Consumer prices fell 1.54% from the previous month in April, below March’s 0.72% drop. Looking at the details of the...
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Vietnam: Inflation falls to lowest level since October in April -
Korea: Forward-looking manufacturing business confidence falls further in May The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator for manufacturers decreased to 50 in May from 54 in April, marking... -
Korea: Industrial output remains upbeat in March Industrial production, which includes output from the mining, manufacturing, and electricity and gas sectors, increased 7.1% year-on-year in March (February:... -
France: Consumer sentiment plummets to near one-year low in April In April, consumer sentiment declined to 95 from 103 in March, according to the Statistical Institute (INSEE). As such, the... -
Spain: Unemployment rate rises in Q1 on partial Covid-19 effect The jobless rate rose from 13.8% in the final quarter of 2019 to 14.4% in the first quarter as a... -
Mexico: Exports slip in March Exports dropped 1.6% year-on-year in March, contrasting February’s 0.6% increase. The fall was mainly driven by a collapse of oil... -
United States: Home price growth hits over one-year high in February The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index jumped 0.5% month-on-month in February, up from January’s flat reading. When adjusted for... -
United States: Pandemic sends consumer confidence to almost six-year low in April as job losses deepen The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to 86.9 in April from 118.8 in March (previously reported: 120.0). Consequently, the... -
Hungary: MNB keeps base rate unchanged in April; announces QE program On 28 April, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) kept the base rate and the overnight deposit... -
Kenya: Growth picks up pace in Q4 2019 The economy gained traction in the final quarter of 2019, with growth accelerating to 5.5% year-on-year from the revised 5.2%...