Industrial output collapsed 7.9% year on year in December (November: -5.6% yoy). December’s outturn marked the worst reading since March...
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Taiwan: Industrial activity drops at sharpest rate since March 2019 in December -
Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)... -
Greece: Unemployment stable in December Decembers data sent mixed signals about the health of the labor market. The number of employed people increased by 31,290... -
Hong Kong: GDP drops at a slower pace in Q4 GDP fell at a softer pace of 4.2% year on year in the fourth quarter, after a 4.6% contraction in... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate stable at all-time low in December The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at Novembers all-time low of 6.6% in December. Six economies had stable unemployment... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rate ticks up in Q4 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in Q4 from Q3’s 3.3%. Meanwhile, the underutilization rate—which includes both unemployment and... -
Australia: Retail sales grow at quickest pace since November 2021 in January Retail sales grew 1.9% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 4.0% decrease. January’s print marked the best... -
Kenya: Inflation drops slightly in January Inflation continued slowing down in January, decreasing to 9.0% from December’s 9.1% and marking the weakest inflation rate since August... -
Serbia: Industrial output posts quickest growth since June in December Industrial output increased 1.8% compared to the same month a year earlier in December, which was above November’s 0.4% increase.... -
Korea: Industrial activity drops at sharpest pace since March 2009 in December Industrial production nosedived 9.2% year on year in seasonally-adjusted terms in December (November: -3.4% s.a. yoy). December’s result marked the...