The business confidence index (IMCE, Indicador Mensual de Confianza Empresarial) published by ICARE and the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez rose from...
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Chile: Business confidence recovers lost ground in September -
Brazil: Industrial production drops in August Industrial production contracted for a second month in a row in August. Industrial output fell 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms,... -
Australia: RBA holds the policy rate stable in October At its 2 October monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at the... -
Korea: Forward-looking business confidence increases slightly for October The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for the manufacturing sector has registered pessimism among businesses for every... -
Japan: Consumer confidence inches up in September Consumer sentiment increased from 43.3 in August to 43.4 in September. The print contrasted market expectations of a decline to... -
Korea: Industrial production growth hits a seven-month high in August Industrial production in the mining, manufacturing, and gas and electricity sectors increased 2.5% in August compared to the same month... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales growth picks up in August Retail sales volumes expanded 8.1% in annual terms in August, accelerating from July’s six-month low print of 5.9%. The higher... -
Ecuador: Economy grows at the weakest pace in one-and-a-half years in Q2 Ecuador’s economy lost steam again in the second quarter, with annual GDP growth falling to 0.9%, down from 1.6% in... -
Ireland: Consumer sentiment tumbles into negative territory in September The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer sentiment index slid sharply in September on mounting fears over Brexit. The index fell from... -
Spain: Retail sales rebound in August Retail sales rose a mild 0.3% in year-on-year terms in August, rebounding from the 0.7% dip logged in July. August’s...