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South Korea's trade improves on weaker import prices in December

January 26, 2016 South Korea's terms of trade improved from a year earlier in December as import prices fell at a faster clip than export prices, central bank data showed.

Russian economy slumped 3.7% in 2015

January 26, 2016 Consumer demand and capital investment in Russia declined in 2015, sending the economy into recession, official data showed.

IMF forecasts recession in Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador

January 26, 2016 Argentina, Venezuela and Ecuador will see recession in 2016 and the economy of the wider Latin American and Caribbean region will shrink by 0.3% for the second consecutive year, the IMF says.

Energy demand in Italy returns to growth in 2015

January 26, 2016 After three consecutive years of decline there are positive signs for Italian electricity consumption.

Texas manufacturing activity falls sharply

January 25, 2016 Texas factory activity fell sharply in January, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey.

Japan's exports fall for third month in a row

January 25, 2016 Japanese exports fell for a third straight month in December as the impact of China's economic slowdown continued, the government said.

Government deficit to GDP ratio -1.8% in euro area

January 25, 2016 In the third quarter of 2015, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at -1.8% in the euro area (EA-19), according to Eurostat.

Conference Board LEI for U.S. declined 0.2 percent

January 25, 2016 The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.2 percent in December to 123.7 (2010 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in both November and October.

UK retail sales fall sharply in January

January 25, 2016 Consumers in Britain pulled back on spending at the end of 2015. UK retail sales volumes fell by 1% month-on-month in December.

Output growth slows in Germany, service confidence near five-year high

January 25, 2016 The Markit Flash Germany Composite Output Index continued to signal growth of private sector output in Germany at the start of 2016.

Unctad points out increase of investments in Morocco

January 25, 2016 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) released data about implementation of policies for investment attraction in Morocco.

French private sector output rises marginally at start of 2016

January 25, 2016 The latest flash France PMI data pointed to a slight increase in private sector output during January.