Seasonally-adjusted employment decreased by 11,500 in January, following 20,000 jobs shed in December. January’s result was driven by a decrease...
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Australia: Unemployment rate rises in January -
Ireland: Harmonized inflation declines to lowest level since April 2022 in January Harmonized inflation dropped to 7.5% in January below December’s 8.2%. January’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate since April 2022.... -
Philippines: Central Bank continues outsized rate hikes in February The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised the overnight reverse repurchase facility rate by 50 basis points to 6.00% at... -
Japan: Core machinery orders bounce back in December Core machinery orders—which cover the private sector, exclude volatile orders and are a leading indicator for capital spending over the... -
Belarus: Industrial output contracts at sharper rate in January Industrial output shrank by 4.1% year on year in January, down from December’s 3.2% contraction. The downturn intensified for the... -
Japan: Merchandise exports grow at weaker pace in January but beat expectations of contraction Yen-denominated merchandise exports rose 3.5% year-on-year in January, following December’s 11.5% jump. January’s figure marked the softest growth since February... -
Brazil: Economic activity expands at quickest pace since July in December The Brazilian economy ended the year on a sweet note: Economic activity rose 0.3% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in... -
Israel: GDP growth accelerates in the fourth quarter Economic growth accelerated in the fourth quarter, with GDP expanding 5.8% in seasonally-adjusted annualized terms (SAAR) (Q3: +2.1% SAAR). The... -
Indonesia: Merchandise exports grow at a faster rate in January Merchandise exports expanded 16.4% year-on-year in January (December: +6.6% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports rose 1.3% in annual terms in January... -
Euro Area: Industrial production contracts in December Industrial output decreased 1.1% over the previous month in seasonally adjusted terms in December, contrasting November’s 1.4% increase. December’s result...