Producer price outputs in New Zealand were up 0.4 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2019, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday, slowing from the 1.0 percent gain in the previous three months. more...
Australia's central bank maintained its interest rate on Tuesday, as policymakers see gradual progress in inflation reaching target and towards full employment. The board of the Reserve Bank of Australia, governed by Philip Lowe, decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at a record 0.75 percent. The central bank had lowered the rate by 25 basis points in October 2019. more...
New Zealand had a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$547 million in December, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday. more...
The UK employment rate hit a record high and the jobless rate remained unchanged in three months to November, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Tuesday. more...
German economic confidence strengthened to the highest level since 2015, survey results from the ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research showed Tuesday. more...