Notes on global dynamics

Germany: ZEW's investor confidence index climbed to 6.9 points in December from -15.7 points in November (Dec 11, expatica.com)
China's government has released data indicating strong a) industrial output and b) retail sales (December 9).
The Bundesbank has cut its Germany growth forecast for 2013 to 0.4% but expects 1.9% in 2014 (Dec 7)
The US jobless rate down to 7.7%, lowest in 4 years (Dec 7)
EU: Current account surplus 28.4 bn euro (Dec 7, Eurostat)
UK manufacturing output fell in October 1.3% compared to September (Dec 7)
GDP down by 0.1% in the Eurozone and up by 0.1% in the EU27 (Dec 6, Eurostat)
Eurozone: Volume of retail trade down by 1.2% (Dec 5, source: Eurostat)
EU Industrial producer prices up by 0.1% in both euro area and EU27 (Dec 4, source: Eurostat)