Tag: Macroeconomics
USA, January building permits + 0.7% construction site opening -4.1%
(Finance) – Mixed signals come from the US housing market in January 2022. According to the US Department of Commerce i new construction sites started they recorded a decline of…
Istat, foreign trade: exports above 2019 levels in 2021
(Finance) – Despite the decline in December, the export dynamics in the fourth quarter of 2021 are positive in comparison with the previous quarter. TheIstat underlining that on an annual…
Japan halts industrial production in December
(Finance) – Sharp slowdown in production of Japanese factories in December. According to the final estimate of the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (METI), the seasonally adjusted index…
USA, University of Michigan consumer confidence in February drops to 61.7 points
(Finance) – US consumer confidence worsened in February. According to preliminary data from the University of Michigan, the consumer sentiment it is estimated to have fallen to 61.7 points compared…
Great Britain, trade deficit falls in December
(Finance) – The foreign trade of Great Britainshows a deficit of 12.53 billion pounds in December, down from the negative 12.70 billion in November (revised figure from 11.34 billion). The…
Italy, industrial production below expectations in December
(Finance) – Istat estimates for December 2021 a 1% decline on a monthly basis and a 4.4% increase on an annual basis of the seasonally adjusted index of industrial production.…
Germany, December retail sales -5.5% month + 0% year
(Finance) – Brake the retail trade in Germany in December 2021. Sales in real terms recorded a 5.5% decline over month, after the + 0.8% recorded the previous month (revised…
France, consumer confidence drops to 99 points
(Finance) – French consumer confidence deteriorated slightly in January. The relative index, calculated by the French National Statistical Office (INSEE), was indicated at 99 points from 100 in the previous…
Australia: Accelerates inflation, fastest pace since 2014
(Finance) – The consumer price index in Australia grew by 3.5% annually in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared to 3% in the previous three months and beyond market estimates…