Economic Conditions

Cost of Living Consumer Behavior Inflation Public Perception Public Sentiment Employment Labor Market Unemployment Consumer Confidence Job Market

U.S. Growth Slows to 1.4% in Q4, With Shutdown Cited as Major Drag

Commerce’s advance reading attributes roughly a one‑point hit to the 43‑day stoppage, with core inflation near 3% clouding the policy path.

Japan Skirts Recession as Q4 Growth Registers 0.1%, Missing Forecasts

SBP Maps Two-Year Stabilisation Path for Pakistan’s Economy

Mello Says He Has Not Been Formally Asked to Join Brazil's Central Bank Board

NatWest Joins Push to 6x-Income Mortgages as Major UK Lenders Loosen Limits

Marixa Balli Shuts Flores Xurama Store After Sales Slump

Peru’s Fiscal Watchdog Says Spending Rules Were Broken for Third Year as 2025 Gap Narrowed on One-Off Revenues

Argentina Presses 2% Cap on Q1 Wage Deals as Unions Secure Bigger Sector Raises

Mendoza Launches 2026 Debt Program, Seeks Placement Agents to Refinance Up to $472 Billion

U.S. Weighs Cuba Oil Blockade, Explores Back-Channel Contacts to Press for Leadership Change

China Home Prices Fall Again in December, Annual Decline Steepest in Five Months

Arthur Hayes Bets on Liquidity Rebound to Drive Bitcoin to New Highs in 2026

Eurozone and UK Industrial Output Rose in November, Topping Forecasts

Bank of Korea Seen Holding at 2.50% This Week as Next Cut Slips to 2027

Goldman Sachs Projects 1.3% Growth for Mexico in 2026 as Sonora Eyes Modest Gains

Most German Workers Open to Switching Jobs in 2026 Despite High Satisfaction, Survey Finds

U.S. Labor Market Cools as Job Openings Slide and ADP Shows Soft December Hiring

Argentina Farm Machinery Registrations Drop in December as 2025 Ends Up 2% on Combine Rebound

Peru’s 2026 Economy Seen Growing 2.6%–3.6% on Investment and Exports

German Household Financial Wealth Tops €10 Trillion in 2025, DZ Bank Estimates