The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index inched up from 104.3 in November to 104.4 in December. Therefore, it moved further...
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Australia: Consumer sentiment virtually unchanged in December -
Ghana: Inflation falls to a new over five-year low in November Consumer prices rose 0.7% in November, unchanged from the previous month’s print. Meanwhile, inflation moderated to 9.3% in same month,... -
Angola: Cabinda crude oil prices tank in November The average price of Angola’s Cabinda crude oil fell from a four-year high of USD 82.0 per barrel (pb) in... -
Japan: Machinery orders recover in October from September’s plunge In October, core machinery orders, a leading indicator for capital spending over a three- to six-month period, rebounded following September’s... -
South Africa: Inflation notches 18-month high in November Consumer prices climbed 0.2% from the previous month in November, down from October’s 0.5% increase. A slower rise in fuel... -
Brazil: Central Bank holds SELIC rate at record-low as expected At its 11–12 December meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Política Monetária, COPOM) unanimously decided... -
China: Credit and money data paints mixed picture in November In November, Chinese banks distributed CNY 1.25 trillion (USD 182 billion) in new yuan loans, well above the CNY 697... -
Hungary: Second estimate confirms stronger growth in industrial production in October According to revised data released by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) on 12 December, industrial output rose a working-day... -
Romania: Industrial production gains steam in October Industrial output expanded 3.5% in annual terms in October, well above September’s 0.5% growth rate, which had marked the weakest... -
Romania: Inflation falls to almost one-year low in November Consumer prices dropped 0.1% over the previous month in November, contrasting October’s 0.5% increase. Lower prices for food and non-food...