Inflation eased to 8.0% in January from Decembers 8.3%. Januarys reading marked the lowest inflation rate since December 2021. The...
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Hong Kong: Retail sales contract at softer pace in December Retail sales fell 0.7% year on year in December (November: -5.2% yoy). The softer contraction largely reflected rebounding food and... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence increases in January The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator rose to 83.4 in January from 73.8 in December, which had the lowest reading... -
Chile: Business sentiment improves but remains pessimistic in January Business confidence came in at 37.8 in January, up from December’s 35.6. As such, the index remained well below the... -
Korea: Inflation increases in January Inflation came in at 5.2% in January, which was up from December’s 5.0% and exceeded the market consensus of 4.9%.... -
Austria: Industrial output records largest decline in over two years in December Industrial output plunged 5.3% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in December, which contrasted November’s 0.7% increase. December’s downturn marked the... -
Latvia: Industrial output contracts at sharpest rate since May 2020 in December Industrial production dropped 4.4% year on year in December (November: +3.6% yoy). The outturn marked the worst reading since May... -
Czech Republic: The Czech National Bank stands pat in February At its 2 February meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) left the two-week repo rate unchanged at... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes by 50 basis points in February On 2 February, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 3.50% to 4.00%, marking the tenth consecutive... -
Euro Area: ECB hikes rates by 50 basis points in February; hints at further tightening ahead At its 2 February meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked the main refinancing operations rate, the marginal lending facility...