Industrial output rose 9.3% in year-on-year terms in March, which was well above February’s 1.5% increase. March’s reading marked the...
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Malaysia: Industrial output grows at quickest pace since July 2013 in March -
Norway: Industrial output swings back to growth in March Industrial production rose 0.9% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in March, contrasting the 1.2% fall clocked in February. The improvement was... -
Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia holds fire in May At its 6 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) left the overnight policy rate unchanged... -
Taiwan: Inflation comes in at highest level since February 2018 in April Consumer prices rose 0.64% in April over the previous month, contrasting March’s 0.59% drop. April’s result was the sharpest increase... -
Hungary: Industrial production jumps on low-base effect in March Industrial output soared 16.2% year-on-year in March (February: +3.9% yoy) benefiting from an extremely low-base effect as March 2020 was... -
Cyprus: Inflation returns in April Consumer prices rose 0.82% over the previous month in April, moderating from March’s 1.30% reading. April’s downturn was largely owing... -
Poland: Central Bank stands pat in May At its meeting on 5 May, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) once again kept the reference rate unchanged at... -
Germany: Economy suffers contraction in the first quarter of 2021 Germany witnessed likely one of the strongest contractions in the Euro area in the opening quarter of the year, with... -
New Zealand: Unemployment drops as underutilization increases in Q1 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 4.7% in Q1 2021 from 4.9% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the underutilization rate—which... -
Switzerland: Inflation comes in at over one-year high in April Consumer prices rose 0.21% from the previous month in April, slowing down from March’s 0.34% rise. The reading was driven...