Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled the Trudeau government’s moderately expansionary—and largely unsurprising—federal budget for 2018–2019 on 27 February, outlining a...
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Canada: Federal budget projects narrower fiscal deficit in 2018–2019 amid solid economic outlook and new spending -
Denmark: Economy rebounds in Q4 following the worst quarterly performance in six years According to an estimate released by Statistics Denmark, the economy recovered in the fourth quarter, after recording the worst quarter-on-quarter... -
Italy: Business confidence strengthens in February The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,... -
France: Consumer confidence declines in February The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) dropped from 104 points in... -
Singapore: Inflation falls to zero in January In January, consumer prices declined 0.2% from the previous month, following December’s softer 0.1% drop. According to Statistics Singapore, the... -
Korea: Consumer confidence edges down in February The composite consumer sentiment index compiled by the Bank of Korea declined for the third consecutive month in February, coming... -
Korea: Bank of Korea keeps base rate unchanged in February At its 27 February meeting, the Monetary Policy Board (MPB) of the Bank of Korea (BOK) decided to keep the... -
Peru: GDP growth weakens in Q4, dragged down by the external sector Economic growth weakened in the fourth quarter, coming in at 2.2% in annual terms, down from 2.9% in the third... -
Croatia: Inflation moderates further in January Consumer prices dropped 0.2% in January compared to the previous month, following a sharper 0.4% fall in December. According to... -
Italy: Consumer confidence virtually unchanged ahead of March elections The consumer confidence index released by the National Institute of Statistics (Istat) ticked up to 115.6 points in February from...