Preliminary data shows nominal retail sales in March surged at the fastest pace on record. They soared 8.2% over the...
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Australia: Retail sales skyrocket on panic buying in March -
Turkey: Consumer confidence falls in April Turkish households turned more pessimistic in April, likely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the consumer confidence index dropping to... -
Netherlands: Consumer sentiment records steepest drop in history in April Consumer confidence tanked at the start of the second quarter, with the consumer confidence index falling from minus 2 in... -
Poland: First contraction in industrial production in seven months due to Covid-19 in March Industrial output slumped 2.3% year-on-year in March, contrasting the 4.9% expansion recorded in February, according to the Central Statistical Office... -
Poland: Coronavirus strikes historic blow to consumers in March Nominal retail sales nosedived 7.1% year-on-year in March, logging the worst reading on record and sharply contrasting February’s panic-driven 9.6%... -
Turkey: Central Bank cuts policy rate by more than expected in April amid a more favorable inflation outlook The Central Bank delivered a larger-than-expected rate cut at its 22 April meeting, slashing the one-week repo rate by 100... -
France: Business confidence plummets to over one-decade low in April In April, the French Statistical Institute’s (INSEE) business climate indicator for the manufacturing sector fell to 82 in April from... -
Korea: Government provides additional stimulus to support job retention The recent slack in the labor market brought on by containment measures prompted the government to unleash another round of... -
Denmark: Consumer confidence in April falls to the lowest level since December 2008 The consumer confidence index released by Statistics Denmark plunged to minus 11.9 in April from 0.4 in March. Consequently, the... -
Canada: Inflation eases to the lowest level since May 2015 in March Consumer prices decreased 0.9% from a month earlier on a seasonally-adjusted basis in March, contrasting the 0.1% uptick in February....