Retail sales dropped 3.3% year-on-year in December (November: +6.2% yoy). The result marked the worst reading since February. The reading...
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Spain: Retail sales fall at sharpest rate since February in December -
Spain: Current account posts smaller surplus in November The current account posted a EUR 1.0 billion surplus in November, deteriorating from a EUR 2.1 billion surplus in October... -
Spain: Housing permits increase in November The Spanish Board of Architects approved 10,336 new construction permits in November, according to data published by the Ministry of... -
New Zealand: Unemployment at over 30-year low in Q4 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.2% in Q4 from 3.3% in the previous quarter, logging the lowest print since... -
New Zealand: Consumers grow more pessimistic in January The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dipped to 97.7 in January from December’s 98.3. Consequently, the index moved further below... -
Chile: Copper prices rise in January Copper prices increased in January, coming in at USD 9,780 per ton on average, compared to December’s USD 9,555 per... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate drops in December Labor market conditions in the common currency block improved in December. The number of unemployed people decreased by 185,000, with... -
Euro Area: GDP growth takes a hit in Q4 The economy grew 0.3% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4, notably below Q3’s 2.3% expansion. Compared with Q4 2020, seasonally-adjusted... -
Brazil: Industrial output records quickest growth since August 2020 in December Industrial output increased 2.8% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in December, which was a marked improvement from November’s flat reading and... -
Brazil: COPOM hikes rates for eighth consecutive meeting in February At its 1–2 February meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided to raise the...