At its monetary policy meeting ending on 27 April, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) loosened its monetary policy amid a...
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Austria: Industrial production falls in February Industrial production fell 2.4% month-on-month in February, swinging from January’s revised 4.7% increase (previously reported: +4.2% month-on-month). February’s fall came... -
United Kingdom: Inflation falls further below target in March Consumer prices were flat month-on-month in March, down from February’s 0.4% increase. March’s reading was driven by higher prices for... -
New Zealand: Shattering blow to business confidence in April The ANZ bank business outlook indicator worsened further in April, hit by lockdown measures enacted to limit the spread of... -
Belgium: Industrial production accelerates in February before imminent downturn in March. In February, industrial production growth accelerated to 2.4% on an annual- and seasonally-adjusted basis, from a revised 0.3% expansion in... -
Germany: Business sentiment drops to historic low in April German business confidence nosedived to a record-low in April, with the ifo Business Climate Index dropping to 74.3 from a... -
Turkey: Business confidence falls to over one-decade low in April Confidence among Turkish firms evaporated in April, with the Real Sector Confidence Index falling from 99.7 in March to 66.8.... -
South Africa: Rand slumps to new all-time low on rising fiscal concerns and surprise Central Bank cut The South African rand (ZAR) sank to a new record low against the U.S. dollar in April amid faltering government... -
Indonesia: Rupiah rebounds in April amid Central Bank intervention The rupiah traded at IDR 15,400 per USD on 24 April, marking a 7.1% appreciation from the same day of... -
Kenya: Authorities unveil stimulus measures; financing needs heighten The government announced a series of relief measures worth around 2.0% of GDP at the end of March, aiming to...