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Brazil’s business cycle indicators reflect sluggish growth for South America’s biggest economy, albeit its prime interest rate of 5% carries some hope for expansion via future monetary easing. As for its bottom-line Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis, the Federative Republic of Brazil showed annual growth of 2.7% at October 2019. … [Read more...] about Brazil Business Cycle Indicators Report

The latest key business cycle indicators for the Republic of Korea appear to be foreshadowing an impending economic decline for the Asian country noted for its electronics exports. South Korea’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis did expand in October 2019 increasing at a respectable annual rate of 3.8%. Still, South Korea’s economy is … [Read more...] about South Korea Business Cycle Indicators Report

Indonesia’s economy is relatively healthy. Nevertheless some of its key business cycle indicators suggest that there may be some dark clouds on the horizon for the densely populated Asian nation. But at this point, the Republic of Indonesia’s bottom-line Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis grew by a respectable 6.9% from October … [Read more...] about Indonesia Business Cycle Indicators Report