Retail sales by volume rose 0.2% in annual terms in December, decelerating from the meek 1.2% growth recorded in November....
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Hong Kong: Retail sales nearly flatline in December, weighed on by mainland slowdown and trade worries -
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... -
France: Growth steady through year-end despite ‘gilets jaunes’ protests France’s economy grew 0.3% quarter-on-quarter and on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a... -
United States: Consumer confidence falls again in January on deteriorating outlook The Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence index fell from a revised 126.6 in December (previously reported: 128.1) to 120.2 in...