The economy expanded 0.3% month-on-month in October, following a 0.1% contraction in September and beating analysts’ expectations of a 0.2%...
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Canada: Economic activity rebounds in October -
Italy: Markets rally as Italy and the EU sign budget truce, but structural weaknesses remain abound The European Commission decided not to launch an excessive deficit procedure against Italy, following an agreement reached with the country’s... -
Argentina: Economic contraction softens in Q3 According to the Statistical Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, INDEC), economic activity in the third quarter contracted 3.5%... -
Argentina: Consumer sentiment climbs in December but remains entrenched in pessimistic territory The Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer confidence index leaped to 36.0 points in December from 32.1 points in November,... -
Argentina: Trade surplus widens in November on plunging imports and soaring exports Exports leaped 14.5% in year-on-year terms in November, following October’s 1.4% increase. November’s rise reflected a strong increase in exports... -
Australia: Labor market continues to add new jobs in November Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by 37,000 in November compared to the previous month, following the revised 28,700 jobs added in October... -
Czech Republic: Central Bank stands pat at last meeting of the year after four consecutive rate hikes At its 20 December meeting, the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) decided to keep the two-week repo... -
United Kingdom: BoE leaves rates unchanged in December, downgrades Q4 growth forecast At its meeting ending on 19 December, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) voted unanimously... -
Sweden: Riksbank hikes rates in December, suggests further hike in H2 2019 At its 19 December monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank decided to hike its repo rate from minus 0.50% to minus... -
Indonesia: BI leaves rates unchanged in December At its 19–20 December monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) left the seven-day reverse repo rate at 6.00%, following a...