Nominal retail sales rose 8.2% from the same month a year earlier in November, down from October’s 9.7% year-on-year expansion....
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Poland: Retail sales cool in November -
Poland: Business confidence dips in December Manufacturing-sector business confidence notched down in December, according to the business tendency indicators released by the Central Statistical Office (GUS).... -
Costa Rica: Economic growth slows to an over five-year low in the third quarter The economy grew at a substantially slower pace in the third quarter of 2018, according to the Central Bank. In... -
Colombia: Central Bank holds benchmark interest rate at 4.25% at last meeting of the year At its Board of Directors meeting on 21 December, Colombia’s Central Bank (Banco de la República, BanRep) kept the benchmark... -
Costa Rica: Landmark fiscal reform bill signed into law on 3 December A long-awaited fiscal reform bill was passed by the Legislative Assembly after a second reading on 3 December, becoming law... -
Mexico: Economic activity picks up in October Economic activity rose 2.9% year-on-year in October, picking up from 2.1% in September. According to the National Statistical Institute (INEGI),... -
Brazil: Current account deficit shrinks in November Brazil’s current account balance came in at a deficit of USD 795 million in November, a smaller shortfall than the... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence trends upward in December The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator rose to 121.9 in December from 118.6 in November, marking a second consecutive monthly... -
Canada: Economic activity rebounds in October The economy expanded 0.3% month-on-month in October, following a 0.1% contraction in September and beating analysts’ expectations of a 0.2%... -
Italy: Markets rally as Italy and the EU sign budget truce, but structural weaknesses remain abound The European Commission decided not to launch an excessive deficit procedure against Italy, following an agreement reached with the country’s...