Retail sales grew 9.8% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in March, which contrasted February’s 2.7% decrease. The result marked the strongest...
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United States: Retail sales record quickest growth since May 2020 in March -
Korea: BoK keeps rates at all-time low in April At its meeting on 15 April, the Bank of Korea (BoK) kept the base rate at its record low of... -
Finland: Economic activity growth wanes in February Economic activity shrank 0.6% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in February, softening notably from January’s 1.4% contraction. February’s improvement was... -
Angola: Cabinda prices continue to rise in March Angola’s Cabinda oil sold at USD 65.7 per barrel (pb) on average in March, which was up from February’s USD... -
Serbia: Central Bank stands pat in April The Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) held fire at its 13 April meeting, leaving the key... -
Turkey: Central Bank stands pat in April, but possible easing ahead At its 15 April meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) left the one-week repo... -
Turkey: Current account deficit widens in February Turkey’s current account deficit widened to USD 2.6 billion in February from USD 1.4 billion in the same month a... -
Italy: Inflation hits highest level since May 2019 in March Consumer prices rose 0.29% in March over the previous month, picking up from the 0.10% increase recorded in February. The... -
France: Harmonized inflation rises to over one-year high in March Consumer prices increased 0.59% in March over the previous month, after flatlining in February and marking the sharpest increase in... -
Poland: Inflation hits highest level since September 2020 in March Consumer prices rose 1.00% from the previous month in March, picking up from February’s 0.50% rise and largely reflecting rising...