The French Statistical Institute’s (INSEE) business climate indicator for the manufacturing sector rose to 82 in July from 77 in...
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France: Business sentiment improves again in July but remains downbeat -
Germany: Consumer confidence to remain slightly pessimistic in August despite improvement Consumer confidence in Germany is expected to continue recovering in August, despite remaining pessimistic: The forward-looking GfK Consumer Climate Index... -
South Africa: SARB cuts repo rate again in July to new all-time low On 23 July, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) lowered the repurchase rate by... -
Ukraine: NBU keeps key policy rate unchanged at all-time low in July At its 23 July monetary policy meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) decided to hold the key policy rate... -
Thailand: Merchandise exports fall at steeper rate in June Merchandise exports dived 23.2% over the same month last year in June (May: -22.5% year-on-year). June’s outturn marked the largest... -
Taiwan: Industrial output rises in June Industrial output expanded 7.3% compared to the same month of the previous year in June, which followed May’s 1.7% increase.... -
Korea: Economy contracts in Q2 at most dramatic pace in decades According to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea, the economy contracted 3.3% in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted (qoqsa) terms in... -
Poland: Retail sales fall at softer pace in June Retail sales fell 1.9% year-on-year in June (May: -8.6% yoy). The upturn was primarily due to an improvement in motor... -
Netherlands: Consumer confidence remains pessimistic July Consumer confidence rose to minus 26.0 in July from June’s minus 27.0. Consequently, the index remained markedly below the 0-threshold,... -
Canada: Inflation returns in June, but remains below the Bank’s target range Consumer prices increased 0.96% from a month earlier on a seasonally-adjusted basis in June, stronger than the 0.15% rise in...