The jobless rate rose to 12.9% in Q4 from 12.7% in Q3. The figure was marred by a decrease in...
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Spain: Unemployment rate rises in fourth quarter of the year -
South Africa: SARB slows down pace of tightening in January At its 24–26 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
United States: GDP growth ebbs in the fourth quarter GDP growth slowed to 2.9% in seasonally adjusted annualized rate terms (SAAR) in the fourth quarter, from 3.2% in the... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment deteriorates further in January The economic tendency indicator (ETI) deteriorated for an eighth consecutive month in January, coming in at 82.3, down from Decembers... -
Argentina: Economic activity records slowest expansion since February 2021 in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) rose 2.6% year on year in November (October: +4.5% yoy). November’s figure marked... -
Philippines: Merchandise exports decline in December Merchandise exports declined 9.7% annually in December, contrasting November’s 13.2% upturn. December’s result marked the largest contraction since August 2020.... -
Chile: Central Bank stays put in January At its 26 January meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) decided to leave the monetary policy... -
Brazil: Current account records largest deficit since January 2020 in December Brazil’s current account recorded a USD 10.9 billion deficit in December, widening markedly from the USD 7.7 billion shortfall posted... -
Korea: Consumer confidence improves in January Consumer confidence rose to 90.7 in January from December’s 90.2. Despite the uptick, the index remained below the 100-point threshold... -
Korea: GDP growth loses momentum in the third quarter GDP growth slowed to 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the third quarter, from 0.7% in the second...