Consumer confidence came in at 110.6 in May, jumping from April’s 102.3 and marking the best result in almost a...
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Italy: Consumer confidence rises to over-year high in May -
Italy: Business confidence rises to near two-year high in May The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,... -
Korea: BoK keeps rates at all-time low in May At its meeting on 27 May, the Bank of Korea (BoK) kept the base rate at its record low of... -
Germany: Consumer sentiment expected to rise but remain pessimistic in June The GfK consumer climate index is expected to rise to minus 7.0 in June from May’s minus 8.6. The anticipated... -
Panama: Decline in economic activity softens in March Economic activity decreased 6.0% year-on-year in March, up from February’s 9.7% decline, as activity likely benefited from the lifting of... -
Brazil: Business confidence hits highest reading since December 2021 but remains in negative territory in May The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence index came in at 99.7 in May, up from April’s... -
Indonesia: Central Bank holds its ground in May At its monetary policy meeting held on 24–25 May, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate... -
Kenya: Central Bank stays put in May At its 26 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of Kenya’s Central Bank opted to keep the Central Bank rate... -
France: Consumer confidence picks up but remains in negative territory in May Consumer confidence came in at 97 in May, up from April’s 95. May’s result marked the strongest sentiment since March... -
Hungary: MNB holds fire but strikes more hawkish tone in May, amid mounting inflation risks At its 25 May meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) decided to keep the base rate...