According to preliminary data released by the Statistical Institute on 30 January, the economy expanded 3.9% in annual terms in...
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Portugal: Consumer confidence dives to nearly two-year low and economic sentiment dips again in January According to the National Statistics Institute’s (INE) survey of consumer sentiment released on 30 January, consumer confidence continued to worsen... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales nearly flatline in December, weighed on by mainland slowdown and trade worries Retail sales by volume rose 0.2% in annual terms in December, decelerating from the meek 1.2% growth recorded in November.... -
United States: Federal Reserve signals halt to interest rate hikes in January, confirming dovish turn At its 29–30 January monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its target... -
Malaysia: Exports growth recovers somewhat in December In USD terms, exports grew 2.3% over the same month a year earlier in December. This is up from November’s... -
Chile: Central Bank resumes tightening cycle in January At its 30 January monetary policy meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) voted unanimously to hike... -
Mexico: Mexico’s economy cools through year-end A preliminary estimate for economic growth in the fourth quarter fell shy of analysts’ expectations and confirmed a year-end slowdown... -
Austria: Economy accelerates in 2018 despite softer Q4 According to a preliminary estimate, the Austrian economy grew 0.2% in the fourth quarter over the previous quarter, down noticeably... -
Austria: Consumer confidence drops further into negative territory at the start of the new year Consumer sentiment dropped to minus 2 in January, from a revised minus 1 in December (previously reported: +9). The large... -
Belgium: Growth steady through year-end Belgium’s economy grew 0.3% quarter-on-quarter and in seasonally-adjusted terms in the fourth quarter of last year (Q3 2018: +0.3% quarter-on-quarter...