Merchandise exports dived 16.6% year on year in January (December: -9.6% year on year). January’s figure marked the largest drop...
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India: FY 2023 budget unveiled in February Revenue is to rise more than spending, leading to a reduction in the fiscal deficit. The budget largely avoids populist... -
United States: Fed dials hikes back to 25 basis points at its February meeting At the meeting on 31 January–1 February, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased the target range for the federal... -
New Zealand: Business sentiment improves in January The ANZ bank business outlook indicator rose in January. As a consequence, a net 52.0% of firms reported that they... -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity drops at sharper pace in December Manufacturing output dropped 0.7% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in December (November: -0.6% mom). On an annual basis, manufacturing production fell... -
Taiwan: Industrial activity drops at sharpest rate since March 2019 in December Industrial output collapsed 7.9% year on year in December (November: -5.6% yoy). December’s outturn marked the worst reading since March... -
Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)... -
Greece: Unemployment stable in December Decembers data sent mixed signals about the health of the labor market. The number of employed people increased by 31,290... -
Hong Kong: GDP drops at a slower pace in Q4 GDP fell at a softer pace of 4.2% year on year in the fourth quarter, after a 4.6% contraction in... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rate ticks up in Q4 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in Q4 from Q3’s 3.3%. Meanwhile, the underutilization rate—which includes both unemployment and...