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The latest key business cycle indicators for Spain include encouraging signs of improvement. However, there are also ominous developments suggesting tougher economic times ahead. Examples are falling business and consumer confidence scores as well as plummeting building permits in the Kingdom of Spain. Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) … [Read more...] about Spain Business Cycle Indicators Report

The latest key business cycle indicators for the Republic of Turkey are confusing and, in some cases, contradictory. These conflicting signals suggest that Turkey’s economy is embroiled in turmoil. Turkey’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis did expand in October 2019 increasing at a mediocre annual rate of 2%. Turkey’s economy is … [Read more...] about Turkey Business Cycle Indicators Report

Many of Mexico’s essential business cycle indicators serve as red flags for a slowing economy. Nevertheless, the country’s prime interest rate of 7.5% does suggest at least some potential expansion via future monetary easing. As for its bottom-line Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance on a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis, the United Mexican States showed anemic annual … [Read more...] about Mexico Business Cycle Indicators Report