At its 28 November monetary policy meeting, the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted to keep the base rate unchanged at...
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Korea: BOK stands pat in November and lowers next year’s growth forecast -
Portugal: Consumer confidence dips in November, while business sentiment remains cool Consumers turned marginally more downbeat in November, with the consumer confidence index slipping to minus 6.9 points from minus 6.6... -
Cyprus: Industrial output gathers momentum in September Industrial production rose a solid 5.0% year-on-year in September, up from August’s revised 4.2% increase (previously reported: +3.7% year-on-year) a... -
Argentina: Economic activity contracts again in September The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE, Estimador Mensual de Actividad Económica) fell 2.1% year-on-year in September, after logging a... -
France: Consumer sentiment rises to over 12-year high in November In November, consumer sentiment in France rose to 106, after logging 104 in October according to the French Statistical Institute... -
Belgium: Economic sentiment improves in November The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) rose 2 points in November to minus 6,... -
Poland: Retail sales growth inches up in October Nominal retail sales increased 5.4% year-on-year in October, slightly above September’s 5.3% rise. October’s expansion was broad-based, with the fastest... -
Italy: Consumer confidence at over two-year low in November The consumer confidence index released by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) slumped to 108.5 in November from October’s 111.5,... -
Italy: Business sentiment virtually stable in November The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,... -
United States: Economic growth in Q3 stronger than previously estimated According to a second GDP estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economy fared better than previously reported,...