Consumer confidence rose to 90.7 in January from December’s 90.2. Despite the uptick, the index remained below the 100-point threshold...
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Korea: Consumer confidence improves in January -
Korea: GDP growth loses momentum in the third quarter GDP growth slowed to 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the third quarter, from 0.7% in the second... -
Australia: Business confidence turns less negative in December The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) rose to minus 0.8 in December from minus 4.2 in... -
Italy: Business confidence strengthens in January Business confidence came in at 109.1 in January, up from December’s 107.9. December’s reading was driven by improving sentiment in... -
Ireland: Consumer confidence rises to seven-month high in January Consumer confidence came in at 55.7 in January, up notably from December’s 48.7. January’s result marked the best performance since... -
Chile: Central Bank stays put in January At its 26 January meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) decided to leave the monetary policy... -
Italy: Consumer confidence weakens slightly in January Consumer confidence declined to 100.9 in January from December’s 102.5. The decrease came on the back of a deterioration in... -
Spain: Unemployment rate rises in fourth quarter of the year The jobless rate rose to 12.9% in Q4 from 12.7% in Q3. The figure was marred by a decrease in... -
South Africa: SARB slows down pace of tightening in January At its 24–26 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Poland: Retail sales record lowest expansion since October 2021 in January Retail sales rose 15.1% year on year in January (December: +15.5% yoy). The outturn marked the worst reading since October...