June 2018—from 100.5 in... -
Dominican Republic: Economy gains further momentum in Q4 2019 The economy surged 5.8% in Q4 according to preliminary data, up from Q3’s 4.8% expansion and likely marking the strongest...