Consumer prices increased 0.35% over the previous month in January, following a 0.65% month-on-month rise in December. Education recorded the...
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Kenya: Inflation declines in January on lower oil prices and stronger shilling -
Ukraine: Central Bank holds the key policy rate stable in January At its 31 January meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) kept the key policy rate fixed at 18.00%, thus... -
Colombia: Central Bank stays put at first meeting of the year At its Board of Directors meeting held on 31 January, Colombia’s Central Bank (Banco de la República, BanRep) maintained the... -
Thailand: Growth in manufacturing output eases markedly in November Growth in manufacturing output inched down to 0.8% year-on-year in December from a revised 0.9% in November (previously reported: +1.0%... -
Spain: Housing permits growth picks up in November According to data published by the Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Fomento), the Spanish Board of Architects (Colegio de... -
Switzerland: KOF economic barometer confirms weaker economic momentum at outset of 2019 The KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy forecasting a six-month period—continued to slump at the start... -
Denmark: Business sentiment remains at over one-and-a-half-year low in January According to a survey conducted by Statistics Denmark, business confidence among firms in the industrial sector was unchanged in January... -
Korea: Forward-looking business confidence falls further into pessimism for February For February, the Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for manufacturers fell to 65 from the 71 for... -
Germany: Consumer confidence set to rise in February Consumer confidence opened the year on a stronger note than previously estimated, with the GfK Group Consumer Climate index revised... -
Netherlands: Business confidence moderates at the start of the new year Sentiment among Dutch producers moderated markedly from 7.5 in December to 5.8 in January, chiefly on the back of less...