Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by 34,700 in December compared to the prior month, down from the prior month’s revised 63,600 increase...
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Australia: The labor market remains robust in December -
China: Growth in house prices accelerates to five-month high in December House prices in 70 large- and medium-sized cities rose 0.4% in December from the previous month, according to a weighted... -
China: Industrial production growth inches up in December Industrial production grew 6.2% year-on-year in December, up from a 6.1% rise registered in November, and beating market expectations of... -
China: Investment growth stable in December China’s urban fixed-asset investment expanded 7.2% annually in 2017, the lowest reading since 1999, which nevertheless beat market analysts’ expectations... -
China: Growth in retail sales decelerates in December In December, nominal retail sales grew 9.4% year-on-year, the slowest pace registered since June 2003—excluding January and February which have... -
China: Economy continues to fire on all cylinders in Q4 China’s economy continues to defy concerns about a potential slowdown due to resilient private consumption and strong export growth. GDP... -
Korea: Bank of Korea keeps base rate unchanged in January On 18 January, at its first monetary policy meeting of the year, the Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its base... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia keeps rates on hold in January At its 17 and 18 January monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia decided to make no changes to interest rates, holding... -
Turkey: Central Bank keeps policy on hold in January on improved currency and price dynamics The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) stayed put at its 18 January monetary policy meeting, as officials... -
Brazil: Economic activity broadly stable in November In November, economic activity rose 0.5% from the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, according to the Central Bank’s monthly indicator...