The Bank of Korea’s composite consumer sentiment index increased to 77.6 in May from 70.8 in April. That being said,...
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Mexico: Economic activity shrinks at fastest rate in over a decade in March The monthly indicator for economic activity (IGAE) fell 1.3% in seasonally-adjusted, month-on-month terms in March, following February’s 0.6% slip and... -
Mexico: Economy shrinks at fastest pace in over a decade in Q1 on initial coronavirus impact The economy contracted at the steepest rate since the 2009 global financial crisis in the first quarter as the Covid-19... -
Brazil: Current account logs largest surplus on record in April Brazil’s current account balance registered a surplus for the second month straight in April, swinging to a USD 3.8 billion... -
Hungary: MNB stays put in May meeting On 26 May, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left the base rate unaltered at 0.90% and... -
United Kingdom: Consumers remains deeply pessimistic in May The GfK consumer confidence indicator registered minus 34 in May, unchanged from April’s reading and marking the joint-lowest rate since... -
United States: Home price growth remains upbeat in March The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index—excluding Detroit due to reporting delays—jumped 1.1% month-on-month in March, up from February’s 0.5%... -
United States: Consumer confidence remains in the doldrums in May The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index ticked up slightly to 86.6 in May from 85.7 in April. Consequently, the index... -
Singapore: Consumer prices record largest decline since May 2016 in April Consumer prices dropped 0.92% in April over the previous month, a sharper drop then March’s 0.30% fall. April’s result marked... -
China: Leadership drops growth target for this year; announces bolder policy support China’s top leadership decided to scrap its traditional annual growth target for this year, the first time since it was...