Harmonized inflation came in at 1.3% in March, following February’s 0.9% and marking the highest print since January 2020. Inflation...
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Euro Area: Inflation at over one-year high in March on soaring energy prices -
United Kingdom: House price growth slows in March According to the Nationwide Building Society, house prices in the United Kingdom fell 0.2% month-on-month in March, contrasting February’s 0.7%... -
Spain: Housing permits increase slightly in January The Spanish Board of Architects approved 7,362 new construction permits in January 2021, according to data published by the Ministry... -
Netherlands: Business confidence rises to over one-year high in March Business confidence jumped to 3.4 in March from February’s 0.1. As such, the index moved further above the neutral zero-threshold... -
Saudi Arabia: GDP contracts at slower pace in Q4 The economy contracted 3.9% on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, after declining 4.6% in the third quarter. The... -
Croatia: Industrial output grows at fastest pace since December 2016 in February Industrial production rose 5.0% in annual terms in February (January: +1.8% yoy). The reading marked the best result since December... -
Japan: Industrial activity falls at sharpest rate since May 2020 in February Industrial production declined 2.1% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in February (January: +4.3% mom). The outturn marked the worst reading since... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank keeps rates steady in March At its end-March meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) kept the policy rate at 3.00% for the seventh month running. The... -
Korea: Business confidence hits multi-year high in April Business confidence amid manufacturing firms came in at 91.0 in April, up notably from March’s 85.0. April’s result marked the... -
Poland: Inflation hits six-month high in March According to a preliminary estimate, consumer prices increased 1.00% in March over the previous month, picking up from the 0.50%...