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Ghana: GDP growth eases in Q1 -
Canada: House prices tick down slightly from May’s record rate in June According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house price growth eased marginally to 2.7% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank stays put in June meeting At its 16 June meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica decided to once again leave the monetary policy rate... -
Panama: Inflation comes in at highest level since October 2014 in May Consumer prices rose 0.21% from the previous month in May, picking up from the 0.12% rise recorded in April. May... -
Nigeria: Inflation inches down in May Consumer prices rose 1.01% month-on-month in May, up from April’s 0.97% increase. The print reflected accelerating food and textile price... -
Belarus: Industrial output growth loses pace in May Industrial output rose 11.5% in year-on-year terms in May, which followed April’s 16.4% increase, amid a less favorable base effect.... -
Japan: Exports skyrocket in May on low base effect Yen-denominated merchandise exports soared 49.6% annually in May, on the back of April’s 38.0% jump. May’s reading marked the strongest... -
Japan: Core machinery orders growth eases in April Core machinery orders—which cover the private sector, exclude volatile orders and are a leading indicator for capital spending over the... -
Latvia: Inflation comes in at highest level since September 2019 in May Consumer prices rose 0.45% in May over the previous month, following April’s 0.91% increase. May’s result marked the softest rise... -
China: Industrial output records slowest expansion since December 2020 in May Industrial production expanded 8.8% year-on-year in May (April: +9.8% yoy). May’s outturn marked the worst reading since December 2020 and...