Housing starts on a seasonally-adjusted annualized (SAAR) basis moderated to 201,000 units in August, according to the Canada Mortgage and...
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Slovakia: Growth accelerates in the second quarter Detailed national accounts data released on 7 September showed that the economy grew 4.2% year-on-year in the second quarter, revised... -
Colombia: Inflation rises in August According to the National Department of Administrative Statistics (DANE), consumer prices rose 0.12% over the previous month in August, contrasting... -
Brazil: Wide open electoral race clouds economic outlook Despite being less than a month away, Brazil’s 7 October elections remain highly uncertain, with several candidates possible contenders for... -
Colombia: Peso plunges amid wider emerging markets selloff On 6 September, the Colombian peso ended the day at 3,086 per USD, weakening 6.4% over the same day in... -
Sweden: Industrial production decreases in July Total industrial production, excluding energy, fell a seasonally-adjusted 2.2% in July over the previous month, a downward swing from the... -
Germany: Industrial sector gets off to a weak start in the third quarter as output contracts again in... The German economy started the third quarter on a weak footing, with industrial output dropping 1.1% in July over the... -
Norway: Industrial output retreats in July According to Statistics Norway, industrial production fell a seasonally-adjusted 2.4% over the previous month in July, contrasting June’s expansion of... -
Spain: Industrial production growth ticks up in July Industrial production grew 0.5% year-on-year in seasonally- and calendar-adjusted terms in July, slightly picking up pace from June’s revised 0.4%... -
United States: Strong payroll gains buttress hourly earnings in August, paving the way for Fed rate hike in... The August employment report showed the U.S. economy continuing to operate at full speed, once again recording strong payroll gains...