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The Institute for Supply Management released a report on Wednesday showing U.S. manufacturing activity contracted at a slightly faster rate in the month of December. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI edged down to 48.4 in December from 49.0 in November, with a reading below 50 indicating a contraction. Economists had expected the index to slip to 48.5.

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Switzerland's consumer price inflation increased sharply in 2022, mainly due to a rise in prices of fuels, cars and housing rentals, while price growth slowed in December amid lower energy prices, data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Wednesday.

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Overall consumer prices in Japan were up 3.8 percent on year in November, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.

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U.S. economic activity unexpectedly jumped more than previously estimated in the third quarter, according to revised data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. The report showed the surge in real gross domestic product in the third quarter was upwardly revised to 3.2 percent from the previously reported 2.9 percent.

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New Zealand posted a merchandise trade deficit of NZ$1.863 billion in November, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.

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