Economic activity expanded 10.6% year-on-year in March (February: +1.1% yoy). The reading marked the best result since October 2013, and...
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Dominican Republic: Economic activity records quickest growth since October 2013 in March -
Denmark: Business confidence records joint over two-and-a-half-year high in April Business confidence among firms in the manufacturing sector was unchanged in April, with sentiment clocking in at March’s 1—the best... -
United States: Fed keeps rates at effective floor in April and sustains commitment to expanding its balance sheet At its meeting on 27–28 April, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold the target range for the... -
Cyprus: Industrial activity records largest contraction in six months in February Industrial production declined 7.6% in annual terms in February, dropping at the sharpest rate in six months (January: -6.7% yoy).... -
Thailand: Manufacturing production rebounds in March; grows in annual terms for first time in 23 months Manufacturing output increased 0.9% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in March, rebounding from February’s 0.2% drop. On an annual basis, manufacturing... -
Egypt: Central Bank takes cautious approach and holds rates steady in April At its monetary policy meeting on 28 April, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held the overnight deposit, overnight lending... -
Brazil: Business confidence hits eight-month low in April The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence index came in at 103.5 in April, down from March’s... -
Germany: Business confidence improves in April Business confidence rose to 96.8 in April from March’s 96.6. April’s result marked the best performance since June 2019. As... -
Ukraine: Industrial output rebounds in March Industrial production rose 2.1% year-on-year in March, contrasting February’s 4.6% drop. March’s rebound was driven by a broad-based improvement across... -
Hungary: Economic sentiment close to pre-crisis level in April The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, jumped to minus 6.8 in April from minus 16.7 in March, the...