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China | An unbalanced economic structure with shrinking credit growth

June 19, 2024

China’s 2024 May economic activity indicators continue to display an unbalanced economic structure with strong supply and weak demand, although retail sales mildly picked up.

China | Economic recovery moderated in Q2 amid fading reopening effect

July 17, 2023

China’s Q2 2023 GDP growth moderated to 6.3% y/y, suggesting the previous strong recovery momentum came to a halt in Q2 amid the fading effect of reopening.

China | Shanghai lockdown effect has not been fully reflected in Q1 figures

April 20, 2022

China’s economic outlook of this year has been largely changed from its previous policy-led softlanding story by the recent flare-ups of Omicron and particularly Shanghai’s lockdown. However, this adverse spillover effect has not yet been fully reflected in Q1 GDP.

U.S. Weekly Flash | JOLTS and Retail Sales

November 9, 2015

JOLTS Data Continue to Show Improvement in Unemployed Per Job Opening . Retail Sales Showing Strength as the Holiday Season Approaches

U.S. | August Retail Sales Confirm Strong 3Q15

September 15, 2015

Retail sales rose 0.2% MoM in August with July revised upward to 0.7% MoM. Purchases of goods rose in 10 out of 13 categories showing broad-based strength. Core retail sales were up for the sixth consecutive month, rising 0.3% MoM.

U.S. | Weekly Focus: Retail Sales and Manufacturing

May 11, 2015

Retail Sales Data Catching up to More Positive Personal Spending Reports. Manufacturing Sector Desperately Looking to Recover from a Weak 1Q15

The unemployment rate in Mexico came out in line with our expectations

September 23, 2014

The unemployment rate was 5.2% (4.9% in seasonally adjusted terms) of the EAP, meanwhile, the labour force stood at 58.2% in August, slightly below the figure registered a year ago

Retail sales in Mexico indicated no significant recovery in private consumption

August 26, 2014

Significant increase in the current account deficit in Peru, that reached 7.3% of GDP in 2Q14. Particularly important was the moderation in mining exports, a situation that we expect to reversed in the coming months as big mining projects reach full capacity production.

Inflation in Mexico in the first half of August in line with expectations with a rise due to seasonal factors

August 25, 2014

Also in Mexico, the unemployment rate in July surprised to the upside linked to the slow performance of economy. Today we will be watching retail sales where we expect a slight decrease in monthly terms in line with weak ANTAD sales.

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