At its 25 May meeting, the Bank of Israel (BoI) left the policy rate at 0.10%, following a 0.15 percentage-point...
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Israel: GDP records largest drop on record in Q1 GDP fell 7.1% in the first quarter, contrasting the 4.6% expansion recorded in the fourth quarter, amid lockdowns at home... -
Poland: Retail sales contract at sharpest pace on record in April Retail sales nosedived 22.6% year-on-year in April amid lockdown (March: -7.0% yoy), marking the steepest fall on record. Looking at... -
Thailand: Merchandise export growth slows in April Thai merchandise exports growth moderated to 2.1% year-on-year in April, from March’s 4.2% increase, likely influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic... -
Turkey: Business confidence improves in May amid easing of lockdown measures Sentiment among Turkish businesses rose to 76.9 in May from April’s over one-decade low of 66.8. The uptick in May... -
India: Reserve Bank of India slashes rates at unscheduled May meeting In an unscheduled monetary policy meeting ending on 22 May, which replaced the meeting scheduled to end on 5 June,... -
Japan: Core consumer prices decrease in April for the first time in over four years The core consumer price index, which excludes the price of fresh food, decreased 0.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in April,... -
Lithuania: Industrial output contracts at the sharpest rate in over six years in April Industrial production dived 10.9% year-on-year in April, worsening from the previous month’s 1.1% drop and marking the sharpest contraction since... -
Argentina: Economic activity contacts at sharpest pace since May 2009 in March amid lockdown The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE, Estimador Mensual de Actividad Económica) plunged 11.5% year-on-year in March (February: -2.4% yoy),... -
Australia: Retail sales collapse in April amid lockdown Preliminary data shows nominal retail sales in April nosedived at the fastest pace on record amid lockdown. They plummeted 17.9%...