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Germany: Tensions rise within the governing coalition as the Social Democrats elect a new leadership -
Czech Republic: CNB stays put in December On 18 December, the board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) decided to keep the two-week repo rate steady at... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank slashes rates at the end of 2019 At its 18 December monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica cut the key policy rate to 2.75%... -
Luxembourg: Unemployment rises in November In November, the number of unemployed workers stood at 15,351, up 2.1% from October’s reading, while the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate... -
Nigeria: Inflation climbs to 19-month high in November Consumer prices rose 1.02% on a month-on-month basis in November, down from October’s 1.07% increase. The slight moderation was mainly... -
United Kingdom: Employment rebounds in August-October; wage growth stays robust The unemployment rate was stable at 3.8% in the August-October period, a multi-decade low. Moreover, employment was up 24,000—confounding market... -
Singapore: Non-oil exports contract in November The Singaporean external sector remained in a tough spot midway through the final quarter of the year as global trade... -
Argentina: Economy falls back into contraction in Q3 on sinking domestic demand Economic activity in the third quarter slumped 1.7% year-on-year, following the flat result recorded in Q2, according to the Statistical... -
Canada: Housing prices rebound in November House prices increased 0.2% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted basis in November, according to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index,... -
Belarus: Industrial production recovers in November Industrial production rose 1.7% on an annual basis in November, rebounding from the 0.3% slip logged in October. The upturn...