The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) rose to minus 6 in January from minus...
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Belgium: Economic sentiment improves in January -
Nigeria: Central Bank keeps policy rate stable in January but hikes cash reserve ratio to curb liquidity At its first meeting of the year on 23–24 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of... -
Brazil: Business confidence crosses into optimistic territory for first time in over a year and a half Business sentiment in Brazil’s industrial sector improved in January with the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) industrial business... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment dips to over five-year low at the turn of 2020 The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), slipped from 99.1 in December to 98.1 in January,... -
Mexico: Economic activity recovers slightly in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (IGAE) advanced 0.1% in seasonally-adjusted, month-on-month terms in November 2019, rebounding from October’s revised... -
Denmark: Consumer confidence increases in January The consumer confidence index released by Statistics Denmark increased to 4.5 in January from 2.5 in December. Therefore, the index... -
China: Skepticism abound despite U.S.-China “phase one” trade deal On 15 January, the United States and China signed off on a “phase one” trade deal, as had been expected.... -
Australia: Unemployment rate at nine-month low in December Seasonally-adjusted employment rose by 28,900 in December, following a revised 38,500 job addition in November (previously reported: +39,900). December’s result... -
Poland: Retail sales close 2019 with a bang Nominal retail sales jumped 7.5% year-on-year in December, above November’s 5.9% rise. December’s expansion was broad-based, with the fastest increases... -
Philippines: Economy gathers pace in Q4 but full-year growth still misses government’s target The economy grew at the quickest rate in nearly two years in the final quarter of the year, boosted primarily...