In a bid to shore up public finances in accordance with its IMF-program, on 18 October President LenÃn Moreno proposed...
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Kazakhstan: Inflation rises in October Consumer prices rose 0.6% over the previous month in October, up from September’s 0.3% increase. Higher prices for food, and... -
Switzerland: Retail sales rebound in September Calendar-adjusted real retail sales rose 0.9% on an annual basis in September, almost reversing August’s revised 1.0% decrease (previously reported:... -
Taiwan: Economic growth accelerates in Q3 2019 The economy expanded 2.9% in the third quarter compared to the same quarter a year earlier, according to an advance... -
Japan: Consumer confidence logs first increase in nearly two years in October Consumer sentiment rose from 35.6 in September to 36.2 in October. The print represented first month-on-month gain since November 2017.... -
Japan: Industrial production expands at fastest pace in four months in September Industrial production rose 1.4% on a month-on-month and seasonally-adjusted basis in September, contrasting August’s 1.2% decrease. The print was the... -
Italy: Inflation unchanged in October Consumer prices remained unchanged month-on-month in October, following September’s 0.6% slump, according to provisional data released by the National Statistical... -
New Zealand: Business confidence improves but remains deeply entrenched in pessimistic territory in October The ANZ bank business outlook indicator jumped 11.1 points in October, but nevertheless a net 42.4% of firms still report... -
United Kingdom: Consumer sentiment darkens in October The GfK consumer confidence indicator registered minus 14 in October, down from minus 12 in September. As a result, the... -
Italy: Q3 data confirms stagnant economy In the third quarter of the year, Italy’s GDP grew 0.1% over the previous period in seasonally- and working-day adjusted...