Consumer sentiment shot up to minus 17.1 in April, above March’s minus 20.2 and logging the best reading in over...
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Portugal: Consumer and business sentiment improve in April -
Austria: Consumer confidence picks up in March Consumer confidence rose to minus 6.0 in March from February’s minus 11.0. March’s result marked the strongest reading since February... -
Netherlands: Business confidence rises to two-year high in April Sentiment among producer reached a two-year high in April, with the confidence index jumping to 6.5 from 3.4 in March.... -
Spain: Unemployment rate broadly stable in Q1 The jobless rate dipped from 16.1% in Q4 2020 to 16.0% in the first quarter of 2021, when a third... -
Euro Area: Economic sentiment soars in April Sentiment in the Eurozone jumped to 110.3 in April from 100.9 in March, marking the strongest reading since October 2018... -
Spain: Housing permits increase in February The Spanish Board of Architects approved 7,818 new construction permits in February, according to data published by the Ministry of... -
Sweden: Economy expands in Q1 according to advanced data The economy expanded 1.1% in the first quarter of 2021 in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms, according to preliminary figures released by... -
United States: GDP growth gains momentum in the first quarter According to a preliminary GDP estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the economy expanded 6.4% in Q1 in... -
Korea: Sentiment among manufacturing firms picks up in May, albeit still remaining pessimistic Business confidence jumped to 98.0 in May from April’s 91.0. May’s result marked the best performance since June 2011. As... -
Belgium: Economic growth returns in Q1 According to a preliminary estimate, GDP increased 0.6% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, contrasting the 0.1%...