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February 06, 2026
Russian Economy Grew by 1% in 2025
February 6, 2026 6:25 PM UTC
Bottom Line: According to official announcement, Russian economy grew by 1.0% in 2025. President Putin said this slowdown was expected and intentional as part of measures aimed at curbing inflation. We think Central Bank of Russia’s (CBR) previous aggressive monetary tightening coupled with sancti
Canada January Employment - Ontario explains employment and labor force slippage
February 6, 2026 2:02 PM UTC
Canada has delivered a mixed employment report for January, with a 24.8k decline in employment led by manufacturing and the province of Ontario, but a decline in the unemployment rate to 6.5% from 6.8%. Weather may have played a part in the weakness in Ontario, though details are mixed leaving the d
Mexico: March Pause Rather Than Cut?
February 6, 2026 7:52 AM UTC
Banxico paused as expected, but revised the peak in inflation to 4% from 3.7% and pushed back the forecast of when inflation is expected to hit the target. Though the economy is still expected to be below trend in 2026, the inflation/growth tradeoff is causing Banxico members to debate whether furth
February 05, 2026
Preview: Due February 27 - Canada Q4/December GDP - A modest correction from a surprisingly strong Q3
February 5, 2026 5:22 PM UTC
We expect Q4 Canadian GDP to decline by 0.3% annualized, marginally softer than an unchanged estimate made by the Bank of Canada with January’s Monetary Policy report. This would be consistent with December GDP rising by 0.1% as projected with November’s data.