Consumer prices increased 0.37% in April over the previous month, accelerating from March’s 0.24% rise. Looking at the details of...
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Finland: Inflation jumps to over eight-year high in April -
Peru: Economic activity surges at over-decade-high rate in March Economic activity rocketed 18.2% higher in March, contrasting February’s 4.2% fall and marking the largest year-on-year growth rate since at... -
Colombia: GDP rebounds in Q1, surprising on the upside According to preliminary data, GDP grew 1.1% in annual terms in the first quarter of 2021, swinging from the 3.6%... -
Chile: Central Bank holds its ground in April At its 12–13 April meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile unanimously decided to keep the monetary policy... -
Brazil: Real gains notable ground in May The Brazilian real posted strong gains against the U.S. dollar in recent weeks, chiefly reflecting the hawkish tone struck by... -
Croatia: Inflation comes in at highest level since August 2018 in April Consumer prices rose 0.68% in April over the previous month, coming in below the 1.07% rise recorded in March. April’s... -
United States: Retail sales growth flatlines in April Retail sales were relatively unchanged in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in April, after March’s 10.7% surge. The reading reflected a strong... -
Hong Kong: GDP expands for the first time since Q2 2019 in the first quarter of the year A second estimate showed GDP grew 7.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, after falling 2.8% in the... -
Israel: Inflation comes in at highest level since June 2019 in April Consumer prices rose 0.30% in April over the previous month, moderating from March’s 0.60% rise. The result was driven by... -
Poland: Economy contracts at softer pace in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, GDP declined at a more moderate pace of 1.2% year-on-year in the first quarter, following...