The economy contracted for the third consecutive quarter in Q1 and at the sharpest pace since December 2017 as a...
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Saudi Arabia: GDP contracts in Q1 at the sharpest pace in over two years -
United States: Home price growth slows in April The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index—excluding Detroit due to reporting delays—eased to 0.9% month-on-month in April, down from March’s... -
Hong Kong: Decline in retail sales softens slightly in May Write intro here Retail sales fell 33.9% year-on-year in May (April: -37.5% yoy). The result was driven by a more... -
Korea: Forward-looking manufacturing business confidence ticks up in July The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator for manufacturers increased to 51 in July from 49 in June. Moreover,... -
Korea: Industrial output falls at sharpest rate since March 2009 in May Industrial production fell 9.6% year-on-year in May (April: -5.1% yoy). May’s figure marked the steepest contraction in over a decade.... -
Canada: Economic output plummets at the sharpest pace on record in April The economy contracted 11.6% month-on-month in April, sharper than March’s 7.5% decrease and slightly worse than Statistics Canada’s preliminary estimate... -
Ecuador: GDP contracts in Q1 at sharpest pace in four years The economy contracted 2.4% on an annual basis in the first quarter, which followed the fourth quarter’s 1.0% decrease, as... -
Slovenia: Annual consumer prices fall at a softer pace in June Consumer prices increased 1.29% in June over the last month, accelerating from May’s 0.87% rise. June’s figure marked the sharpest... -
Colombia: Exports record another plunge in May amid global shutdown Exports plummeted 40.3% over the same month last year in May, marking one of the worst declines on record as... -
Colombia: BanRep chops policy rate to new record low On 30 June, Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) decided to cut the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a...