According to the ONS, in December–February the unemployment rate dipped to 4.9% from 5.0% in the previous rolling quarter. Experimental...
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United Kingdom: Labor market remains solid in Q1 -
Canada: Housing prices growth hits the highest level since September 2017 in March According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house price growth accelerated to 1.5% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted basis... -
Japan: Exports rocket in April Yen-denominated merchandise exports jumped 38.0% on an annual basis in April, on the heels of March’s 16.1% upturn. April’s result... -
Guatemala: Growth in remittances surges in March Remittances totaled USD 1,285.6 million in March, jumping 72.2% year-on-year (January: +16.7% yoy). In the 12 months up to March,... -
Australia: Consumer sentiment at over 10-year high in April The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index surged to 118.8 in April from 111.8 in March, logging the strongest reading in... -
Australia: Business confidence weakens but remains strongly upbeat in March The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) dropped to 15.5 points in March from 17.8 points in... -
Israel: Bank of Israel leaves policy unchanged in April as economic outlook brightens At its 19 April meeting, the Bank of Israel (BoI) left the policy rate at 0.10%. The decision was driven... -
Canada: Housing starts increase in March at the strongest pace since current records began in 1977 Housing starts surged to 335,200 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in March according to the Canada Mortgage... -
Japan: Exports surge in March Yen-denominated merchandise exports rocketed 16.1% year-on-year in March, contrasting February’s 4.5% decrease. March’s result marked the best result since November... -
Canada: Minister of finance presents loose budget for fiscal year 2021–2022 in April On 19 April, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivered the government’s budget for FY 2021–2022, which...