At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)...
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Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February -
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... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate stable at all-time low in December The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at Novembers all-time low of 6.6% in December. Six economies had stable unemployment... -
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... -
Australia: Retail sales grow at quickest pace since November 2021 in January Retail sales grew 1.9% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 4.0% decrease. January’s print marked the best... -
Portugal: Industrial output bounces back in December Industrial output expanded 2.5% year on year in seasonally-adjusted terms in December, which contrasted November’s 0.2% decrease. December’s figure was... -
Serbia: Industrial output posts quickest growth since June in December Industrial output increased 1.8% compared to the same month a year earlier in December, which was above November’s 0.4% increase.... -
Korea: Industrial activity drops at sharpest pace since March 2009 in December Industrial production nosedived 9.2% year on year in seasonally-adjusted terms in December (November: -3.4% s.a. yoy). December’s result marked the... -
Euro Area: The economy defies recession in Q4 The economy grew 0.1% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4, below Q3’s 0.3% expansion but surprising markets on the...