June’s data pointed to a large improvement in the labor market. The number of employed people increased by 12,020 compared...
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Greece: Unemployment rate declines for a sixth consecutive month in June -
Slovakia: Industrial activity shrinks in June Industrial production shrank 5.7% year on year in June (May: +1.1% yoy). Looking at the details of the release, the... -
Belarus: Inflation comes in at highest level in nearly eight years in July Consumer prices rose 0.50% over the previous month in July, a smaller increase than the 1.13% rise recorded in June.... -
Bulgaria: Industrial output growth deteriorates in June Industrial production rose 17.5% year on year in June (May: +23.9% yoy). June’s reading was largely due to a deterioration... -
Germany: Harmonized inflation increases in July Harmonized consumer prices increased 0.85% in July over the previous month, swinging from June’s 0.17% fall. The print came on... -
Slovenia: Industrial output growth ebbs in June Industrial output grew 0.7% compared to the same month a year earlier in June, which was a deterioration from May’s... -
Australia: Consumer sentiment weakens in August The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index decreased to 81.2 in August from 83.8 in July, marking the lowest reading since... -
Colombia: Consumer confidence deteriorates in July Consumer confidence fell to minus 10.4 in July from June’s 2.9 according to a survey elaborated by Fedesarrollo. As a... -
China: Credit data disappoints in July; Central Bank trims policy rates In July, Chinese banks distributed CNY 0.7 trillion (roughly USD 100 billion) in new yuan loans, down from June’s 2.8... -
Ireland: Industrial output grows at weaker pace in June Industrial output increased 6.7% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in June, which was down from May’s 33.9% decrease. The slowdown was...