Merchandise exports shot up 20.9% year-on-year in March (February: +27.8% year-on-year), driven by a nearly 68% rise in oil exports...
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Mexico: Merchandise exports increase in March -
Costa Rica: Central Bank carries out fourth consecutive rate hike at April meeting At its 27 April meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) raised the monetary policy rate by 150 basis... -
Korea: Consumer confidence improves in April Consumer confidence came in at 103.8 in April, up from March’s 103.2. As a result, the index remained above the... -
Korea: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q1 2021 in the first quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth slowed markedly to 3.1% year-on-year in the first quarter, from 4.2% in the... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment strengthens in April The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), rose to 100.0 in April from 96.6 in March.... -
Poland: Business confidence improves but remains pessimistic in April Business confidence rose to minus 11.5 in April from March’s minus 16.2. As such, the index remained entrenched below the... -
Luxembourg: Retail sales fall at sharpest rate since July 2021 in February Retail sales fell 0.3% year-on-year in February (January: +7.1% yoy). The outturn marked the worst reading since July 2021. Looking... -
Guatemala: Economic activity growth ebbs in February Economic activity grew 3.9% year-on-year in February (January: +4.6% yoy). The result marked the worst reading since February 2021, and... -
United States: Consumer confidence eases but remains in positive territory in April Consumer confidence came in at 107.3 in April, down from March’s 107.6. Consequently, the index remained above the 100-threshold, signaling... -
United States: House prices grow at quickest pace since May 2013 in February The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index rose 2.4% in month-on-month terms in February, which followed January’s 1.4% increase. The...