The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rose from 99.6 in January to 103.8 in February. Therefore, it moved back above...
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Australia: Consumer sentiment rebounds in February -
Australia: Business confidence gains ground at the start of the year The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) rose to 3.6 points in January from a revised almost... -
Sweden: Riksbank keeps rates steady in February, continues to signal hike in H2 At its 12 February monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.25%, as markets had... -
United States: Inflation continues to fall in January on further energy price decline Consumer prices were flat month-on-month at the outset of the year, matching the revised December reading (previously reported: -0.1% month-on-month)... -
Nigeria: Growth picks up to over three-year high in Q4 Nigeria’s recovery gained traction in the final quarter of 2018, with growth accelerating to an over three-year high. According to... -
Brazil: Retail sales record worst result in nearly two years in December Retail sales (excluding cars and construction) fell 2.2% from the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms in December, notably contrasting November’s... -
Canada: Housing market continues to deflate in January House prices edged down 0.05% on a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis in January, according to the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House... -
India: Pre-election budget threatens fiscal sustainability On 1 February the interim budget for fiscal year 2019, which will start in April and run through to March... -
New Zealand: RBNZ leaves OCR unchanged in February At its first meeting of the year, held on 13 February, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) left the... -
Guatemala: Economic activity eases in December Growth in economic activity decelerated from a revised 3.8% expansion in November to 3.3% in December, according to Banguat’s monthly...