The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased to 84.3 in January from 80.3 in December. However, sentiment remained entrenched below...
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Australia: Consumer sentiment rises in January -
Thailand: Merchandise exports contract in November Merchandise exports fell 5.7% annually in November, following Octobers 4.2% decrease. Meanwhile, merchandise imports rose 4.5% in annual terms in... -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity drops in November Manufacturing output dropped 0.8% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in November (October: -4.0% mom). On an annual basis, manufacturing production fell... -
Australia: Unemployment rate stable in December Seasonally-adjusted employment decreased by 14,600 in December, following 58,300 jobs added in November. Decembers result was driven by a decrease... -
Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia pauses hiking cycle at first 2023 meeting At its meeting on 18–19 January, the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate... -
Indonesia: Central Bank hikes rates further in January; signals end of tightening cycle At its monetary policy meeting on 18–19 January, Bank Indonesia (BI) raised the seven-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis... -
Malaysia: Inflation plunges to lowest level since June in December Inflation came in at 3.8% in December, which was down from November’s 4.0%. December’s result marked the weakest inflation rate... -
Canada: Housing starts rise in May Housing starts rose to 287,257 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in May according to the Canada Mortgage... -
Turkey: TCMB holds again in January On 19 January, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) fulfilled market expectations by once again keeping the... -
Norway: Norges Bank meets expectations and pauses tightening cycle in January At its 18 January meeting, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously voted to pause its tightening cycle and leave...