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Today's Economic Indicators
Japan
Housing Starts
Nov. 2017: -0.4%
Spain
Retail Sales
Nov. 2017: 1.3%
Spain's seasonally adjusted retail sales jumped by 1.3% month over month in November, fully recovering from October’s 0.8% plunge. Mexico
Trade Balance
Nov. 2017: US$399.2 mil
Mexico's trade balance moved into the black in November, aided by a surge in manufacturing exports to the United States. United States
Moody’s Analytics Policy Uncertainty Index
December 22: 92.9
Policy uncertainty remains elevated, a feature of this expansion. United States
Conference Board Consumer Confidence
Dec. 2017: 122.1
Consumers felt less merry in December as the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index dropped 6.5 points to 122.1. United States
Pending Home Sales
Nov. 2017: 109.5
The pending home sales index increased 0.2% to 109.5 in November on a seasonally adjusted basis, leaving the measure essentially unchanged from its October level. France
Job Seekers
Nov. 2017: 3.45 mil
The number of French job seekers decreased to 3.45 million in November after remaining relatively steady at 3.48 million in October. Argentina
Economic Activity Indicator
Oct. 2017: 5.06%
South Korea
Industrial Production
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Retail Sales
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Retail Sales
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