Seasonally-adjusted employment decreased by 14,600 in December, following 58,300 jobs added in November. Decembers result was driven by a decrease...
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Australia: Unemployment rate stable in December -
Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia pauses hiking cycle at first 2023 meeting At its meeting on 18–19 January, the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate... -
Indonesia: Central Bank hikes rates further in January; signals end of tightening cycle At its monetary policy meeting on 18–19 January, Bank Indonesia (BI) raised the seven-day reverse repo rate by 25 basis... -
Malaysia: Inflation plunges to lowest level since June in December Inflation came in at 3.8% in December, which was down from November’s 4.0%. December’s result marked the weakest inflation rate... -
Canada: Housing starts rise in May Housing starts rose to 287,257 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in May according to the Canada Mortgage... -
Turkey: TCMB holds again in January On 19 January, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) fulfilled market expectations by once again keeping the... -
Norway: Norges Bank meets expectations and pauses tightening cycle in January At its 18 January meeting, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously voted to pause its tightening cycle and leave... -
Japan: Yen-denominated merchandise exports rise at weaker rate in December Yen-denominated merchandise exports rose 11.5% annually in December, following Novembers 20.0% upturn. Decembers result marked the slowest growth since January,... -
Japan: Industrial output rebounds in November Industrial production grew 0.2% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in November (October: -3.2% mom). The notable rebound was partly driven by... -
Colombia: Economic activity growth drops to over one-year low in November Economic activity rose 3.0% year on year in November (October: +4.6% yoy). November’s outturn marked the worst reading since February...