Retail sales expanded 0.7% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 0.3% decrease. The figure marked the...
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Switzerland: Retail sales expand at quickest pace since June 2023 in January -
Brazil: Economy flatlines again in Q4 but undershoots market expectations The Brazilian economy ended 2023 on a sour note; quarter-on-quarter GDP flatlined in seasonally adjusted terms in the fourth quarter,... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation drops to a two-year low in February Inflation came in at 9.3% in February, down from January’s 9.6%. February’s reading represented the lowest inflation rate since February... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate dips in January The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate came in at 6.4% in January, down from 6.5% in December. As for the Eurozone’s... -
Czech Republic: Economy records best result since Q4 2022 in Q4 GDP declined at a slower pace of 0.2% year on year in the fourth quarter, above the 0.8% contraction logged... -
Canada: The economy bounces back in Q4 GDP expanded 1.0% in seasonally adjusted annualized rate terms (SAAR) in the final quarter of 2023, contrasting the 0.5% contraction... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank stands pat in February On 29 February, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) kept the policy rate at 7.00% for the third... -
Spain: Current account surplus moderates in December The current account posted a EUR 1.5 billion surplus in December, deteriorating from the EUR 2.8 billion surplus recorded in... -
Portugal: Economy rebounds on stronger external demand in Q4 GDP rebounded at the tail end of 2023, expanding 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the fourth quarter... -
Belgium: Economic sentiment rises to 10-month high in February Economic sentiment rose to 94.4 in February from January’s 90.3. As a result, the index remained below the long-term average...